High art for Multitel at the Rijksmuseum

Multitel MTE 270 EX installs videowall on the main façade of the Rijksmuseum. (Image: Multitel).

A high-visibility project to install a videowall on the main façade of the Rijksmuseum, the most famous museum in the Netherlands, used the reach of a Multitel MTE 270 EX truck mounted platform.

Located in the Museumplein, in the heart of Amsterdam, the Rijksmuseum houses masterpieces by Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Van Gogh, and is recognised as both an architectural and artistic symbol of the city. Working in such a prestigious and historically sensitive setting required strong technical expertise and reliable equipment, capable of operating with precision and safety in a busy pedestrian area with limited manoeuvring space.

The platform was supplied by HWS Verhuur, a Dutch company based in Noordwijk with nearly fifty years of experience in the rental of aerial platforms, telescopic handlers, and forklifts. “We chose the Multitel MTE 270 as the ideal model for this job thanks to its wide working outreach, which provided full flexibility at the required height,” explained Matthew Mumford of HWS Verhuur.

HWS Verhur fleet 

The HWS fleet includes several Multitel models with working heights ranging from 16m to 27m, including the latest MTE 230, MJE 250, MTE 270, all ideal for façade work, lighting installations, window cleaning, maintenance, and tree pruning. The MT 204 Hybrid is also part of the fleet and is used in enclosed or low-emission environments.

Mounted on on a 3.5 tonne truck, the compact MTE 270 EX features a 27m working height, outreach up to 17m with 100kg in the basket and 12.30m with 250kg. There is a 400° turret rotation and ±90° self-levelling basket, automatic stabilisation and stowing and a rigid aluminium boom with internal hoses and cables.

The Rijksmuseum in central Amsterdam. (Image: Multitel).

The unit uses the companies MUSA control system for maximised safe working area and remote telemetry monitoring and diagnostics.

The videowall installed at the Rijksmuseum measures approximately 7m x 7m, positioned in the centre of the historic façade above the museum’s main entrance arch — making the project particularly impressive from a technical and aesthetic point of view.

Designed as an art installation, it projects live images captured from various spots around the city — canals, markets, squares, and tourist attractions.

The MTE 270 EX enabled the installation to be completed quickly and safely, without disrupting the flow of visitors or compromising the museum’s architectural integrity.