Anne Kremers is the director of FENIX, the new migration museum in Rotterdam. Her path began at 24 as the youngest museum director in the Netherlands, moved through years in Hong Kong, and eventually led her back to Rotterdam. Today she leads a museum unlike any other — combining contemporary art, public space, architecture, and personal stories into a single, living institution.

What if building a museum teaches you more about yourself than about art and the museum itself?

Anne’s story unfolds between two moments: months before FENIX opened, and months after the world finally walked through its doors. She speaks about leadership under pressure, the emotional layers of parenthood and grief, and why impatience can be both a weakness and a force for movement. She shares how Hong Kong taught her to listen, why h ...