Centraal Museum & Rietveld Schröder House

Rietveld Schröder House Foundation

In 1970,Truus Schröder established the Rietveld Schröder House Foundation to preserve the building for future generations. When she passed away in 1985, ownership ofthe house was passed onto this foundation. After a large scale restoration, the foundation transferred the management of the house to the Centraal Museum in Utrecht. To this day, Centraal Museum is responsible for opening up the historic house and its heritage to the public and for its preservation. In 1987, the Rietveld Schröder House first opened its doors to the public. In 2000, it was added to the Unesco World Heritage List.

Rietveld Schröder Archive

In addition to the Rietveld Schröder House, the Centraal Museum also manages and preserves the complete Rietveld Schröder Archive. Assembled by Truus Schröder, it includes approximately 2,000 drawings, 2,000 photographs, 3,800 letters, and a rich collection of texts and documents relating to both Schröder and Rietveld. Almost all of these materials have been digitised and are now available online. Browse the archive.

World's largest Rietveld Collection

The Centraal Museum is home to the largest Rietveld collection in the world, consisting of more than 250 furnishings and other objects, including mock-ups and scale models. The museum's permanent collection, Collection Centraal, always features iconic chairs, drawings and models by Gerrit Rietveld as well as archival material related to the Rietveld Schröder House. The Centraal Museum also regularly organises temporary exhibitions on Rietveld's work. Check out the Centraal Museum website for an overview of what is currently on view. Browse through all the works by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in the Centraal Museum collection here.

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