Museum Het Schip is located in the imaginative public housing complex designed by architect Michel de Klerk. This expressionist housing block was built in 1919 for the housing corporation Eigen Haard. Because of its shape, the building is popularly known as The Ship. It belongs to the top of the Amsterdam School, a movement in construction and decoration that spread throughout the Netherlands.
Behind the wave-shaped facade of the famous working-class housing complex De Dageraad, you will find information about the art and architecture of the Amsterdam School.
From 11 October 2024 through 27 July 2025, Museum Het Schip will present an exhibition on garden cities and garden villages based on the garden city idea.
The Amsterdam School: it is not a school with students and its traces cannot only be found in Amsterdam. What does the term mean?
Do you want to support Museum Het Schip and Museum De Dageraad? There are multiple ways in which you can do so.
