Youths listening to the Sonneveld House Audio Tour. Photograph: Ralph Kämena.
The best way to get a sense of what it was like to live in the Sonneveld House is to explore it for yourself. The free audio guide will tell you about the house's history, architecture and interior as you walk through the rooms.
In the documentation center, you can watch a video of the restoration and refurnishing of the house. There you will also find a reading table and a small exhibition of objects and knick-knacks belonging to the family. If you do not have an opportunity to visit the house in person, please take the virtual tour.
Opening Hours
Opening hours Sonneveld House Museum
Tuesday - Saturday: 10.00 - 17.00
Sundays and national holidays: 11.00 - 17.00
Closed on Mondays, January 1, April 30 and December 25
Opening hours during the holidays:
Good Friday: 10.00-17.00 hrs
Easter Sunday: 11.00-17.00 hrs
Easter Monday: 11.00-17.00 hrs
Liberation Day: 11.00-17.00 hrs
Ascension Day: 11.00-17.00 hrs
Pentecost Sunday: 11.00-17.00 hrs
Pentecost Monday: 11.00-17.00 hrs
Entrance fees
The ticket of the NAI also provides access to Sonneveld House Museum.
Adults: €10.00
Children and under 18s: free
Friends of the NAI: free
Senior citizens / European Youth Card (CJP) / students: €6.50
Rotterdam Welcome Card: €6.50
Museumkaart and Rotterdampas: free
Audio guides
Audio guides are available free for all visitors.
> More information on the Sonneveld House Museum audio guide
Reservations and Information Guided Tours
For guided toours please reserve at least two weeks beforehand. Groups are advised to gather in the NAi building, where you can buy your tickets, use facilities as toilets and lockers, and visit the bookshop and café. For reservations and further information about this guided tour, please contact the Education Department, telephone 00-31-[0]10 4401200, or fill in the application form.
Form: Guided Tours Booking Form
The Sonneveld House is a nationally listed historic building. After its
restoration was completed in 2001, the NAI opend it to the public as a
museum house. The new function imposed some specific requirements on
the restoration work.
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The house and garden of House Sonnveld are a carefully composed whole in the spirit of Nieuwe Bouwen: a healthy living environment with plenty of fresh air and sunlight. Modern living was something you did outdoors as well as indoors.
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The Sonneveld House is a historic example of Nieuwe Bouwen, the Dutch branch of functionalism. The designers claimed no monumental aspirations, but based their designs on the intended function of the building and the needs of its users.
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Leen van der Vlugt, of the architecture firm Brinkman & Van der Vlugt, was commissioned to design the interior of the Sonneveld House. The work of other well-known designers are also represented in the Sonneveld House interior.
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