History
The museum was founded in 1884 as the historical and archaeological museum for the Dutch province of Limburg. The name Bonnefanten Museum is derived from the French 'bons enfants' ('good children'), the popular name of a former convent that housed the museum from 1951 until 1978.
In 1995, the museum moved to its present location, a former industrial site named 'Céramique'. [2] The new building was designed by Italian architect Aldo Rossi. With its rocket-shaped cupola overlooking the river Maas, it is one of Maastricht's most prominent modern buildings. [3]
Since 1999, the museum has become exclusively an art museum. The historical and archaeological collections were housed elsewhere, partially at the Limburg Museum in Venlo. The museum is largely funded by the province of Limburg.
In 2009, the museum celebrated its 125th anniversary with the exhibition Exile on Main Street, celebrating modern and contemporary American art. [4] Stijn Huijts has been director since 2012. [5]
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Overview of semi-permanent exhibition of medieval wood sculptures
Triptych. Antwerp (?), 1518.
Census in Bethlehem (±1605-1610), Pieter Brueghel the Younger
The Hours of the Day (2020), Richard Serra
Long Pyramid (1994), Sol LeWitt
