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| Location | Zurich, Switzerland |
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| Coordinates | 47°22′13″N8°32′53″E / 47.37028°N 8.54806°E /47.37028; 8.54806 |
| Director | Christoph Becker |
| Website | www |
TheKunsthaus Zürich is an art museum inZurich. It is the biggest art museum in Switzerland by area and houses one of the most important art collections in Switzerland,[1] assembled over time by theZürcher Kunstgesellschaft, a nonprofit art society. The collection spans from theMiddle Ages tocontemporary art, with an emphasis onSwiss art.
The old museum part was drawn-up by architectsKarl Moser andRobert Curjel and opened in 1910. Particularly notable are the several preserved Moser interiors in the original section of the museum, decorated in masterfulNeo-Grec version ofSecession style. The bas-reliefs on the facade are by Moser's longtime collaborator Oskar Kiefer. The original museum building was extended in 1925, 1958 and 1976.[2]
A $230 million extension by London-basedDavid Chipperfield was opened in 2020.[3] An extension building with a usable area of 13,000 square meters, which corresponds to an increase in the size of the Kunsthaus by more than 80%, began operations on 9 October 2021. Half of the extension's budget came from the city and canton of Zurich, with the other half provided by private donors.[4] Chipperfield's design is a massive rectangular sandstone-covered building. The Kunsthaus will become the largest Swiss art museum, overtaking theKunstmuseum Basel in the available space but not the collection. The two upper floors will be for art, with facilities at ground level and a basement link under the street to the original museum across the street in Heimplatz.[2]
Lydia Escher (1858–1891), being a prominent Zurich patron of the arts, was honored by theGesellschaft zu Fraumünster association on the occasion of her 150th anniversary by a commemorative plaque, located at the front of the building.[5] The place was dedicated on 20 August 2008 by the city ofZurich asLydia Welti-Escher Hof.[6]
The museum's collection includes major works by artists includingClaude Monet (several works including an enormous water lily painting),Edvard Munch,Pablo Picasso,Jacques Lipchitz and the SwissAlberto Giacometti. Other Swiss artists such asJohann Heinrich Füssli,Ferdinand Hodler or from recent times,Pipilotti Rist andPeter Fischli are also represented. In addition, works byVincent van Gogh,Édouard Manet,Henri Matisse andRené Magritte can be found here.
In 2021, the Kunsthaus had 382,603 visitors.[8] On Wednesday admission to the Collection is free of charge for all visitors.[9]
The gallery is served by a stop on theZurich tram system, known asZürich, Kunsthaus. This is located onHeimplatz, between the museum building and theSchauspielhaus Zürich.
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The integrated artworks from the collection of the arms dealerEmil Bührle has caused discussion and criticism due to concern that some of the artworks may have been sold under duress by Jews persecuted by Nazis during the Third Reich.[10] Critics say that the ownership history of the artworks has not been sufficiently clarified and, in January 2021, a petition was launched to demand access for impartial international researchers.[11][12] In October 2023, a panel of academics hired to rectify incorrect or misleading Nazi-era provenances resigned in protest over the way the history was presented.[13]
Zurich museum's displays of the collection of arms dealer Emil Georg Bührle have prompted criticism and a national debate
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