Opening: Mien Ruys and the Modern Garden

Join the festive opening of the exhibition Mien Ruys and the Modern Garden!

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Mien Ruys (1904–1999) is one of the most renowned Dutch garden architects of the twentieth century. Her work, in which she combined a completely new, sleek design language with lush planting, was revolutionary in both Dutch and international garden architecture. Mien Ruys believed that everyone should have access to a garden, as nature enhances human well-being. Within the iconic strip and courtyard housing of post-war architecture, she effectively applied her socialist ideals by designing communal gardens for social housing projects.

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Mien Ruys’ style is characterised by perennial plant borders and geometric shapes in her gardens. The clean lines define the lushness and unpredictability of nature, with ‘simplicity’ as the core principle of a good design. Who was Mien Ruys? What made her designs so special? And how did her work contribute to the democratisation of gardens? You will discover it all during the opening of the exhibition Mien Ruys and the Modern Garden!

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Read more about the exhibition here.