Collection as Cosmos – A different perspective on time with the new collection display

Celebrating its 90th birthday in 2026, the Van Abbemuseum presents a new collection display that offers a fresh perspective on 'time' and rethinks the way we look at a collection. Like constellations of stars in the night sky, 250 artworks are spread across the museum’s three floors. They do not follow a fixed timeline or chronological order. 

By linking personal stories to larger cycles, the exhibition brings together different rhythms of time, from human histories to time on a cosmic scale. 
With 'Collection as Cosmos', the Van Abbemuseum moves away from presenting a single truth or a straight line through time. Instead, it becomes a space where multiple times and stories exist side by side.

Among the many artists featured in this new presentation of the collection of one of Europe’s oldest museums of contemporary art, are Nilbar Güreş and Mladen Stilinović, both of whom are represented in the Art Collection Telekom with several groups of works.