New museum in Rotterdam looks at migration through the lens of art

In Rotterdam, the Art Museum for Migration "Fenix" was opened. It is the first museum of this kind in the Netherlands – and architecturally, it itself is a work of art.

New museum in Rotterdam looks at migration through the lens of art

Fenix, which opens in the Dutch city on 16 May, tells the story of people who travelled to and from Europe.

With a strike on a gong, Queen Máxima opened Rotterdam's newest museum Fenix. She witnessed a twenty-minute opening with dance, music and performances. The art museum about migration was then opened to the public. People can enter for free on the opening night.

Queen Máxima officially opened the Fenix migration museum in Rotterdam on Thursday. After an opening show with dance and music and speeches by Gerda LentenHavertong and Mischa Blok, among others, the monarch performed the opening ceremony. The queen, dressed in a pink dress, did so by hitting a gong on stage.

The Dutch port city of Rotterdam has a new hotspot since Thursday: Fenix – an art museum dedicated to the topic of migration. Queen Máxima opened the spectacular building, featuring a giant, double-twisted staircase made of gleaming steel as its eye-catcher. According to the organizers, it is the first museum to depict the topic of migration with modern artwork.