In Van Abbehuis, some works are installed that bring together artists from different centuries. The works remain in place and unfold as an ongoing dialogue, where each piece responds to what came before and influences what follows.

This approach can be traced back to the leaded glass work by Toon Berg, installed in the Billiard room in 1926. Like a house holding traces of its previous inhabitants, Van Abbehuis carries past stories, gestures, and uses. Each artist leaves something behind, adding ongoing contributions, materials, and forms that move through the building and reappear across the space. The collection accumulates over time and is connected to its history as well as its current context, so that revisiting earlier works is just as important as establishing new projects.

In 2025, Tom Marioni accumulated in this narrative with the work Café Wednesday through his work The Act of Drinking Beer With Friends is the Highest Form of Art. Mira Dayal responded by transforming the concrete floor; and during a benefit weekend, Cem A. installed Angry Peace Flag on the flagpole. In 2026, Olivier Goethals created the installation Duif. Through this work, he makes an intervention that interconnects both the role of the host and the visitor, responding to the historic entrance like a silent host.