Straight through the Archives: Cornelis van Eesteren and the current debate on the profession

On Thursday 4 July, The New Institute, together with the Van Eesteren-Fluck & Van Lohuizen (EFL) Foundation, is organising an evening devoted to the architect and urban designer Cornelis van Eesteren. The occasion is the official transfer of the Van Eesteren archive to The New Institute. The extensive archive is a source of inspiration and knowledge for researchers. It feeds both historical stories and current issues. Floor Milikowski, Arnold van der Valk and Linda Vlassenrood talk about their research and Hetty Berens, curator of The New Institute, shows surprising pieces from the Van Eesteren archive. The evening will festively end with the signing of the donation contract.

Crossing the archive

On the basis of the archives of the most important architects and urban planners, the State Archive offers insight into the development of Dutch architecture and society over the past 130 years. Countless stories are contained in the 4 million drawings, sketches, models, business and personal correspondence, photographs, posters and collected clippings. Even stories that have remained hidden until now, because no one has paid attention to them yet. For the Dwars door het Archief evenings, a variety of people are invited to introduce new perspectives on alternating themes.