Location: Groesbeek, Gelderland Province, The Netherlands.

Architect: ZJA.

The Freedom Museum in Groesbeek was awarded the Architecture MasterPrize in the ‘Cultural Architecture’ category in 2022. It is housed in a Shaded Dome, an innovation of Shaded Dome Technologies, a company founded by architectural studio ZJA, Royal HaskoningDHV and Polyned. The museum has a striking form and is an exceptionally sustainable building, with an optimal indoor climate even in extreme weather conditions. It creates space for open-air events and greenery between the museum and the Canadian military cemetery. The Freedom Museum is an innovative and striking building that tells a cross-border and multi-perspective story of War and Peace without boundaries.

It consists of a dome supported by air pressure, a network of steel cables and a roof made of hi-tech textiles with a large span. The dome is made of an insulated inner and outer fabric, kept apart by spacers. The indoor space has no pillars and its entire 2,400 square metres can be divided up at will. The Freedom Museum is 12 metres high and has a free span of 60 metres, making it a distinctive landmark in the green, rolling landscape.