MARTa Herford
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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 | https://marta-herford.de/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.
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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
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A photo from across the street, showing some of the roof detail, the Rilke poem inscribed on Goebenstrasse, and sculptures by the entrance
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Statue of Tupac Shakur by Paolo Chiasera at the entrance
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "MARTa Herford: Idea & Concept". Marta-herford.de. 7 May 2005. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ Frank Gehry MARTa Herford. Basel: Birkhäuser. 2005. ISBN 978-3764371623.
- ^ MARTa Freunde und Förderer, ed. (6 May 2005). Frank Gehry MARTa Herford (German and English Edition): MARTa Freunde und Förderer: 9783764371623: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 3764371625.
- ^ "MARTa Herford". Archived from the original on 15 March 2012.
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