Rijksmuseum Award 2017 : design, create and win !


Ever dreamt to steal from a museum? Now it's perfectly legal, thanks to Rijskmuseum. 

       

What is it ? 

In order to reach to the greatest number of people as possible and to draw attention to the extensive collection of art which it is hosting, Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum has made a policy to allow, and even encourage designers and creators, to "steal" from its collections for creation and design. 

And for the 3rd time, the museum has launched a contest, richly rewarded, to  

Everyone is allowed to participate. Any form of art is allowed as well. You want to create a mobile cover inspired by Vermeer ? A t-shirt with a painting of Rembrandt ? It's possible! 

          

How to participate ? 

Sign in on Riksmuseum website 

Browse the extensive collection of the museum 

Download any image which may inspire you 

Create your stuff and submit it via the online form https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/rijksstudio-award/enter-rijksstudio-award-2017 

All works must be submitted before January 15th 2017 

Prizes 

There are 4 prizes 

  • The first prize is 10,000 euro. 
  • The second 2,500 euro. 
  • The third 1,500 euro.  
  • And there is a people’s choice award of 1,000 euro.  

The finalists’ projects will be exhibited in one of the museum’s galleries for ten weeks following the reveal on 21 April 2017. 

Here you can find a few examples of previously rewarded designs :  

https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/rijksstudio/199652--entries-rijksstudio-award-2015-top-75/creations  

Some examples : 

                            

                         

                        

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