Film Basics
83 mins | Netherlands | 2024
Director: Sonia Herman Dolz

DEPOT is a happy story of visionary minds. As a major renovation forced Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen to shut its doors to the public in 2019, an entirely new building was about to open just across the road. The Depot is a shared dream of architect Winy Maas, a founding partner of MVRDV, and Sjarel Ex, the Boijmans Museum executive director. This film tells the story of the creation of the world’s first museum depot that was entirely open to visitors. Using a mixture of archival footage from Boijmans and the recent construction of Depot, director Sonia Herman Dolz draws apt parallels with the construction of the current museum building in the 1930s.

About the Architecture and Design Film Festival
The Architecture and Design Film Festival (ADFF)—North America’s largest film festival dedicated to architecture and design—is coming back to Toronto for another year of great films and insightful discussions! From October 23 – 26, catch one of their amazing lineup of 16 films, from all over the world. Looking for the full list of films showcased at this year’s ADFF: Toronto? See the complete programme on the festival’s website!

The TSA is proud to once again be partnering with ADFF: Toronto to bring a series of panel discussions and post-screening Q&As that complement this year’s film roster. These panels bring together architects, film-makers, and subject matter experts to further explore the themes of each film and bring them back to our local context here in Toronto.