Eindhoven · Industrial heritage · EIN-HER-004

Poort naar de Toekomst: Gerard Philips monument

A seven-metre walk-through likeness of Gerard Philips is built from hundreds of welded steel layers and fitted with dynamic lighting.

Published investigation
Poort naar de Toekomst, the tall weathering-steel profile of Gerard Philips, forms a walk-through opening in Eindhoven.
Poort naar de Toekomst, Andreas Hetfeld’s monument to Gerard Philips, photographed 18 May 2023. Alex P. Kok / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Original composition shown without crop.

What the sources establish

Evidence limits

The relocation date comes from the artist; this page does not promise current visitor access or completed park conditions, and it avoids broad causal claims about Brainport history.

Sources

  1. 1
    Kunstwacht EindhovenCollection record (opens externally)
  2. 2
    PhilipsCommission announcement (opens externally)
  3. 3
    Andreas HetfeldRelocation account (opens externally)
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