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.
From November 17, 2023 through September 1, 2024, Museum Het Schip presents the exhibition Michel de Klerk, inspirer of the Amsterdam School.
The Amsterdam School: it is not a school with students and its traces cannot only be found in Amsterdam. What does the term mean?
