From 1985 onward he pursued the idea of opening of a new art museum in the former spa hotel of Kleve.Kleefse culturele kruistocht (II) - PDF Kunst & Antiek-Journaal, 1997 It would be located in the middle of the baroque landscape gardens set up in the 17th-century by John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen. Cornerstone of the collection would be a large number of works by Ewald Mataré, donated by his daughter Sonja Mataré.
