The old shop of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. The museum is closed for renovation and will reopen in 2009. (photo by _Art’s)

The new Stedelijk Museum on the Museumsplein in Amsterdam will not be complete until the end of 2009. But that hasn’t stopped people from taking guided tours. As Het Parool’s Astrid Melger reports, over three hundred local residents toured the construction site last week. Since only small groups were allowed at a time, visitors had to wait for up to an hour to get a peek at the new building. Despite the wait, locals were happy to be directly “involved” in the project. Stedelijk director Gijs van Tuyl promises that the 2009 opening will be accompanied by festivals. “Not just one,” said van Tuyl, “but several.” While the walls are still being built, the Warhol exhibition installed at the temporary space, Stedelijk CS, may be an example of shows to come.

 Taken from Artforum.com (November 19, 2007)

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