BOYMANSVAN BEUNINGEN MUSEUM

museum in Rotterdam, Neth., noted for its collection of Dutch and Flemish works of art. The original collection was bequeathed to the city of Rotterdam in 1847 by F.J.O. Boymans, a city councilman. In 1958 the collection of Daniel George van Beuningen was acquired, and the Boymans Museum was renamed the Boymansvan Beuningen Museum. Since 1935 the museum has been housed in a building designed by Adrianus van der Steur in collaboration with D. Hannema, and a new wing was added in 1972. The museum's collections feature paintings, drawings, and prints by Dutch and Flemish artists from the late Middle Ages to the 20th century. Its holdings of Dutch Baroque paintings and oil sketches by Peter Paul Rubens are particularly notable. The museum also has Italian Renaissance and French Impressionist paintings, an enormous collection of prints and drawings, and holdings in the decorative arts.