Kunstmuseum Basel, New Building

In April 2016, the Kunstmuseum Basel is opening its new building, increasing its exhibition space by approximately two thirds. Designed by the architectural office Christ & Gantenbein, the building is completely in the service of art-solitary in its outward appearance, it is nevertheless closely linked to the Kunstmuseum, both in formal terms as well as by means of an underground connecting tract.
This publication introduces the building in all of its facets for the first time. In extensive texts, the director of the Kunstmuseum Basel, Bernhard Mendes Bürgi, and the architect Emanuel Christ describe the concept as well as the content-related and artistic aspects of this new building; Mechtild Widrich looks at it in the general context of museum architecture. Layout drawings and numerous illustrations complete the overview. (German edition ISBN 978-3-7757-4090-6)
 
Open starting 19.4.2016

Summary

In April 2016, the Kunstmuseum Basel is opening its new building, increasing its exhibition space by approximately two thirds. Designed by the architectural office Christ & Gantenbein, the building is completely in the service of art—solitary in its outward appearance, it is nevertheless closely linked to the Kunstmuseum, both in formal terms as well as by means of an underground connecting tract.
This publication introduces the building in all of its facets for the first time. In extensive texts, the director of the Kunstmuseum Basel, Bernhard Mendes Bürgi, and the architect Emanuel Christ describe the concept as well as the content-related and artistic aspects of this new building; Mechtild Widrich looks at it in the general context of museum architecture. Layout drawings and numerous illustrations complete the overview. (German edition ISBN 978-3-7757-4090-6)
 
Open starting 19.4.2016

Product details

• Authors: Kunstmuseum Basel, Bernhard Mende Bürgi, Bernhard Mendes Bürgi, Emanue Christ, Emanuel Christ, Stefano Graziani, Me Widrich, Mechtild Widrich
• Assisted by: Stefano Graziani (Photographs), Kunstmuseu Basel (Editor), Kunstmuseum Basel (Editor), Bernhard Mendes Bürgi (Editor), Kunstmuseum Basel (Editor), Mendes Bürgi (Editor), Mendes Bürgi (Editor), Bernhard Mendes Bürgi (Editor), Bernhard Mendes Bürgi (Foreword), Peter Mosimann (Foreword)
• Publisher: Hatje Cantz Verlag
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2016
• EAN: 9783775740913
• ISBN: 978-3-7757-4091-3
• No. of pages: 120
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 210 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 660 g
• Illustrations: 60 Abb.
• Series: Architektur
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Architecture; Architektur : Bildbände, Monographien, Museumsarchitektur, Basel (Stadt) : Architektur, Swissness, entdecken, Emanuel Christ