MFAH Film Houston Premieres: The New Rijksmuseum
- When
- July 31, 2015
- Where
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Museum of Fine Arts Houston – Brown Auditorium
1001 Bissonnet Street
Houston,TX 77006 - Cost
- $2 - $1001
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents another in its Houston Premieres series. Enjoy these critically acclaimed, award-winning international films as they make their Houston debut!
The New Rijksmuseum
Directed by Oeke Hoogendijk
2008, in Dutch, English, and Spanish with English subtitles
The Netherlands
120 minutes
DCP
Renovation of Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum started in 2003. From the beginning, the plan was opposed by unyielding counter-forces.
Director Oeke Hoogendijk filmed behind the closed doors of the museum for 10 years. What was meant to be a standard-length documentary grew into an epic about ambition, love of art—and finally the historic and emotional “homecoming” of the masterpieces in 2013.
Community partner: Houston Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
