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While work continues on the new annex, the Stedelijk Museum continues its temporary program in the historic building with Temporary Stedelijk 2, which focuses on its renowned collection of modern and contemporary art and design.

Selections from the collections, both iconic and lesser known works as well as recent acquisitions, are presented in innovative ways within the current conditions of the building.

Making Histories: Changing Views of the Collection highlights the breadth of the museum's collection, which includes over 90,000 pieces including painting, sculpture, photography, film, video, works on paper, artist's books, applied arts and industrial and graphic design.

Works by Lothar Baumgarten , Barbara Bloom , Donald Judd , Willem de Kooning , Kazimir Malevich , Henri Matisse , Piet Mondrian , Bruce Nauman , Allen Ruppersberg , Willem Sandberg, Fiona Tan and Charley Toorop , among others, are on display. A stunning installation on loan of works by Dan Flavin occupies the hall of the upper floor.

Distinctive aspects of the Stedelijk's collection are highlighted in two thematic presentations:

TV as… highlights a selection of work from the collection focused primarily on the 1970s and 80s. The Stedelijk Museum has a long and distinguished history of collecting and exhibiting video and television-based art. TV as… features well known works by Dara Birnbaum, Nam June Paik , Bruce Nauman and Gerry Schum, among others.

Recollections looks at two exhibitions from the period during which Willem Sandberg was the museum's director (1945-1963): Bewogen Beweging (1961) and Dylaby (1962). In addition to archival materials, catalogues and posters, and photographs and films by Ed van der Elsken , Recollections includes works by such luminary artists as Alexander Calder, Robert Rauschenberg and Jean Tinguely .

The Stedelijk Museum has always been a platform for the creation of new work and a showcase for the latest developments in contemporary art. Two gallery spaces are devoted to special projects of contemporary art, beginning with those by Iranian artist Nairy Baghramian and Italian artist Piero Golia.

The museum's collection is also distinguished by its extensive holdings of applied arts and design. A selection of tableware is presented, along with a special room dedicated to the design of metal furniture by, among others, Ron Arad, Xavier Lust and Gerrit Rietveld . Four consecutive galleries show work by important young designers, including Karl Fritsch, Manon van Kouswijk and Joris Laarman.

Three of the ground floor galleries present recent acquisitions. The first presentation spotlights recently acquired works by Paul Chan, Mike Kelley and Cady Noland. Opening on May 10, a selection from the 63 works of art generously donated to the museum by Maurice van Valen will be on view in these galleries.

Selections from the collections are presented on a rotating basis: returning visitors will have the opportunity to see different works over the coming months.

Temporary Stedelijk 2 also introduces the Temporary Bookstore, managed by Koenig Books-their only location in the Netherlands.

Public Program and Education

The Stedelijk continues its multi-faceted program of activities and events, featuring: performances by acclaimed artists such as Matt Mullican and Ben Kinmont; film evenings with Fiona Tan , Morgan Fisher and Laura Mulvey (among others); Gallery Talks by experts such as Ann Goldstein, Sven Lütticken and Susanne Figner Ruembeli; Collection Close-Ups with curators and conservators sharing their latest research, with Jiro Kamata, Reesa Greenberg, Julia Robinson and others; lectures by artists such as Bert Theis, The Yes Men, Nomeda & Gediminas Urbonas and Teresa Margolles; book presentations; symposia; live music and much more.

represented artists

Roger Ackling      Carl Andre      Karel Appel      Siah Armajani      Lars Arrhenius      Giacomo Balla      Roger Ballen      Georg Baselitz      Lothar Baumgarten      Christiane Baumgartner      Ashley Bickerton      Barbara Bloom      Paul Cézanne      Marc Chagall      John Chamberlain      Sandro Chia      William N. Copley      Tony Cragg      Enzo Cucchi      Nicola de Maria      Walter De Maria      Richard Deacon      Jan Dibbets      Rineke Dijkstra      Jean Dubuffet      Ger van Elk      Günther Förg      André Gelpke      Gilbert & George      Daan van Golden      Douglas Gordon      Georg Herold      Jörg Herold      Damien Hirst      Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita      Hella Jongerius      Peter Joseph      Hans Josephson      Donald Judd      Wassily Kandinsky      Anselm Kiefer      Ernst Ludwig Kirchner      Barbara Klemm      Komar & Melamid      Willem de Kooning      Jeff Koons      Jannis Kounellis      Bart van der Leck      Sol LeWitt      Markus Lüpertz      Nalini Malani      Kazimir Malevich      Kasimir Malewitsch      Bertien van Manen      Henri Matisse

Mario Merz      Aernout Mik      Piet Mondrian      Claude Monet      Henry Moore      Bruce Nauman      Barnett Newman      Hermann Nitsch      Gabriele & Helmut Nothhelfer      Timur Novikov      Claes Oldenburg      Nam June Paik      Giulio Paolini      Jürgen Partenheimer      A.R. Penck      Giuseppe Penone      Pablo Picasso      Walter Pichler      John Pilson      Sigmar Polke      Arnulf Rainer      Robert Rauschenberg      Rembrandt van Rijn      Gerrit Rietveld      Julika Rudelius      Allen Ruppersberg      Jean Rustin      Robert Ryman      Antonio Saura      Joachim Schmid      Lara Schnitger      Richard Serra      Gino Severini      Joel Shapiro      Laurie Simmons      Susana Solano      Frank Stella      Thomas Struth      Fiona Tan      Joe Tilson      Jean Tinguely      Charley Toorop      Ed van der Elsken      Sara van der Heide      Theo van Doesburg      Vincent van Gogh      Bram van Velde      Bill Viola      Carel Visser      Andy Warhol      Ossip Zadkine      Herbert Zangs      Gilberto Zorio