Museums in the 21st Century - Concepts Projects Buildings

Museums in the 21st Century:
Concepts Projects Buildings
Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz
Linz, Austria

The projects represented highlights the diverse personalities and handwritings of the architects.

November 16, 2006 - February 19, 2007

Photo © Diller Scoficio + Renfro
Diller Scofidio + Renfro
New York, NY, USA
arcspace feature Eyebeam Museum

The museum has assumed the role of an urban landmark, formerly fulfilled by the cathedral, serving as a symbol of cultural identification.
A spectacular museum building can enhance a city’s attractiveness, shifting a remote locale into public awareness through its striking presence, or endowing a fallow industrial zone with a new function.

Photo: Niki Lackner courtesy Kunsthaus Graz
Spacelab Peter Cook/Colin Fournier
Kunsthaus Graz am Landesmuseum Joanneum
Graz, Austria
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Illustrated by 27 of the world’s leading museum building projects, realized since the turn of the century, the exhibition presents the most important trends in museum architecture.

The projects, represented by a selection of sketches, architectural plans, photographs and models, as well as multimedia displays, highlights the diverse personalities and handwritings of the star architects.

Among the projects represented are:

Photo © Anamorphosis architects
Anamorphosis Architects
Museum of the Hellenic World (2009-2011)
Athens, Greece

Sketch © Fumihiko Maki + Maki and Associates
Fumihiko Maki + Maki and Associates
Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo (2002-2006)
Shimane, Japan

Image courtesy Allied Works Architecture
Brad Cloepfil
Allied Works Architecture
UMMA
University of Michigan Art Museum
Ann Arbor MI, USA
arcspace feature UMMA

Image © Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid Architects
MAXXI (2003-2007)
Rome, Italy
arcspace feature National Centre of Contemporary Arts

Image © CA2M, Shigeru Ban Architects Europe
Shigeru Ban / Jean de Gastines
Centre Pompidou Metz (2006-2008)
Metz, Lothringen, France
arcspace feature Centre Pompidou Metz

Frank O Gehry
Model photo © Gehry Partners, LLP
Gehry Partners LLP
Washington, DC, USA
arcspace feature The Corcoran Gallery of Art

Model photo courtesy Rafael Viñoly
Rafael Viñoly
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, OH, USA

Sketch © Jun Aoki & Associates
Jun Aoki & Associates
Aomori Museum of Art (1999-2005)
Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Photo: Michel Denancé
Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Zentrum Paul Klee
Bern, Switzerland

Photo © Tadao Ando/by Mitsuo Matsuoka
Tadao Ando Architect & Associates
Chichu Art Museum (2004)
Naoshima, Kagawa, Japan

Photo © Mario Botta by Pino Musi
Mario Botta
MART (1988-2002)
Museo di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto
Trento, Italy

Photo © AJN: Architectures Jean Nouvel
AJN: Architectures Jean Nouvel
Musée du Quai Branly (1999-2005)
Paris, France

Photo: Philip Wegener
Daniel Libeskind
Frederic C. Hamilton Building
Denver Art Museum
Denver, CO, USA
arcspace feature Denver Art Museum

Photo: Pavilion "Hearing" © Heinrich Helfenstein
Annette Gigon / Mike Guyer
Museum and Park Kalkriese (1998-2002)
Osnabrück, Germany

Also included are:

Coop Himmelb(l)au
Musée des Confluences
Lyon, France
arcspace feature Musée des Confluences

Bernard Tschumi
The New Acropolis Museum
Athens, Greece
arcspace feature The New Acropolis Museum

Steven Holl
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art expansion
Kansas City
MO, USA

Kisho Kurokawa
The National Art Center
Tokyo, Japan
arcspace feature The National Art Center

Wood/Marsh Pty Ltd Architecture
ACCA (1996-2002)
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Atelier brückner, ART+COM
New conception of the BMW museum
Munich, Germany

Stephan Braunfels
Pinakothek der Moderne
Munich, Germany

David Chipperfield
Museumsinsel Berlin (Masterplan)
Berlin, Germany

Denton Corker Marshall Group
Stonehenge
Visitor Centre and Interpretive Museum
Wiltshire, UK

Taniguchi and Associates
Expansion of the Museum of Modern Art
New York, NY, USA

We wonder why "The 21st Century Museum" by SANAA is not included:
SANAA
21st Century Museum
Kanazawa, Japan
arcspace feature 21st Century Museum

The exhibition, a follow-up of the exhibition Museums for a New Millennium: Concepts, Projects, Buildings, was organized by Art Centre Basel in close collaboration with the individual architects.
Idea and concept: Suzanne Greub & Thierry Greub
Relisation: Christine Gisi

Catalog cover :
UNStudio
Ben van Berkel/Caroline Bos
Mercedes Benz Museum
Stuttgart, Germany
arcspace feature Mercedes Benz Museum

Museums in the 21st Century:
Concepts, Projects, Buildings
Publisher: Prestel Publishing

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After closing it's fourth venue on February 19, 2007, the exhibition will travel to:

Musée des Confluences
Lyon, France
March 20, 2007 - June 17, 2007

MART
Museo di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto
Trento, Italy
July 13, 2007 - October 7, 2007

Caixa Geral de Depósitos Culturgest Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
November 2, 2007 - February 3, 2008

Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Kulturforum
Berlin, Germany
February 29, 2008 - May 25, 2008

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Humlebæk, Denmark
June 20, 2008 - September 14, 2008

National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
Oslo, Norway
October 10, 2008 - January 11, 2009

University of Michigan
Museum of Art
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
February 6, 2009 - May 3, 2009

Frist Center for the Visual Arts
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
May 29, 2009 - August 23, 2009

Neues BMW Museum
Munich, Germany
May 14, 2010 - Aug 22, 2010

January 29, 2007





		EXHIBITION		Features
		Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts Projects Buildings Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz Linz, Austria The projects represented highlights the diverse personalities and handwritings of the architects. November 16, 2006 - February 19, 2007 Photo © Diller Scoficio + Renfro Diller Scofidio + Renfro New York, NY, USA arcspace feature Eyebeam Museum The museum has assumed the role of an urban landmark, formerly fulfilled by the cathedral, serving as a symbol of cultural identification. A spectacular museum building can enhance a city’s attractiveness, shifting a remote locale into public awareness through its striking presence, or endowing a fallow industrial zone with a new function. Photo: Niki Lackner courtesy Kunsthaus Graz Spacelab Peter Cook/Colin Fournier Kunsthaus Graz am Landesmuseum Joanneum Graz, Austria arcspace feature Kunsthaus Graz Illustrated by 27 of the world’s leading museum building projects, realized since the turn of the century, the exhibition presents the most important trends in museum architecture. The projects, represented by a selection of sketches, architectural plans, photographs and models, as well as multimedia displays, highlights the diverse personalities and handwritings of the star architects. Among the projects represented are: Photo © Anamorphosis architects Anamorphosis Architects Museum of the Hellenic World (2009-2011) Athens, Greece Sketch © Fumihiko Maki + Maki and Associates Fumihiko Maki + Maki and Associates Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo (2002-2006) Shimane, Japan Image courtesy Allied Works Architecture Brad Cloepfil Allied Works Architecture UMMA University of Michigan Art Museum Ann Arbor MI, USA arcspace feature UMMA Image © Zaha Hadid Architects Zaha Hadid Architects MAXXI (2003-2007) Rome, Italy arcspace feature National Centre of Contemporary Arts Image © CA2M, Shigeru Ban Architects Europe Shigeru Ban / Jean de Gastines Centre Pompidou Metz (2006-2008) Metz, Lothringen, France arcspace feature Centre Pompidou Metz Frank O Gehry Model photo © Gehry Partners, LLP Gehry Partners LLP Washington, DC, USA arcspace feature The Corcoran Gallery of Art Model photo courtesy Rafael Viñoly Rafael Viñoly The Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland, OH, USA Sketch © Jun Aoki & Associates Jun Aoki & Associates Aomori Museum of Art (1999-2005) Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan Photo: Michel Denancé Renzo Piano Building Workshop Zentrum Paul Klee Bern, Switzerland Photo © Tadao Ando/by Mitsuo Matsuoka Tadao Ando Architect & Associates Chichu Art Museum (2004) Naoshima, Kagawa, Japan Photo © Mario Botta by Pino Musi Mario Botta MART (1988-2002) Museo di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto Trento, Italy Photo © AJN: Architectures Jean Nouvel AJN: Architectures Jean Nouvel Musée du Quai Branly (1999-2005) Paris, France Photo: Philip Wegener Daniel Libeskind Frederic C. Hamilton Building Denver Art Museum Denver, CO, USA arcspace feature Denver Art Museum Photo: Pavilion "Hearing" © Heinrich Helfenstein Annette Gigon / Mike Guyer Museum and Park Kalkriese (1998-2002) Osnabrück, Germany Also included are: Coop Himmelb(l)au Musée des Confluences Lyon, France arcspace feature Musée des Confluences Bernard Tschumi The New Acropolis Museum Athens, Greece arcspace feature The New Acropolis Museum Steven Holl Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art expansion Kansas City MO, USA Kisho Kurokawa The National Art Center Tokyo, Japan arcspace feature The National Art Center Wood/Marsh Pty Ltd Architecture ACCA (1996-2002) Australian Centre for Contemporary Art Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Atelier brückner, ART+COM New conception of the BMW museum Munich, Germany Stephan Braunfels Pinakothek der Moderne Munich, Germany David Chipperfield Museumsinsel Berlin (Masterplan) Berlin, Germany Denton Corker Marshall Group Stonehenge Visitor Centre and Interpretive Museum Wiltshire, UK Taniguchi and Associates Expansion of the Museum of Modern Art New York, NY, USA We wonder why "The 21st Century Museum" by SANAA is not included: SANAA 21st Century Museum Kanazawa, Japan arcspace feature 21st Century Museum The exhibition, a follow-up of the exhibition Museums for a New Millennium: Concepts, Projects, Buildings, was organized by Art Centre Basel in close collaboration with the individual architects. Idea and concept: Suzanne Greub & Thierry Greub Relisation: Christine Gisi Catalog cover : UNStudio Ben van Berkel/Caroline Bos Mercedes Benz Museum Stuttgart, Germany arcspace feature Mercedes Benz Museum Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings Publisher: Prestel Publishing Check the price at amazon.com European customers click here: Check the price at amazon.co.uk After closing it's fourth venue on February 19, 2007, the exhibition will travel to: Musée des Confluences Lyon, France March 20, 2007 - June 17, 2007 MART Museo di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto Trento, Italy July 13, 2007 - October 7, 2007 Caixa Geral de Depósitos Culturgest Lisboa Lisboa, Portugal November 2, 2007 - February 3, 2008 Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Kulturforum Berlin, Germany February 29, 2008 - May 25, 2008 Louisiana Museum of Modern Art Humlebæk, Denmark June 20, 2008 - September 14, 2008 National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design Oslo, Norway October 10, 2008 - January 11, 2009 University of Michigan Museum of Art Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA February 6, 2009 - May 3, 2009 Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville, Tennessee, USA May 29, 2009 - August 23, 2009 Neues BMW Museum Munich, Germany May 14, 2010 - Aug 22, 2010 January 29, 2007