In 1920, five municipalities united to become Groot Eindhoven. To celebrate the 100-year anniversary, Eindhoven Museum organised an interactive exhibition across the five boroughs of Eindhoven.
For this occasion, Bygg was asked to design and produce a museum structure that could move easily every two months while acting as an attractive urban landmark.
The mobile museum consisted of three spaces: two horizontal exhibition spaces and one vertical container gallery. Together, they hosted various interactive projects explaining the history of Eindhoven, while also collecting creative input to refresh the city’s identity as a collage of different local identities.
The vertical gallery was crowned by a metal structure holding nine inclined mirrors. These mirrors reflected the urban landscape to passers-by, acting as a kind of periscope.
At night, the three connected boxes glowed with warm neon light, signalling the presence of this temporary intervention in the neighbourhood.
Museum Door De Stad
Commissioned by: Eindhoven museum | Date: June - November 2020 | Location: Woensel, Stratum, Strijp, Tongelre, Gestel and Eindhoven centrum | Link: eindhovenmuseum.nl/.....
Design & Production: Raphaël Coutin, Ivo Hulskamp
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