PIRAAT   MUSEUM

PiMu - het Piraat Museum

WELCOME 

THIS IS THE DIGITAL PLATFORM OF PIMU 

THE TINY MUSEUM DEDICATED TO THE EVOLUTION OF THE CONCEPT OF PIRACY. 

AN AWARDED EXAMPLE OF  BOTTOM-UP INITIATIVES AND GLOCAL GOOD-PRACTICES. 

OFFERING A PUBLIC SPACE TO PIRATE’S MYTHOLOGY AND ANTIHERO’S FREETHINKING. 


PIMU RESPONDS WITH ART TO THE MAINSTREAM-CULTURE, WHERE THE JOURNEY BEGINS IN THE UNDERGROUNDS OF AMSTERDAM. COLLECTING PEARLS OF FORGOTTEN TREASURES. THOSE PIRATE ACTIONS AND ILLUSTRATED TRUE STORIES EMPOWERING THE FREEDOM OF THE MIND.  


THE TINY MUSEUM DEDICATED TO PIRACY OPENED THE PAST 12TH OF DECEMBER 2021, THE GRAND OFFICIAL OPENING IT’S BEEN A LOCAL SUCCESS FOR THIS ONGOING DIY PROJECT, GROWING ENTIRELY BY PASSION, A PURPOSEFUL VISION AND YEARS OF DEDICATION.


THE STRUCTURE, AN ART OBJECT ITSELF, WILL CHANGE ITS LOCATION AND CONTENT ORGANICALLY, SINCE IT IS A MOBILE UNIT, A SAILBOAT ON WHEELS, DEVELOPING CONTEMPORARY CULTURE. 


ON THE 30TH OF SEPTEMBER 2023 PIMU MADE ITS DEBUT ON A PUBLIC SQUARE OF AMSTERDAM IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL CULTURAL-INSTITUTIONS. THIS EXPERIMENTAL ART-INSTALLATION IS DESIGNED TO BE A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, ANIMATED AND GROWING, WHISTLEBLOWING STORIES OF UNTOLD SHADOWS OF ENLIGHTENED PIRACY, INSPIRING CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE NEW GENERATIONS. 


THE MUSEUM COLLECTION IS A TREASURE OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND HISTORY, TELLING THE EVOLUTION OF THE CONCEPT OF PIRACY UNTILL THE CONTEMPORARY EXCEPTIONS 

WHERE PIRACY BECOMES A STATE OF MIND.

NEWS 

PIMU MOVED ON THE ROAD AGAIN 

AFTER OPENING FOR THE LOCAL SUMMER ART-FESTIVAL  - LANDJUWEEL 2024 

THE MUSEUM WILL BE OPEN AGAIN FOR PUBLIC THIS UP COMING WINTER 2024 IN THE FREE-HARBOUR OF RUIGOORD. TIME TO PLAN YOUR ALTERNATIVE TOUR WITH THE CAPTAIN.

VIDEO OF THE FIRST EXTRAORDINARY PIRATE PARADE 

WE HAD A LOOT OF COUNTERCULTURE PIRATING A PUBLIC SQUARE OF AMSTERDAM

TARGET

PIMU IS A TINY-MUSEUM, AN UNIQUE ART-INSTALLATION, NOT JUST AN INSPIRING SIGHT TO LOOK AT BUT ALSO TO DIVE IN, THE PERFECT EXPERIENCE FOR WONDROUS AND CURIOS VISITORS, STIMULATING AGELESSLY THE OPEN-MINDS. 

YET RESULTING VERY EFFECTIVE FOR THE YOUNG GENERATIONS FORMING THEIR CRITICAL THINKING AND OPENING THEIR HORIZONS TO NEW PERSPECTIVES. 

THE EXHIBITIONS CONTAINS ENOUGH VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT FOR A QUICK VISIT, BUT A TRUE CONTEMPORARY PIRATE WILL STAY INSIDE FOR A WHILE BECAUSE PIMU IS DESIGNED TO STIMULATE AND DEEPEN YOUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ALL KINDS OF PIRACY, THROUGH READING, LISTENING AND ZOOMING OVER THE DETAILED VISUAL-STORIES THAT EXPOSES.  

WHAT TO EXPECT

THE EXHIBITION

“BEGINNINGS OF CONTEMPORARY PIRACY” (DEVELOPING SEASON 2023/2024). 


WHAT PIMU OFFERS IS AN HISTORICAL JOURNEY INTO THE CONCEPT OF PIRACY. 

THE COLLECTION OF ARTWORKS IS GUIDING THE VISITOR THROUGH A TIMELINE OF EVENTS AND CHARACTERS DESCRIBING CHRONOLOGICALLY WHAT CONSTITUTES THE MEANING OF PIRACY. FROM THE BEGINNING OF ITS TIME, TILL THE CONTEMPORARY EXCEPTIONS. 

THE ILLUSTRATIONS ARE ACCORDINGLY COMPOSED WITH THE ICONS AND THE DETAILS OF UNTOLD STORIES OF MEN AND WOMEN THAT HAD A CONTROVERSIAL IMPACT ONTO SOCIETY.  

THE OPEN SOURCE ARCHIVE OF PIMU IS SHARING THIS MESSAGE, GIVING A SPACE INTO CULTURE TO THOSE HUMAN INTUITIONS THAT BROUGHT GOOD-ACTIONS TO BE LABELED AS PIRACY.  

REVIEWS 

AFTER TWO CONSECUTIVE SUCCESSFUL YEARS OF SEASONAL EVENTS IN COLLABORATION WITH DE MAIN HOST DE VLIEGTUIN, PIMU BECAME A LOCAL AND CULTURAL PRESENCE IN AMSTERDAM NOORD, PRIZED AND RECOGNISED BY “NOORD MAKERS” AND “AFK”. 

FURTHERMORE, AN ARTICLE ABOUT PIMU EXHIBITIONS WAS RELEASED ON THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER “DE MUG”; OUR CAPTAIN GIACOARDO WAS INTERVIEWED FOR A DEDICATED ARTICLE IN “ARTRIBUNE” AND FOR AN EPISODE WITH RADIO PIRATA, PODCAST AVAILABLE ON SPOTIFY, ABOUT CONTEMPORARY PIRACY. 

BUT ALSO MENTIONED BY THE GEMEENTE OF AMSTERDAM IN THE LOCAL ART PROJECTS AND CULTURAL INITIATIVES.

WHY

“Piracy today develops in many sector of human activities, in which it constitutes more and more

as creative rebellion or social habit. It is practiced by a growing number of individuals, often in reaction to rules perceived as unjust, in contrast to social and geopolitical limitations, tackling universal issues in connection to human rights. Those commonsense perspectives in need of a reminder, manifesting as counter action. Contemporary pirates is the new aspect we offer with PiMu, reforging the meaning of piracy in a joined vision with art, devoted to stimulate and inspire those necessary changes. With exquisite visual's sensibility the collection is reflecting acts of honor and bravery under the pirate flag. A stateless global movement, decentralized and community oriented.”

WHERE PIMU IS TODAY

RUIGOORD, AMSTERDAM, NL

WHO

THE CURATING CAPTAIN OF THIS PROJECT IS THE ARTIST GIACOARDO 

WHICH SHARES HIS SPECIAL THANX TO: 


> THE STARTING PROJECT HOST - DE LUWTE  

> THE DEVELOPERS PROJECT HOST - DE VLIEGTUIN 

> THE CURRENT PROJECT HOST - RUIGOORD 

> THE FANFARE - VAN DE EERSTE LIEFDESNACHT. WHO LED THE FIRST PARADE 

> THE LOCAL ARTIST CO-CREATING PARTNER BABETTE VOETS

> THE SELECTED ARTWORKS OF LOCAL ARTIST ALEID LANDEWEERD 

BUT ALSO: WERNER DE GRUIJTER, IAGO FELIX, SIETSE VAN DER WOUDE, JIM DE RUITER, SIMKA AND MANY MORE










JOIN US

MEANWHILE THE CREW IS WORKING TO IMPLEMENT FURTHER THE PROJECT, WE ARE LOOKING FOR NEW PARTNERS. BUT ALSO IDEAS AND PROPOSAL FOR A POSSIBLE EVENT RELOCATION OF THE MUSEUM. FURTHERMORE VOLUNTEERS AND ASPIRANTS PIRATES THAT ARE WILLING TO TAKE PART INTO THIS EXCITING PROCESS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US. 


IN ORDER TO DEBUT WITH THE FIRTST SEASON 2021/22 WE WANTED TO BE SUPPORTED BY A FORMAL ART INSTITUTION THAT RECOGNISED THE VALUE OF OUR ART-PROJECT’S ENDEAVOUR - AFK. BUT WE KEEP GROWING INDEPENDENTLY AND ORGANICALLY, WITH PRIVATE FUNDINGS AND LOTS OF DEDICATION. 


THE STRUCTURE IS UNDER A CONSTANT DEVELOPING PROCESS, WHILE THE ART CONTENT IS UNDER IMPLEMENTATION AND LED BY MULTIPLE LOCAL ARTISTS. 

WE INVITE YOU TO BROWSE FURTHER, STAY TUNED AND KEEP IN TOUCH. 

YOU MAY BE THE ARTIST WE ARE LOOKING FOR! 

CONTACT

Museum:

piraatmuseum@gmail.com


Captain:

giacomocardoni@gmail.com

(0)6 20 59 19 37 

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GIACOARDO DESIGN - “ PIRACY IS A STATE OF MIND “