Mirrored depot will open Dutch museum's storage to public The Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam is building a shimmering new depot that is designed to open up the institution's engine room to the publicROTTERDAM, Netherlands -- All the paintings, sculptures and other works that grace museums and galleries around the world are the visible tip of a huge art iceberg. It is building a gleaming, mirror-coated new depot — a work of art in itself — that will be open to the public next year once the collection of 151,000 artworks is transferred. “You mount about 6% of the collection — it could be 10 — but then you have 90% in storage. Instead, the new depot is in the middle of a park surrounded by other museums in the center of the city. The open nature of the depot could be a security worry, but Ex says the art is safe.

Source: ABC News September 24, 2020 14:26 UTC