ROTTERDAM: A glittering spiral staircase that juts out from a previous Dutch inventory overlooks the waterway where thousands of Europeans again boarded ships en route to the United States. The Fenix gallery, the newest attraction on Rotterdam’s shore, is home to the spinning way, which is meant to represent migrants ‘ unanticipated adventures. With exhibits ranging from life-size city buses to tons of suitcases from travelers, the museum tells the story of movement. The building’s designer, Ma Yansong of China, stated to The Associated Press that he wanted it to function as both a gallery and” a remembrance.” The gallery is opening on Friday as anti-immigrant attitude and rising movement are both prevalent in many countries around the world. More than 300 million people live outside their country of birth, according to the United Nations, which has almost doubled since 1990. ” We move and we migrate as long as we remain as human beings.” And that is what we will often pursue. And that’s what we display in Fenix,” said the museum’s producer, Anne Kremers. The hard-right French authorities announced extraordinary measures aimed at halting migration, including a restoration of border checks, as the monument’s construction continued next year. It shattered a cherished notion of the Netherlands ‘ welcoming of newcomers. The museum’s seeing software provides a view across Rotterdam, whose 650 000 inhabitants are from more than 170 different countries. The harbor is the biggest in Europe, and the area is one of the largest. In the early 20th century, many of those who left Rotterdam made the transatlantic voyage on the Holland America Line, a shipping company established by the Van der Vorm home in 1873. Through Dutch art foundation Droom en Daad ( Dream and Action ), the family has been the main financial backer of the Fenix project. According to Cathrine Bublatzky, an archaeologist who studies the crossing of art and migration, art can often serve as a better forum for discussion of politically charged subjects like migration. Kremers expressed her hope that readers will “learn what it feels like to leave your home, to find a new home, and to bid farewell”
