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6月1日，鹿特丹博伊曼斯· 范· 伯宁恩博物馆（以下简称博伊曼斯博物馆）价值近80亿欧元的151,000件艺术品已经开始从五个馆外仓储地向其Depot艺术仓库转移。这座由MVRDV设计的“大碗”将成为博伊曼斯· 范· 伯宁恩博物馆馆藏艺术瑰宝的新家，其中包括跨越五个世纪保留下来的绘画、雕塑、设计和工艺品。

Work has now begun to fill the Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen with art. Over the next three months, approximately 151,000 artefacts will be transported from five external storage facilities and installed in their new, MVRDV-designed home in Rotterdam. This operation represents a rehousing on an unprecedented scale for the entire collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, which includes paintings, drawings, sculptures, design objects, and other artistic items from across five centuries.

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如世界上多数博物馆一样，曾经的博伊曼斯博物馆一般只展出全部馆藏的6%到10%。然而，在它新的艺术仓库Depot建成后，馆藏的全部艺术品将面向公众进行集中展示。人们可以来到位于鹿特丹市中心的博物馆公园，进入Depot，饱览这里的艺术瑰宝，同时能够沉浸式地体验往往鲜为人知的艺术品修复和保护场景。更重要的是，Depot是为了更好地储藏艺术品而设计和建造的，它将会更有效地保护这些无价的艺术，传承给下一代。

Like the majority of museums around the world, the Museum Boijmans can display just 6-10% of its holdings in its galleries. With the Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, the museum has managed to kill several birds with one stone. From now on, the entire collection can be accessed by everyone and viewed at a single location, the Museumpark, adding significantly to the allure of the museum’s location in central Rotterdam. The depot also allows visitors to immerse themselves in the behind-the-scenes world of the museum, learning about operations such as preservation and restoration that are normally hidden from the public.  Perhaps most crucially, the depot offers the museum a storage facility that is purpose-built and future-proof, ensuring the safety of the priceless artworks for future generations.

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转移艺术品的准备工作自两年前就已经开始。一共151,000件艺术品的储藏位置都已经提前确定，Depot内所有用于存放艺术品的空间和搁架都依据需要特别定制。存储区根据不同艺术品的材质特点进行划分，保证每一件艺术品都存放在理想的环境状态下。每一件艺术品都按颜色进行编码，共有14种颜色对应14个存储区。每一车艺术品在到达Depot当刻就可以直接被运到自己所属的区域。

Preparation for the rehousing of the objects has already been underway for two years. Each object already has a predetermined spot in the new depot, as the building’s storage spaces, shelves, and racks have been tailored accordingly. The storage compartments of the depot are each designed to offer ideal storage conditions for a specific type of artefact based on the material (whether glass, ceramic, textile, wood, metal or plastic) and format. All 151,000 objects have been given a label with a colour code, with 14 colours corresponding to the 14 storage compartments in the depot. On the arrival of a lorry, the compartment where its cargo belongs is immediately obvious.

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五个月后，更准确地说，在2021年11月6日，这座世界上第一个面向公众开放的艺术仓库将打开它的大门。门票也将在7月29日，即正式开幕前的100天开始线上预售。敬请期待。

The doors of the world’s first publicly accessible art depot are set to open in five months, on Saturday November 6. Online ticket sales for the opening event will commence 100 days beforehand, on 29 July.  Stay tuned!

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