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Maritiem Museum exhibition by Tjep
Dutch designers Tjep. have completed an exhibition installation for the Maritiem Museum in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
![tjep-maritiem-4.jpg](http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2009/08/tjep-maritiem-4.jpg)
The exhibition includes 50 objects representing Dutch naval history.
![tjep-maritiem-2.jpg](http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2009/08/tjep-maritiem-2.jpg)
Display cases, information boards and seating throughout the installation are supported by 600 white poles.
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More about Tjep. on Dezeen:
VilaSofa store
Furniture Neighborhood
Heineken The City
Pluk
Restuarant Praq
ROC Apeldoorn reception area
Fabbrica
Waater bottle
ROC Apeldoorn classroom
ROC Apeldoorn interior
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Here's some more information from the designers:
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Tjep. was commissioned to design an exhibition for the Maritiem Museum in Rotterdam, covering the Dutch naval history over the centuries.
![tjep-maritiem-6.jpg](http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2009/08/tjep-maritiem-6.jpg)
A selection of 50 objects, each representing one historical highlight, were displayed on specially designed furniture, standing on a total of 600 poles.
![tjep-maritiem-8.jpg](http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2009/08/tjep-maritiem-8.jpg)
We chose poles as a visual binding element and as a metaphor for the constant dutch struggle to create stability on, and protection against, the omnipresent element in the Netherlands: water.
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Size: 300m2
Opening: July 2009
End exhibition: 2013