Dommelplein

New direction

Located along the Dommel River, which runs past the museum, Dommelplein is designed as an active public ground floor environment. This space a visible starting point for a new direction, signalling a shift in institutional tempo: more open, more collaborative, and more connected to the city of Eindhoven.

“Dommelplein is a space where new directions in artistic production, urban commons, and new forms of collaboration can unfold together. It signals how the museum wants to work in the years ahead, more deeply connected to the rhythms of the Dommel River, the city and its communities; from children to designers, from engineers to stargazers.” – Director Defne Ayas

Artists and installations

A changing daily programme invites visitors to participate, learn, share, return, and spend time in the museum. Dommelplein includes seven gallery spaces dedicated to installations and evolving artistic projects presentations from Sarkis, Ad Minoliti, john gerrard, Geo-Design Design Academy Eindhoven, and Ayoung Kim as well as partnerships with local collectives and organisations, including ADEZIV, Archipel, Studio Woensel West, Tante Netty.

Daily water ritual

A programme highlight includes a daily water ritual by Sarkis, L’Atelier Aquarelle dans l’eau (The Watercolour Workshop in the Water), which invites visitors to engage creatively with the dynamic interplay of paint and water as a living artwork. The work is activated every day at noon by museum hosts.