MARTa Herford
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 As seen from Goebenstrasse, a few days before opening | |
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| Established | 2005 |
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| Location | Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Coordinates | 52°07′16″N 8°40′06″E / 52.120982°N 8.668325°E |
| Type | Station |
| Website | http://marta-herford.de/?lang=en |
MARTa Herford is a contemporary art museum in Herford, Germany.
Building and history[edit]
The idea for the museum formed in 2000, drawing from Herford's status as a German center of furniture and home furnishing production.[1] The name MARTa is an acronym for Möbel (German for furniture), ART (simply art in English), and Ambiente (ambience).[2] The founding director of the museum was Jan Hoet, a noted Belgian curator. Roland Nachtigäller took over as director in 2009.
The building was designed by Frank Gehry and built by Archimedes GmbH.[3] Construction began in 2001,[4] and it officially opened to the public on May 7, 2005.[1]
Images[edit]
A photo from across the street, showing some of the roof detail, the Rilke poem inscribed on Goebenstrasse, and sculptures by the entrance
Statue of Tupac Shakur by Paolo Chiasera at the entrance
References[edit]
- ^ a b "MARTa Herford: Idea & Concept". Marta-herford.de. 2005-05-07. Archived from the original on 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
- ^ Frank Gehry MARTa Herford. Basel: Birkhäuser. 2005. ISBN 978-3764371623.
- ^ MARTa Freunde und Förderer, ed. (2005-05-06). Frank Gehry MARTa Herford (German and English Edition): MARTa Freunde und Förderer: 9783764371623: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 3764371625.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20120315164222/http://www.arcspace.com/architects/gehry/herford/index.html. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
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