Kunsthaus Zürich
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| Location | Zurich, Switzerland |
| Director | Christoph Becker |
| Website | http://www.kunsthaus.ch |
The Kunsthaus Zürich houses one of the most important art museums in Switzerland and Europe, collected by the local Kunstverein, called Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft, and holdings running from the Middle Ages to contemporary art, with an emphasis on Swiss art.
Kunsthaus is also the name of the tram stop next to the museum, properly on Pfauenplatz, between the museum building and the Schauspielhaus Zürich.
The museum was planned by architect Karl Moser and Robert Curjel, it was built and opened in 1910. The bas-reliefs on the facade are by Moser's longtime collaborator Oskar Kiefer.
The museum's collection includes works from Edvard Munch, Jacques Lipchitz and Alberto Giacometti. Swiss artists such as Johann Heinrich Füssli, Ferdinand Hodler or from recent times, Pipilotti Rist and Peter Fischli are also represented.
[edit] Gallery
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Berner Nelkenmeister:
Johannes der Täufer in der Wüste -
J. M. William Turner:
Die Teufelsbrücke St. Gotthard -
Johann Heinrich Wüest:
Der Rhonegletscher -
Arnold Böcklin:
Der Krieg -
Edouard Manet:
Die Flucht des Rochefort -
Henri Rousseau :
Am Waldrand -
August Macke:
Landschaft mit Kühen und Kamel
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[edit] External links
- Official site of the Kunsthaus Zürich, with information on its history and collections
