Photo news release: 250.000 visitors for Fenix

250.000 visitors for Fenix

Today, Fenix welcomed its 250,000th visitor within six months of opening, as a local secondary school visited the museum. The group was welcomed by Managing Director Jelmar van der Wel.

About Fenix
Fenix is the new art museum about migration. It is housed in a restored monumental warehouse from 1923, located on Rotterdam’s historic docks of departure and arrival – the very quays where millions of people once began a new life. Some set sail for the United States or Canada, while others arrived from China, Cape Verde, and Greece.

Alongside its international art collection, visitors can explore The Suitcase Labyrinth, composed of 2,000 suitcases donated by individuals, and The Family of Migrants, a documentary photography exhibition featuring nearly 200 images on migration by 136 photographers from 55 countries.

Fenix also includes Plein, a 2,000-square-metre covered city square that serves as a meeting place. Several kitchens within Fenix tell stories of migration – from the museum café and bakery to the ice cream parlour and Plein itself.

The museum’s most striking artwork and architectural centrepiece is Tornado, a thirty-metre-high sculpture featuring a double spiral staircase leading to a panoramic deck with sweeping views of Rotterdam.

Fenix is an initiative of the Droom en Daad Foundation.