The New Kunsthaus Zürich

Museum for Art and Public

Kunsthaus Zürich, Kunsthaus Zurich

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Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag
21 December 2020

Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial

The completion of David Chipperfield's distinctive new building for Kunsthaus Zurich in December 2020 has nearly doubled the museum's overall space. In combination with the preceding refurbishments of the earlier buildings, this has made it fit to meet the demands of an art museum in the 21st century.

A sequel to The Architectural History of the Kunsthaus Zurich 1910-2020, this book comprehensively introduces the new Kunsthaus Zurich, demonstrating how the task of building an art museum in the 21st century can be fulfilled. Concise texts, statements by protagonists and by future users and visitors as well as numerous illustrations trace the project's evolution and the construction process and look at the completed building from various perspectives. The book also highlights what features contemporary museum infrastructure has to offer and the architectural and urban design qualities it requires, and what financial and organisational challenges the entire undertaking implied. A conversation between experts exploring the expanded museum's impact on its immediate neighbourhood and Zurich's urban fabric as a whole rounds out the volume.

AUTHOR: Kunsthaus Zurich is one of Europe's leading art museums and will become Switzerland's largest in 2021. Its permanent collection comprises masterpieces from medieval to contemporary art, with a focus on French impressionism, postimpressionism, and classical modernism.

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Published to coincide with the completion and opening to the public of British architect David Chipperfield's new building for Kunsthaus Zurich in December 2020 .

The completion of the new building marks the most significant step in the museum's history and development

62 colour, 4 b/w illustrations

Edited by: Kunsthaus Zürich, Kunsthaus Zurich
Imprint: Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 190mm,
Weight: 235g
ISBN: 9783858818751
ISBN 10: 3858818755
Pages: 52
Publication Date: 21 December 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kunsthaus Zürich is one of Europe's leading art museums and will become Switzerland's largest in 2021. Its permanent collection comprises masterpieces from medieval to contemporary art, with a focus on French impressionism, postimpressionism, and classical modernism.