WELCOME
THIS IS THE DIGITAL PLATFORM OF PIMU - THE TINY MUSEUM DEDICATED TO PIRACY.
AN AWARDED EXAMPLE OF LOCAL GOOD-PRACTICES AND BOTTOM-UP INITIATIVES.
OFFERING A SPACE TO PIRATE’S MYTHOLOGY AND ANTIHERO’S FREETHINKING.
PIMU RESPONDS WITH ART TO THE MAIN-CULTURE, AND THE JOURNEY BEGINS IN THE UNDERGROUNDS OF AMSTERDAM. COLLECTING PEARLS OF FORGOTTEN TREASURES. THOSE PIRATE ACTIONS AND STORIES EMPOWERING THE FREEDOM OF THE MIND.
NEVERTHELESS THE CURRENT CHALLENGING CONDITIONS, ON THE PAST 12TH OF DECEMBER, PIMU HAS INAUGURATED. THE GRAND OFFICIAL OPENING IT’S BEEN A LOCAL SUCCESS FOR THIS ONGOING DIY PROJECT, GROWING ENTIRELY BY PASSION.
THE STRUCTURE, AN ART OBJECT ITSELF, CHANGES ITS LOCATION AND CONTENT ORGANICALLY, SINCE IT IS A MOBILE UNIT, A SAILBOAT ON WHEELS, DEVELOPING TEMPORARY CULTURE.
THIS EXPERIMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURES BECOMES AN ECSTATIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, THAT GROWS AND MOVES, FORWARD, OFFERING STORIES, INSPIRING CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY.
NEWS
PIMU IS OPEN
THE MUSUEM WILL BE OPEN FOR SUNDAYS VISITS OR WEEKLY TOURS WITH THE CAPTAIN ITSELF TILL THE END OF MAY. NEXT CONFIRMED OPENING DAY IS ON SUNDAY THE 15th OF MAY.
FROM 14:00 TO 18:00
OR…
WHAT
THE WINTER SEASON EXHIBITION
“BEGINNINGS OF CONTEMPORARY PIRACY”
THIS EXHIBITION WILL BE FREE AND OPEN TILL THE END OF MAY.
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 AUDIO GUIDE (AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH) OFFERS THE 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 ACTIONS TO BE LABELED AS PIRACY.
“Pirates had and still have to find creative renewing ways to survive within the ruling norm. It's important to share these mostly neglected stories of our times. They have and could change the course of history in unorthodox resilient ways. After all.. Countercultures make our diverse culture more liberal and blossoming.
We believe that if we want to stay critical of our socio-political environment it's essential to place these outsiders back in the historical context. If we want to get the full picture, we have to listen to these anti-heroes with their intrinsic messages of freedom; To those ageless stories in need of consideration; To the true pirate actions manifesting universal values. We’re in need of a pirate perspective, where dreams are still possible. This seems very relevant today where the inequality within society is increasing and tolerance is fading.”
