Aargauer Kunsthaus
Aargauer Kunsthaus (English: Aargauer Art House) a Swiss art museum founded in 1959, and located in Aarau. The museum collection includes Swiss art from the 18th-century to the present day; and Naturama, a natural history collection.[1][2]
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Former name | Aargauischer Kunstverein |
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| Established | 1959 |
| Location | Aargauerplatz 1, Aarau, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 47°23′27″N 8°02′41″E |
| Type | Art museum, Natural history museum |
| Director | Katharina Ammann |
| Website | www |
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Works in the museum art collection include Alberto Giacometti, Jean Tinguely, Richard Long, and Fischli/Weiss.[3]
The original building was built between 1956 and 1959 by local architects Loepfe Hänni and Hänngli.[3] In 2003, a new building extension was added to the museum.[3] The architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron–designed the new building.[4]
Since 1 July 2020, art historian Katharina Ammann has served as the Director of Aargauer Kunsthaus.[5]
References
- DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Switzerland. Penguin. 2013-10-10. ISBN 978-1-4654-1359-8.
- "Aargauer Kunsthaus opens survey of current art practices in the Canton of Aargau". Artdaily.cc. December 8, 2012. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- "The new Aargauer Kunsthaus by Herzog & de Meuron". Domusweb.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- "Aargauer Kunsthaus". Lonelyplanet.com. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- "Neue Direktorin für das Aargauer Kunsthaus: Auf Madeleine Schuppli folgt Katharina Ammann". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). 2020. OCLC 611044404. Archived from the original on 2020-07-18.
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