International. AkzoNobel has become a sponsor of het Koninklijk Concertgebouw, the Royal Concert Hall of the Netherlands, for a period of five years. As part of the collaboration, in the coming years the company will help preserve Amsterdam's monumental concert hall with paint and decorative products through one of its brands.
The unparalleled acoustics make the Konigslijk Concertgebouw one of the most important concert halls in the world. With his first concert held in 1888, a great tradition has been built since then through legendary concerts of musical magnitude.
AkzoNobel's collaboration with the Royal Concertgebouw fits into previous collaborations and partnerships aimed at preserving cultural heritage.
Since 2016, AkzoNobel supports, with its Sikkens painting and decorative products, the Kinderdijk World Heritage Foundation in the maintenance of the nineteen monumental windmills.
Previously, AkzoNobel has collaborated with the Van Gogh Museum in preserving the cultural heritage of Vincent Van Gogh and his contemporaries.
As part of the great renovation of the Rijksmuseum, AkzoNobel helped restore Pierre Cuypers' original wall and ceiling decorations to their original glory. By analyzing residues of old paint, the composition of the original painting has been identified and reproduced in the original colors of 1885. In addition, AkzoNobel sponsors two PhD candidates in the museum's restoration lab.
In addition, in collaboration with the Scheepvaartmuseum in Amsterdam, AkzoNobel has supported the restoration of the Dutch Royal Barge.
