Peter Greenaway and his team will start building the ark on the roof of Fort Asperen in May. This is Noah's Ark, which, after surviving for seven months on the tumultuous waves, has now stranded on Mount Ararat. Here, however, Peter Greenaway places it in the flooded flat land of the Netherlands.

Goods and chattels in suitcases are spread among the 42 rooms of Fort Asperen. These suitcases are packed with objects that have been taken on the voyage to the 'new world'. Like the Ark in the Bible, the fort is three storeys high. The public are guided upwards through these rooms. The highest point is the ark, crowned with a rainbow, representing a metaphor of Paradise in the heavens. The rainbow stands for God's promise to Noah that the world would never again be flooded. Every room has its own artistic arrangement, including suitcases with drawings and texts by Greenaway. A tour in Fort Asperen will become a voyage of discovery for visitors.

At Asperen, are we witnessing the fulfilment of the predicted calamity resulting from climate change caused by man's actions?
Now that we know that the ice caps are melting and sea levels are rising, do we need a new Noah's Ark?
Does Greenaway's interpretation reveal an optimism that Holland will survive a new flood in the future and that it will become the Mount Ararat of the North?
On your way to the top, can you experience the unpacking of the suitcases and the creation of a new society?
Does Greenaway's choice of the Genesis story reflect the rich tradition of Dutch artists to choose Biblical subjects?
Is the story of Noah's Ark a symbol for our desire to erase the past and begin again, as a way of reaching Paradise?

It is all true. Sense it, wander around Fort Asperen, experience the light, the sound and the heavenly ark on the roof.