Rotterdam’s new museum focused on global migration

(14 May 2025)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rotterdam, Netherlands – 14 May 2025

1. Wide shot of visitors walking across a bridge near the Fenix Museum in Rotterdam, Netherlands
2. Wide shot of the Fenix Museum in Rotterdam with a docked ship in the foreground
3. Wide pan of art installations at Fenix Museum in Rotterdam, highlighting migration themes.
4. Wide shot of the painting Luz Brilhante e Cintilante (2023 – 25) by Raquel van Haver (Colombia, 1989) showcasing diverse figures in a vibrant depiction of migration stories
5. Close up of colourful bust sculptures on a display called Where Are We Going (2020 – 2022) Efrat Zehavi (Israel, 1974)
6. Wide shot of painting, We, In the Eye of the Wind (2023 – 24) by Chae Eun Rhee (South Korea, 1979)
7. Mid shot of portraits Omar Victor Diop called Diaspora (2014 – 2015)
8. Mid shot of an art installation resembling a New York City bus by Red Grooms The Bus (1995)
9. Tracking shot inside the bus showing colourful sculptures portraying migrants, in The Bus (1995) by Red Grooms
10. Close up of a migration-themed map artwork called Dislocated Origins (2023 – 24) Hugo McCloud
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Anne Kremers, Fenix Museum Director:
"As long as we exist as human beings, we move and we migrate and we will always keep on doing that and that’s what we show in Fenix . We show that there’s a migration story to tell in every family. And how do we do that ? We do that through the lens of arts So in the biggest exhibitions, all directions you look to the theme through the lens of art, through the lens of these artists. And these artists, they’re either are migrants themselves or they did a lot of research and they will show you what it feels like to to leave your home to find a new home, to say farewell, to have homesickness, to miss your foods and that is very emotional."

12. Close up of a vibrant tapestry of child migrants
13. Mid shot of a video of person sleeping on a bench, highlighting the theme of migration.
14. Wide shot of artwork depicting migrants on a boat
15. Wide shot of a mural portraying migrants on a boat
16. Wide shot of a migrant boat displayed highlighting migration stories.
17. Tilt up of a deep sea diver sculpture in a colourful, intricately designed costume
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Hanneke Mantel, Head of Exhibition and Collection Fenix:
"So all directions our exhibition of our art collection is divided into six themes. It’s migration, identity, fortune, border, flight, and home, and these are themes that I really truly believe play a role in everybody’s lives in some way and a theme like home, for example, is about finding a home, what makes a home a home, leaving your home, and there are topics that everybody can in some way or another relate to ."

19. Wide shot of contemporary art installations, highlighting migration themes.
20. Mid shot of a sculpture depicting a couple in robes highlighting themes of migration.
21. Mid shot of a vintage car loaded with colourful bundles on display highlighting migration stories.
22. Tilt down of exhibits at the Fenix Museum in Rotterdam showcasing migration-themed art.
23. Wide shot of an art installation made up of bags often used by migrants to transport their personal effects
24. Mid shot of "The Family of Migrants" exhibit at Fenix Museum in Rotterdam.
25. Various of migration-themed photo exhibition at Fenix Museum in Rotterdam.
26. Various of installation of stacked vintage and new suitcases
27. Wide shot of the Fenix Museum exterior along the Rotterdam waterfront
28. Various of futuristic architecture of the Fenix Museum’s walkway

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