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The Museum is Multiple

Van Abbemuseum 2004–2024

Book coverThe Museum is Multiple
Book coverThe Museum is Multiple
Book coverThe Museum is Multiple
Book coverThe Museum is Multiple

The Museum Is Multiple presents the recent history of the Van Abbemuseum in a layered and carefully constructed way. What struck the student jury especially was the playful and insightful use of infographics, which offer fresh, visual interpretations of the collection and curatorial strategies. This approach, created by Studio Joost Grootens, adds rhythm and clarity to the book’s structure.

A strong interplay of typography, color, and paper choices brings the publication to life. The visual language is clean yet dynamic, supporting the complexity of the content without overwhelming it. The mix of reflective essays, curatorial dialogues, archival material, and visual mapping makes The Museum Is Multiple not only a rich historical document but also an inspiring example of how design and discourse can align to tell an institutional story.

Edition: 2024
Date of publication: December 2024
Author: Charles Esche, Chương-Đài Võ (redactie), Nick Aikens, Julia Alting, Christiane Berndes, Wulan Dirgantoro, Annie Fletcher, Steven ten Thije, Yolande Zola Zoli van der Heide (tekstbijdragen)
Language: English
Final editor: Janine Armin
Image editor: Laura Pappa
Illustrator: Infographics: Studio Joost Grootens (Julia da Silva Lenoir)
Publisher: Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven
Graphic designer: Laura Pappa (Amsterdam)
Lithographer: Marco Kokkelkoren, Mariska Bijl, Koog aan de Zaan, Castricum
Printer: DZA Druckerei zu Altenburg GmbH, Altenburg (DE)
Binder: DZA Druckerei zu Altenburg GmbH, Altenburg (DE)
Size book block (w x h x d in mm): 205 x 280 x 22
Number of pages: 444
Print run: 2000
Price: € 34,95
ISBN: 9789490757243
Font and foundry: Peanuts (Laura Pappa), Joseleen (Jung Lee Type Foundry), Black Signature (Måns Grebäck)
Binding style: Sewn hardcover with flat spine, over 1.5 mm greyboard; cover and book block trimmed evenly at the head, tail and fore edge, which makes the greyboard visible; hot melt gluing; dust jacket
Paper for interior (grammage): 90gsm Munken Lynx Rough, 90gsm TerraPrint® Silk, 90gsm Olin Design Regular Ultimate White, 100gsm Muskat Brown, Berberich Papier, Antalis, Igepa
Endpapers (grammage): 140gsm Muskat Brown, Igepa
Material cover (grammage): 140gsm Muskat Brown, Igepa
Material dust jacket (grammage): 250gsm Grenita, Igepa
Special features: Dust jacket printed on one side in Pantone 286 (blue) and dispersion coating; foil printing in black at spine, front and cover (Kurz Colorit 912); dust jacket with double grooves; band printed in black; interior partly printed in black and partly in CMYK; sections are made up of varying numbers of pages; with loose pages attached to a section by minimal side-glueing