H’ART Museum occupies the Amstelhof, a riverside complex built as a charitable home for older residents. Its museum role began with Hermitage Amsterdam in 2009 and evolved into a new international partnership, so the building’s history of care now meets a changing programme of art and culture.
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The long Amstelhof building beside the river was not originally designed as a museum. It began in 1683 as a home for older women who needed shelter; places for men were added in 1817. The institution remained a residence for centuries, and the last residents moved to a more suitable home in 2007.
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- The Amstelhof began as a home for older women in 1683.
- Places for men were added in 1817.
- Hermitage Amsterdam opened in the building in 2009.
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