At the foot of the Valkhof hill in Nijmegen, a fascinating new museum has been built on and in an old defensive wall. During construction, many archaeological finds were found which have been beautifully incorporated into the plan. These finds offered a unique opportunity to learn about the city's traditional relationship with the river Waal.

The museum thus builds a bridge between history and contemporary issues appropriate to the oldest city in the Netherlands.
After a long construction process, the supporting structure has become spectacular with high soil retaining CSM walls, 10 m long Douglas tree trunks as columns, cores of in-situ concrete and, as the icing on the cake, a large cantilevered all-glass bay window.

More information: https: //www.debastei.nl/nl/over-ons/het-gebouw