Thanks to a generous donation from the Droom and Daad Foundation, the Nederlands Fotomuseum, National Museum of Photography, was able to purchase and renovate the landmark Santos building.

The Droom en Daad Foundation has created a comprehensive long-term plan to invest in Rotterdam’s cultural infrastructure. Two museums will open. The Fenix Museum, an art museum about migration, opened in May  2025. Our museum will open in February 2026.

In the next decade, Rotterdam will transform itself into a new centre for European culture. The plan includes a dance house, new spaces for music making, improved public parks and a series of high-profile public art commissions.