diff --git a/src/app/item-page/full/full-item-page.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/full/full-item-page.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..73cfedfbeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/item-page/full/full-item-page.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { Item } from "../../core/shared/item.model";
+import { RemoteData } from "../../core/data/remote-data";
+import { Observable } from "rxjs";
+import { Bitstream } from "../../core/shared/bitstream.model";
+import { ItemPageComponent } from "../simple/item-page.component";
+import { Metadatum } from "../../core/shared/metadatum.model";
+
+/**
+ * This component renders a simple item page.
+ * The route parameter 'id' is used to request the item it represents.
+ * All fields of the item that should be displayed, are defined in its template.
+ */
+
+@Component({
+    selector: 'ds-full-item-page',
+    styleUrls: ['./full-item-page.component.css'],
+    templateUrl: './full-item-page.component.html',
+})
+export class FullItemPageComponent extends ItemPageComponent {
+
+    metadata: Array<Metadatum>;
+
+    universalInit() {
+
+    }
+
+    initialize(params) {
+        super.initialize(params);
+        this.metadata = this.item.payload.flatMap(i => i.metadata);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/item-page-routing.module.ts b/src/app/item-page/item-page-routing.module.ts
index 64c0a607c5..005dbe30cc 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/item-page-routing.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/item-page-routing.module.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
 import { RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
 
-import { ItemPageComponent } from './item-page.component';
+import { ItemPageComponent } from './simple/item-page.component';
+import { FullItemPageComponent } from './full/full-item-page.component';
 
 @NgModule({
     imports: [
         RouterModule.forChild([
             { path: 'items/:id', pathMatch: 'full', component: ItemPageComponent },
+            { path: 'items/:id/full', pathMatch: 'full', component: FullItemPageComponent },
         ])
     ]
 })
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/item-page.component.scss b/src/app/item-page/item-page.component.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index da97dd7a62..0000000000
--- a/src/app/item-page/item-page.component.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-@import '../../styles/variables.scss';
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/item-page.module.ts b/src/app/item-page/item-page.module.ts
index ab0e2809f6..424013d0a5 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/item-page.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/item-page.module.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
-import { ItemPageComponent } from './item-page.component';
+import { ItemPageComponent } from './simple/item-page.component';
 import { ItemPageRoutingModule } from './item-page-routing.module';
-import { MetadataValuesComponent } from './metadata-values/metadata-values.component';
-import { MetadataUriValuesComponent } from './metadata-uri-values/metadata-uri-values.component';
-import { MetadataFieldWrapperComponent } from './metadata-field-wrapper/metadata-field-wrapper.component';
-import { ItemPageAuthorFieldComponent } from './specific-field/author/item-page-author-field.component';
-import { ItemPageDateFieldComponent } from './specific-field/date/item-page-date-field.component';
-import { ItemPageAbstractFieldComponent } from './specific-field/abstract/item-page-abstract-field.component';
-import { ItemPageUriFieldComponent } from './specific-field/uri/item-page-uri-field.component';
-import { ItemPageTitleFieldComponent } from './specific-field/title/item-page-title-field.component';
-import { ItemPageSpecificFieldComponent } from './specific-field/item-page-specific-field.component';
+import { MetadataValuesComponent } from './simple/metadata-values/metadata-values.component';
+import { MetadataUriValuesComponent } from './simple/metadata-uri-values/metadata-uri-values.component';
+import { MetadataFieldWrapperComponent } from './simple/metadata-field-wrapper/metadata-field-wrapper.component';
+import { ItemPageAuthorFieldComponent } from './simple/specific-field/author/item-page-author-field.component';
+import { ItemPageDateFieldComponent } from './simple/specific-field/date/item-page-date-field.component';
+import { ItemPageAbstractFieldComponent } from './simple/specific-field/abstract/item-page-abstract-field.component';
+import { ItemPageUriFieldComponent } from './simple/specific-field/uri/item-page-uri-field.component';
+import { ItemPageTitleFieldComponent } from './simple/specific-field/title/item-page-title-field.component';
+import { ItemPageSpecificFieldComponent } from './simple/specific-field/item-page-specific-field.component';
 import { SharedModule } from './../shared/shared.module';
-import { FileSectionComponent } from "./file-section/file-section.component";
-import { CollectionsComponent } from "./collections/collections.component";
+import { FileSectionComponent } from "./simple/file-section/file-section.component";
+import { CollectionsComponent } from "./simple/collections/collections.component";
 
 @NgModule({
     declarations: [
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/collections/collections.component.html b/src/app/item-page/simple/collections/collections.component.html
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/item-page/collections/collections.component.html
rename to src/app/item-page/simple/collections/collections.component.html
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/collections/collections.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/simple/collections/collections.component.ts
similarity index 85%
rename from src/app/item-page/collections/collections.component.ts
rename to src/app/item-page/simple/collections/collections.component.ts
index 10afd39ae1..0ae810ca86 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/collections/collections.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/collections/collections.component.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Component, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
-import { Collection } from "../../core/shared/collection.model";
+import { Collection } from "../../../core/shared/collection.model";
 import { Observable } from "rxjs";
-import { Item } from "../../core/shared/item.model";
+import { Item } from "../../../core/shared/item.model";
 
 /**
  * This component renders the parent collections section of the item
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/file-section/file-section.component.html b/src/app/item-page/simple/file-section/file-section.component.html
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/item-page/file-section/file-section.component.html
rename to src/app/item-page/simple/file-section/file-section.component.html
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/file-section/file-section.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/simple/file-section/file-section.component.ts
similarity index 84%
rename from src/app/item-page/file-section/file-section.component.ts
rename to src/app/item-page/simple/file-section/file-section.component.ts
index fe0defb105..359728ac70 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/file-section/file-section.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/file-section/file-section.component.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Component, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
-import { Bitstream } from "../../core/shared/bitstream.model";
-import { Item } from "../../core/shared/item.model";
+import { Bitstream } from "../../../core/shared/bitstream.model";
+import { Item } from "../../../core/shared/item.model";
 import { Observable } from "rxjs";
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/item-page.component.html b/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.html
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/item-page/item-page.component.html
rename to src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.html
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.scss b/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48e6526dff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+@import '../../../styles/variables';
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/item-page.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.ts
similarity index 65%
rename from src/app/item-page/item-page.component.ts
rename to src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.ts
index 52fb155184..53e57f3ae1 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/item-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/item-page.component.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
-import { Item } from "../core/shared/item.model";
-import { ItemDataService } from "../core/data/item-data.service";
-import { RemoteData } from "../core/data/remote-data";
+import { Item } from "../../core/shared/item.model";
+import { ItemDataService } from "../../core/data/item-data.service";
+import { RemoteData } from "../../core/data/remote-data";
 import { Observable } from "rxjs";
-import { Bitstream } from "../core/shared/bitstream.model";
+import { Bitstream } from "../../core/shared/bitstream.model";
 
 /**
  * This component renders a simple item page.
@@ -37,11 +37,16 @@ export class ItemPageComponent implements OnInit {
 
     ngOnInit(): void {
         this.sub = this.route.params.subscribe(params => {
-            this.id = +params['id'];
-            this.item = this.items.findById(params['id']);
-            this.thumbnail = this.item.payload.flatMap(i => i.getThumbnail());
+            this.initialize(params);
         });
     }
 
 
+    initialize(params) {
+        this.id = +params['id'];
+        this.item = this.items.findById(params['id']);
+        this.thumbnail = this.item.payload.flatMap(i => i.getThumbnail());
+    }
+
+
 }
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/metadata-field-wrapper/metadata-field-wrapper.component.html b/src/app/item-page/simple/metadata-field-wrapper/metadata-field-wrapper.component.html
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/item-page/metadata-field-wrapper/metadata-field-wrapper.component.html
rename to src/app/item-page/simple/metadata-field-wrapper/metadata-field-wrapper.component.html
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/metadata-field-wrapper/metadata-field-wrapper.component.scss b/src/app/item-page/simple/metadata-field-wrapper/metadata-field-wrapper.component.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/item-page/metadata-field-wrapper/metadata-field-wrapper.component.scss
rename to src/app/item-page/simple/metadata-field-wrapper/metadata-field-wrapper.component.scss
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/metadata-field-wrapper/metadata-field-wrapper.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/simple/metadata-field-wrapper/metadata-field-wrapper.component.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/item-page/metadata-field-wrapper/metadata-field-wrapper.component.ts
rename to src/app/item-page/simple/metadata-field-wrapper/metadata-field-wrapper.component.ts
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/metadata-uri-values/metadata-uri-values.component.html b/src/app/item-page/simple/metadata-uri-values/metadata-uri-values.component.html
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/item-page/metadata-uri-values/metadata-uri-values.component.html
rename to src/app/item-page/simple/metadata-uri-values/metadata-uri-values.component.html
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/metadata-uri-values/metadata-uri-values.component.scss b/src/app/item-page/simple/metadata-uri-values/metadata-uri-values.component.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/item-page/metadata-uri-values/metadata-uri-values.component.scss
rename to src/app/item-page/simple/metadata-uri-values/metadata-uri-values.component.scss
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/metadata-uri-values/metadata-uri-values.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/simple/metadata-uri-values/metadata-uri-values.component.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/item-page/metadata-uri-values/metadata-uri-values.component.ts
rename to src/app/item-page/simple/metadata-uri-values/metadata-uri-values.component.ts
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/metadata-values/metadata-values.component.html b/src/app/item-page/simple/metadata-values/metadata-values.component.html
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/item-page/metadata-values/metadata-values.component.html
rename to src/app/item-page/simple/metadata-values/metadata-values.component.html
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/metadata-values/metadata-values.component.scss b/src/app/item-page/simple/metadata-values/metadata-values.component.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/item-page/metadata-values/metadata-values.component.scss
rename to src/app/item-page/simple/metadata-values/metadata-values.component.scss
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/metadata-values/metadata-values.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/simple/metadata-values/metadata-values.component.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/item-page/metadata-values/metadata-values.component.ts
rename to src/app/item-page/simple/metadata-values/metadata-values.component.ts
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/specific-field/abstract/item-page-abstract-field.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/simple/specific-field/abstract/item-page-abstract-field.component.ts
similarity index 89%
rename from src/app/item-page/specific-field/abstract/item-page-abstract-field.component.ts
rename to src/app/item-page/simple/specific-field/abstract/item-page-abstract-field.component.ts
index 3e88117654..faa3b0fa1c 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/specific-field/abstract/item-page-abstract-field.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/specific-field/abstract/item-page-abstract-field.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Component, OnInit, Input } from '@angular/core';
-import { Item } from "../../../core/shared/item.model";
+import { Item } from "../../../../core/shared/item.model";
 import { ItemPageSpecificFieldComponent } from "../item-page-specific-field.component";
 
 @Component({
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/specific-field/author/item-page-author-field.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/simple/specific-field/author/item-page-author-field.component.ts
similarity index 90%
rename from src/app/item-page/specific-field/author/item-page-author-field.component.ts
rename to src/app/item-page/simple/specific-field/author/item-page-author-field.component.ts
index 2ff76d509a..f5b40e72e6 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/specific-field/author/item-page-author-field.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/specific-field/author/item-page-author-field.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Component, OnInit, Input } from '@angular/core';
-import { Item } from "../../../core/shared/item.model";
+import { Item } from "../../../../core/shared/item.model";
 import { ItemPageSpecificFieldComponent } from "../item-page-specific-field.component";
 
 @Component({
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/specific-field/date/item-page-date-field.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/simple/specific-field/date/item-page-date-field.component.ts
similarity index 89%
rename from src/app/item-page/specific-field/date/item-page-date-field.component.ts
rename to src/app/item-page/simple/specific-field/date/item-page-date-field.component.ts
index 16b6aad1f0..977f68e62f 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/specific-field/date/item-page-date-field.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/specific-field/date/item-page-date-field.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Component, OnInit, Input } from '@angular/core';
-import { Item } from "../../../core/shared/item.model";
+import { Item } from "../../../../core/shared/item.model";
 import { ItemPageSpecificFieldComponent } from "../item-page-specific-field.component";
 
 @Component({
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/specific-field/item-page-specific-field.component.html b/src/app/item-page/simple/specific-field/item-page-specific-field.component.html
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/item-page/specific-field/item-page-specific-field.component.html
rename to src/app/item-page/simple/specific-field/item-page-specific-field.component.html
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/specific-field/item-page-specific-field.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/simple/specific-field/item-page-specific-field.component.ts
similarity index 93%
rename from src/app/item-page/specific-field/item-page-specific-field.component.ts
rename to src/app/item-page/simple/specific-field/item-page-specific-field.component.ts
index ebb7a29c6f..17d3119921 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/specific-field/item-page-specific-field.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/specific-field/item-page-specific-field.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Component, OnInit, Input } from '@angular/core';
-import { Item } from "../../core/shared/item.model";
+import { Item } from "../../../core/shared/item.model";
 
 /**
  * This component can be used to represent metadata on a simple item page.
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/specific-field/title/item-page-title-field.component.html b/src/app/item-page/simple/specific-field/title/item-page-title-field.component.html
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/item-page/specific-field/title/item-page-title-field.component.html
rename to src/app/item-page/simple/specific-field/title/item-page-title-field.component.html
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/specific-field/title/item-page-title-field.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/simple/specific-field/title/item-page-title-field.component.ts
similarity index 88%
rename from src/app/item-page/specific-field/title/item-page-title-field.component.ts
rename to src/app/item-page/simple/specific-field/title/item-page-title-field.component.ts
index 6dc2d159c8..1f2635458a 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/specific-field/title/item-page-title-field.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/specific-field/title/item-page-title-field.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Component, OnInit, Input } from '@angular/core';
-import { Item } from "../../../core/shared/item.model";
+import { Item } from "../../../../core/shared/item.model";
 import { ItemPageSpecificFieldComponent } from "../item-page-specific-field.component";
 
 @Component({
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/specific-field/uri/item-page-uri-field.component.html b/src/app/item-page/simple/specific-field/uri/item-page-uri-field.component.html
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/item-page/specific-field/uri/item-page-uri-field.component.html
rename to src/app/item-page/simple/specific-field/uri/item-page-uri-field.component.html
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/specific-field/uri/item-page-uri-field.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/simple/specific-field/uri/item-page-uri-field.component.ts
similarity index 88%
rename from src/app/item-page/specific-field/uri/item-page-uri-field.component.ts
rename to src/app/item-page/simple/specific-field/uri/item-page-uri-field.component.ts
index 4f7b0bb874..f442075272 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/specific-field/uri/item-page-uri-field.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/specific-field/uri/item-page-uri-field.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Component, OnInit, Input } from '@angular/core';
-import { Item } from "../../../core/shared/item.model";
+import { Item } from "../../../../core/shared/item.model";
 import { ItemPageSpecificFieldComponent } from "../item-page-specific-field.component";
 
 @Component({