Boven Foyer

Grand, yet intimate

The Boven Foyer is accessible via the stairs on both sides of the Grote Foyer. It is a reception area with an open character that provides access to all spaces on the first floor. From the cozy bar on the upper floor, you can experience a 360-degree view of how architect Frits van Dongen has managed to find a perfect harmony between restoration and new construction.

Video foyers
300m2
150 sit-down dinner
200 reception
Mezzanine with open character

Not the stairs, but the elevator 

On either side of the Grote Foyer, the stairs lead your guests upstairs. For those with mobility issues or for rolling containers during setup, the glass elevator goes to the first floor and to the entrance of the Van Warmerdam Zaal on the mezzanine. 

Versatile usable 

In daily use, the Boven Foyer is primarily used as a reception area for guests from the Kleine Zaal or from the balcony of the Grote Foyer. For events, the foyer can be used more broadly; as an extra break-out space for interactive sessions, as an exhibition floor for exhibitors, but also for sit-down dinners for around 150 guests. 

Zij gingen je voor

Dining on the Boven Foyer

December 16, 2022

The artists' entrance of PHIL overlooks the suppliers' entrance of the Teylers Museum. And vice versa. Neighbors who know each other well, you would think. Yet for many employees of this art and science museum, it was the first time they made 'the crossing' to the backyard neighbors. "I had no idea there was such a beautiful building behind that facade. And it is so large here!" We have heard this not once, not twice, but certainly 3 times.

Cross Media Awards

October 18, 2023

The Cross Media Awards 2023 is an initiative of Marketing Report and were awarded this year in the Kleine Zaal of the PHIL. The evening started with a festive reception and an elaborate sit-down dinner for 200 guests in the Upper Foyer and in the Van Beinum Zaal. After the main course, guests went to the Kleine Zaal for a sparkling award show.

National Delta Congress

November 10, 2022

The bar was set high, the preparations were intensive, and the technical requirements were ambitious. Together with our client staff Delta commissioner, we look back on a very successful edition! A particularly prestigious case.