PHOTO:Modern Times. Photography in the 20th Century

 

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is the Netherlands national museum dedicated to arts and history. The Museum’s Philips Wing, newly renovated by Spanish architects Cruz y Ortiz, opened its doors for the first time on 1 November 2014 with the launch of “Modern Times. Photography in the 20th Century”, the inaugural exhibition, which will occupy all nine of the Wing’s new exhibition rooms. The Rijksmuseum has assembled an international collection of 20,000 20th-century photographs since it began updating its collection of 19th-century photography in 1994. The exhibition Modern Times is the sequel to the large-scale retrospective exhibition in 1996: A New Art. Photography in the 19th Century. In a display of more than 400 images, the exhibition will trace photography’s key developments during the 20th century, including the introduction of colour, the growth of documentary and news photography, and photography as a pure art form. A wide-ranging overview, it will also explore photography’s

Info: Rijksmuseum, Museumstraat 1, Amsterdam, duration: 1/11/14-11/1/15 , Days & Hours: Daily: 09:00-19:00, www.rijksmuseum.nl