Museum Voorlinden Opens in Wassenaar with King Willem-Alexander

The Museum Voorlinden in Wassenaar, Netherlands, opened on September 11 with King Willem-Alexander in attendance. The museum was founded by Joop van Caldenborgh, 76, a prominent Dutch collector and owner of chemical company Caldic. It houses his private Caldic Collection, amassed over 50 years, featuring works by Leandro Erlich, Ron Mueck, James Turrell, Roni Horn, and Maurizio Cattelan. The building was designed by Kraaijvanger of Rotterdam, with interiors by Studio di Architettura Andrea Milani of Siena. The opening exhibition, "Bloemlezing" (Anthology), is dedicated to Ellsworth Kelly, whose painting Blue Ripe was among van Caldenborgh's early acquisitions. The museum spans 6,000 sqm on 40 hectares of the Clingen Bosch estate, where van Caldenborgh lives. Director Wim Pijbes was recruited from the Rijksmuseum in March.