Hartwig Museum

In the building that used to be home to the courthouse (parts of which have monumental status) at Parnassusweg 220, a museum of contemporary art is developed by the Hartwig Art Foundation. The City of Amsterdam has purchased the building and will lease it to the foundation. The Hartwig museum is scheduled to open in 2028.

The museum will primarily focus on new contemporary art, offering young and up-and-coming artists space to work and exhibit. In addition to exhibition areas, the museum will also feature several public functions, including auditorium, education rooms, a library, a museum shop, a food lab, offices, hospitality and catering (bistro, museum restaurant) and a music room. There will also be rooms that can be used temporarily by artists and people linked to the museum. To make all this possible, the annex (which does not have monumental status) to the former courthouse building will make way for a newly-constructed wing. The building will also have an extension built on top of it where the museum restaurant will be. The arrival of the museum will also bring changes to the spaces around the building. The main museum entrance will be on Parnassusweg. There will also be bicycle parking facilities underneath the museum. Drop-off facilities for buses and taxis are being considered for the immediate vicinity.

In order to enable the renovation and extension of the building, the zoning plan has been changed, this plan is now irrevocable. The environmental permit and the traffic order are both approved.

Information about current activities can be found at Parnassusweg 220 – J.P. van Eesteren. Information about the program can be found at the Hartwig Art Foundation.