A Migration Museum Opens in a Hotbed of Anti-Immigrant Sentiment

In the newly opened Fenix Museum in Rotterdam, paintings, installations, sculptures and old suitcases tell stories about migration.

A Migration Museum Opens in a Hotbed of Anti-Immigrant Sentiment

A New York bus made from fabric and a labyrinth of suitcases are among the exhibits at Rotterdam’s new Fenix Museum of Migration.

Like Antwerp, Hamburg and New York, Rotterdam joins the ranks of port cities with a migration museum. With this difference: the ambitious Fenix uses an impressive contemporary art collection to tell stories about being on the move.

Powerful New Exhibit on Chinese Immigration Opens at Government House

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Jean Tinguely’s 100th anniversary, migration museum opens in Rotterdam, Ben Shahn's social security mural—podcast

Exploring the host of exhibitions and events that celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jean Tinguely, plus a look at the newly opened Fenix museum with its director, and a discussion of Ben Shahn's 1941 study, ‘Harvesting Wheat’