Amsterdam's iconic "bathtub" to open this month
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Stedelijk Museum's hulking "bathtub" extension (Photo: John Lewis Marshall and Jannes Linders)
Inside the bathtub (Photo: John Lewis Marshall and Jannes Linders)
Section through the expanded Stedelijk Museum (Photo: John Lewis Marshall and Jannes Linders)
Stedelijk Museum's hulking "bathtub" extension (Photo: John Lewis Marshall and Jannes Linders)
The bathtub up close (Photo: John Lewis Marshall and Jannes Linders)
The museum's gallery space has been greatly expanded (Photo: John Lewis Marshall and Jannes Linders)
The transition from old to new (Photo: John Lewis Marshall and Jannes Linders)
The transition from old to new (Photo: John Lewis Marshall and Jannes Linders)
The museum is set to reopen September 23 (Photo: John Lewis Marshall and Jannes Linders)
Article Summary
It's been compared, possibly with fairness, to both a bathtub and a kitchen sink. Indeed, "the bathtub" appears to be its unofficial nickname, coined by lead architect Mels Crouwel. What's undeniable is that the newly-completed extension to Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum is different, and in a very specific sense.
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