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Van Doesburg-Rinsemahuis: colour in an ordinary house

According to the museum’s description, the Van Doesburg-Rinsemahuis in Drachten shows how De Stijl is presented in a home. Here you look at rooms, passageways and areas of colour as a coherent whole.

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More than a painted wall

The display uses primary colours and clean-lined surfaces. As you go round, pay attention to the transition from one room to the next. A colour has a different effect when you see it next to a door, corner or window than in a separate picture.

The scale of domestic life

It is precisely the house itself that gives the subject a recognisable scale. You move through the rooms and can see the interior from different positions. The explanation helps you connect the colour choices with the ideas the museum wants to explain.

Start at the museum ticket desk

Admission is arranged through Museum Dr8888 on the Museumplein. The house itself is on the Torenstraat. Plan these two addresses into your route deliberately, even if you are only coming for the house.

Before you go

Tickets via Museum Dr8888. The house is not wheelchair accessible and has no lift; confirm the available visiting time.

Sources

This first edition has been compiled from collected museum information. Not all of the information has yet been confirmed by the museum. Viewing tips are by the editorial team. The sources used are listed below.

  1. Van Doesburg-Rinsemahuis — source 1

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Unverified research card reference. Model output is not a source of evidence; content, authority, currency and independence must be checked separately.

  2. Van Doesburg-Rinsemahuis — source 2

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Unverified research card reference. Model output is not a source of evidence; content, authority, currency and independence must be checked separately.

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