In 2025, the city hall and library complex on the Spui and the attached Forum building on the Kalvermarkt will celebrate their 30th anniversary. Thirty years ago, the Atrium City Hall Foundation was also established. Especially for the 30th anniversary, the exhibition 30 Years: The Hague City Hall x Atrium City Hall can be seen in the Atrium and the exhibition City Halls The Hague can be seen in the poster wall of the Hague Municipal Archives.

30 Years Memorable Moments
The exhibition 30 Years: The Hague City Hall x Atrium City Hall takes visitors back to 1986, the year the initiative was launched to build a new city hall in the centre of The Hague. The choice of location and the building’s design sparked excitement and political debate. After a design competition, the winning design by American architect Richard Meier was selected. The building was officially opened on September 8, 1995, by Queen Beatrix and Mayor Ad Havermans. This exhibition offers insight into the design and construction process, the involved decision-making and highlights of many memorable moments from the past 30 years, such as the Documentary 30 Jaar Atrium Foundation which only can be seen in the Atrium.

Organisation exhibition
The exhibition 30 Years: City Hall The Hague x Atrium City Hall is an initiative of Atrium City Hall, the foundation that organizes and coordinates all activities since the opening in the Atrium of The Hague City Hall. The curators of this exhibition are Corien Bakker and Laura Wijninga, the design is by Meta Menkveld and the exhibition builder is LetterZDesign. Special thanks to: Tanja ten Berge, Photographer Jos van Leeuwen and Marianne van Leeuwen, Liesbeth Janson, The Hague Municipal Archives, Department of Monuments and Prosperity, Hague Historical Museum, Kunstmuseum, Joop ten Velden and Nieuwe Instituut.

Exhibition Poster Wall The Hague Municipal Archives: City Halls The Hague
Especially for the 30th anniversary, the exhibition City Halls The Hague can be seen in the poster wall of the Hague Municipal Archives from August 18 until October 4, compiled by the Hague Municipal Archives in collaboration with the Department of Monuments and Prosperity. This exhibition paints a picture of the city halls and council chambers of the past from the year 1248 until 2025. This exhibition is in Dutch only.