Exhibition streetfurniture
Museum Het Schip shows an exhibition in the museumgarden about streetfurniture Amsterdam School.
The architects from the Amsterdam school were important. They also developed a new style in the design of the streetfurniture.
Museum Het Schip has a garden with streetfurniture designed by architects of the Amsterdam School. Here is also an exhibition with information about the history of the streetfurniture.
Street Furniture of the Amsterdam School Spotlighted Street furniture is everywhere around us. We are used to it so much that we rarely notice the presence of these objects in our daily surroundings. Yet, all the public lavatories, post boxes, streetlamps and litterbins make up a part of an interesting history of styles. The turning point in this history came when the architects and artists of the Amsterdam School contributed to street furniture design. In the mid-1910s, designers of the Amsterdam School stepped into the limelight and strove to undertake important commissions. At that time, the municipality of Amsterdam advocated for well-maintained streetscapes. 
The characteristic of the Amsterdam School was that they tried to create an integrated cityscape by bringing interrelations among public spaces, architecture and other objects. Besides designing many public buildings (schools, community bathhouses and city halls), they also left their impress on the street furniture that was put everywhere in the public space.
From 30 May 2008 onwards, we will exhibit in the garden of Museum het Schip various types of wonderful objects made by these designers. Further, the exhibition will tell stories about the emergence of the Amsterdam School street furniture, the designers and the clients.
The garden is designed by Piet Koster form the Local council Westerpark. The exhibition is made by Isabel van Lent
