Het Depot
Sculpture gallery in Wageningen with torsos and body fragments by contemporary sculptors, two arboretums and a restaurant; free admission.
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Het Depot sees itself as a stage for contemporary sculpture and puts the artists' opportunities for development at the centre. The collection concentrates on torsos and fragments of the human body – a form as old as sculpture itself; a copy of the Belvedere Torso recalls the most famous model. The gallery grew out of the Utopa Foundation, which works for people's chances of development.
It started in 2004 in Villa Hinkeloord, which the plantation owner Dirk de Vreede had built on the Wageningse Berg from 1855 and which received its present name around 1872. After a thorough restoration based on plans by Bas van Hille, it initially showed a work by Eja Siepman van den Berg. From 2010 the main building and the De Peppel building on Arboretumlaan were added; they had previously served as a library, laboratories and botanical centre of Wageningen University and were partly designed by the architecture firm Mecanoo. When the university moved out, Het Depot saved the buildings from demolition.
Today two arboretums connect the three sites: Arboretum De Dreijen, laid out in 1895 as a school garden of the agricultural school, and Arboretum Hinkeloord. More than 600 sculptures can be seen, almost all of which may be touched. Since 2022, De Peppel has shown the work of Emile van der Kruk.
Højdepunkter
- More than 600 sculptures, almost all to be touched
- Torsos and body fragments by contemporary sculptors
- Villa Hinkeloord with arboretum and works by Eja Siepman van den Berg
- Two arboretums (De Dreijen, Hinkeloord) freely accessible daily
- Restaurant Linnaeus and guided tours for blind and visually impaired visitors
Permanente udstillinger
- Torsi und Fragmente (Skulpturengalerie) – Permanent presentation of contemporary sculpture with torsos and body fragments in the main building, plus the exhibition "Over mensen, bomen en planten" on the two arboretums.
- Emile van der Kruk (De Peppel) – Overview of the sculptor's work with more than 100 wooden sculptures in an emotional-realistic formal language.
- Eja Siepman van den Berg (Villa Hinkeloord) – Permanently displayed work by the artist in the villa with which Het Depot opened in 2004.
- Grundlagt
- 2004
- Ejer
- Stichting Het Depot (Utopa-Stiftung)
Entrépriser & rabatter
Der er gratis entré.
| Guided tour of the sculpture gallery (approx. 60 min., max. 15 people) | 7,50 €Thursday and Friday 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 2:30 p.m.; registration required. |
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| Guided tour of Arboretum De Dreijen (approx. 90 min., max. 15 people) | 7,50 €Thursdays in even calendar weeks, 1:30 p.m. |
| Slow Art tour (approx. 90 min., 3–10 people) | 10 €Every last Thursday of the month, 2:30 p.m. |
| Interactive tour in De Peppel (approx. 2.5 hrs., 3–8 people) | 15 €Every first Thursday of the month, 2:00 p.m. |
Admission to the gallery and arboretums is free. Costs only arise for guided tours and special programmes.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt
- Taktile tilbud
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
According to the website, the buildings are fully wheelchair accessible; a loan wheelchair can be reserved in advance by e-mail. Special tour for blind and visually impaired people and people with dementia (Thursdays and Fridays, €7.50, companion free). No air conditioning; the upper floors of the main building can get warm. Dogs are only allowed as assistance dogs.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
- Familieomvisninger & workshops
- Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
- Interaktive stationer
Almost all sculptures may be touched. Free children's discovery routes for indoors and outdoors (search card, treasure hunt), family game "Think Visually and See More"; no registration needed, materials are available at the desk.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Arboretumlaan · 200 m
From Ede-Wageningen station, bus 86 towards Arnhem CS to the Arboretumlaan stop; from Ede-Wageningen Zuid-zijde, bus 88 to Wageningen bus station; from Arnhem, bus 52 or 51 to Arboretumlaan.
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Parkering muligt
Large car park at the main building (Arboretumlaan 4), also usable for Villa Hinkeloord; closer to the villa, parking is allowed on Generaal Foulkesweg. The walk between the two sites takes about 5 minutes.
Access via the A12 or A50, exit Wageningen; entrance from Generaal Foulkesweg or Ritzemabosweg. About a 10-minute walk from Wageningen bus station.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
- Restaurant
- Museumsbutik
Restaurant Linnaeus (lunch Thursday–Sunday 11 a.m.–5 p.m., reservation recommended on +31 317 467736); museum shop.
Arrangementer & udlejning
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.
Planlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 60 min. |
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| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Guided tours for institutions, private groups and schools; registration via the form on the website. Almost all sculptures may be touched. A documentary about the two arboretums runs in the main building. |
