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Kunsthalle
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Kunsthalle is, generally, in German
speaking regions a term for a facility mounting temporary art exhibition
s. Some are run or supported by a local Kunstverein, an art association
of local collectors and artists. In many German speaking cities, the local Kunstverein established permanent collections similar to those of the Kunstmuseum, which derive mainly from earlier feudal times.
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
speaking regions a term for a facility mounting temporary art exhibition
Art exhibition
Art exhibitions are traditionally the space in which art objects meet an audience. The exhibit is universally understood to be for some temporary period unless, as is rarely true, it is stated to be a "permanent exhibition". In American English, they may be called "exhibit", "exposition" or...
s. Some are run or supported by a local Kunstverein, an art association
Art association
An art association is an association for artists and others interested in art, typically visual art.- Examples :* * * * * *...
of local collectors and artists. In many German speaking cities, the local Kunstverein established permanent collections similar to those of the Kunstmuseum, which derive mainly from earlier feudal times.
Austria
- Kunsthalle Krems (foundation)
- Kunsthalle WienKunsthalle WienThe Kunsthalle Wien is an institution in Vienna for temporary exhibitions of contemporary international art. It opened in 1992, and was originally located on Karlsplatz, in a container-shaped building designed as a temporary site by the Austrian architect Adolf Krischanitz...
; see also MuseumsquartierMuseumsquartierThe Museumsquartier is a 60,000 m² large area in the 7th district of the city of Vienna, Austria; it is the eighth largest cultural area in the world. The Museumsquartier contains Baroque buildings as well as Modern architecture by the architects Laurids and Manfred Ortner . The renovation of the...
, ViennaViennaVienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
(municipal)
Germany
- Kunsthalle Baden-Baden (state-run)
- Kunsthalle BielefeldKunsthalle BielefeldThe Kunsthalle Bielefeld is a modern art museum in Bielefeld, Germany. It was designed by Philip Johnson in 1968, and paid for by the businessman and art patron Rudolf August Oetker.-Collection and exhibitions:...
— with permanent collection (municipal) - Kunsthalle Bonn (German federal)
- Kunsthalle BremenKunsthalle BremenThe Kunsthalle Bremen is an art museum in the Hanseatic City Bremen, Germany.The Kunsthalle was built in 1849 and enlarged in 1902 by architect Eduard Gildemeister....
— with permanent collection http://www.kunsthalle-bremen.de/ (Kunstverein in Bremen) - Kunsthalle Bremerhaven (Kunstverein Bremerhaven)
- Kunsthalle Darmstadt (Kunstverein Darmstadt)
- Kunsthalle DüsseldorfKunsthalle Düsseldorf-Building:The present art centre was built in 1967 in Brutalist architecture by the architects Konrad Beckmann and Brockes. They used commercially available precast concrete for the construction work.-History:...
(municipal) - Kunsthalle in Emden — with permanent collection (foundation)
- Kunsthalle Erfurt (municipal/Erfurter Kunstverein)
- Schirn Kunsthalle FrankfurtSchirn Kunsthalle FrankfurtThe Schirn Kunsthalle is Frankfurt's active exhibition space located in the heart of the old city next to the Dom , exhibiting both modern and contemporary art. Exhibitions in recent years included retrospectives of Wassily Kandinsky, Marc Chagall, Frida Kahlo, Alberto Giacometti, Bill Viola, and...
(municipal) - Kunsthalle Göppingen (municipal/Kunstverein Göppingen)
- Kunsthalle Fridericianum Kassel, FridericianumFridericianumThe Fridericianum is a museum in Kassel, Germany. Built in 1779, it is one of the oldest public museums in Europe. The quintennial art festival documenta is centred on the site....
(municipal) - Kunsthalle zu Kiel — with permanent collection (state-run)
- Kunsthalle HamburgKunsthalle HamburgThe Hamburger Kunsthalle is an art museum in Hamburg, Germany. The art museum focuses on painting in Hamburg in the 14th century, paintings by Dutch and Flemish artists of the 16th and 17th centuries, French and German paintings of the 19th century, modern, and contemporary art...
— with permanent collection, see Hamburger Kunsthalle (state-run) - Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe — with permanent collection (state-run)
- Kunsthalle der Sparkasse Leipzig (foundation)
- Kunsthalle Kunstverein Lingen (Kunstverein Lingen)
- Kunsthalle MannheimKunsthalle MannheimThe Kunsthalle Mannheim is a museum of modern and contemporary art, established in 1909 and located in Mannheim, Germany. The building designed by Hermann Billing was erected as a temporary structure to serve an "International Art Exhibition" of 1907, commemorating the 300th anniversary of the...
— with permanent collection http://www.kunsthalle-mannheim.de/ (municipal) - Kunsthalle NürnbergKunsthalle NürnbergThe Kunsthalle Nürnberg is an art centre founded in 1967, near the city centre. It hosts exhibitions by contemporary international artists in Nuremberg...
(municipal) - Kunsthalle Tübingen — with permanent collection, rarely on display (municipal/foundation)
- Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven (municipal/Verein der Kunstfreunde Wilhelmshaven)
Switzerland
- Kunsthalle BaselKunsthalle BaselSince opening in 1872, Kunsthalle Basel has examined various positions concerning contemporary art. This renowned exhibition space in the Swiss city of Basel has a very long tradition of supporting avant-garde artists and expanding the accepted boundaries of contemporary art. Contemporary art...
(Basler Kunstverein) - Kunsthalle BernKunsthalle BernThe Kunsthalle Bern is a Kunsthalle on the Helvetiaplatz in Berne, Switzerland.It was built in 1917–1918 by the Kunsthalle Bern Association and opened on October 5, 1918. Since then, it has been the site of numerous expositions of contemporary art...
(Verein der Kunsthalle Bern) - Neue Kunst Halle St. Gallen (foundation)
- Kunsthalle ZürichKunsthalle ZürichThe Kunsthalle Zürich is a contemporary art exhibition centre in Zurich, Switzerland. It is located on Limmatstrasse, near the city centre. The current director is Beatrix Ruf.A number of temporary exhibitions are organized each year...
(municipal/Verein Kunsthalle Zürich)