Villa Mondriaan

Om museet

The Mondriaan family moved to Winterswijk in 1880, where the father became head teacher at a Christian school. They lived on the Zonnebrink, on the spot where the villa stands today. Young Piet practised drawing and painting here, roamed the Achterhoek landscape with his uncle Frits, and in 1892 went to the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. With his later abstract art he became world-famous in Paris and New York.

The house gradually fell into disrepair; in 1982 it was threatened with demolition. Jan and Elizabeth Nijhuis bought and renovated it and opened the "Galerie Mondriaanhuis". Elizabeth Nijhuis had long cherished the idea of a Mondriaan museum. With the support of the citizens of Winterswijk, the municipality and the province, it became reality: Wim van Krimpen, former director of the Kunstmuseum Den Haag and the Kunsthal Rotterdam, became director, and a patron made it possible to buy the villa and two neighbouring houses and to carry out a thorough conversion. Princess Beatrix opened the museum on 21 May 2013.

Today the house sees itself as a museum of "coming-of-age". Alongside early works by Mondriaan, it shows works by well-known and young artists in their search for a style of their own. For the tenth anniversary, Café Mondriaan opened. Around 55 volunteers and two temporary junior directors keep the museum running.

Højdepunkter

• Early works by Piet Mondriaan from his Winterswijk years
• Villa where the Mondriaan family lived from 1880
• Museum on the theme of "coming-of-age" with contemporary art
• Audio tour for visitors aged 4 to 100 and tactile reliefs
• Café Mondriaan, also accessible from the Zonnebrink
• Free parking nearby

Permanent udstilling

• Frühe Werke von Piet Mondriaan – Paintings and drawings by the young Mondriaan show how he developed from a craftsmanlike landscape painter into an artist who experimented with colour and form.

Grundlagt

2013

Ejer

Stichting Villa Mondriaan

Entrépriser & rabatter

Museumkaart, ICOM card and Vrienden van het Museum holders have free admission. During the renovation weeks (6–31 October 2026) a reduced admission price applies.

Tilgængelighed

• Delvis kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator
• Handicaptoilet
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt
• Taktile tilbud
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

The main entrance on Ratumsestraat is suitable for wheelchairs and scooters; the doors to the exhibition rooms are 100 cm wide, and thresholds have ramps. There is a lift in the new building (147 × 100 cm); the first floor of the white villa can only be reached by stairs. Tactile reliefs for part of the collection; guided tours for blind and visually impaired visitors are available free of charge on request (register by email or phone). Assistance dogs on a lead with a harness are allowed.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn

Free activity booklets for children are available at the ticket desk all year round; schools and groups can book workshops (educatie@villamondriaan.nl).

Transport & parkering

According to the museum, it is about a 15-minute walk from the station.

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Museumsbutik

Café Mondriaan with coffee, tea and pastries; it can also be reached directly from the Zonnebrink.

Arrangementer & udlejning

Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.

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