MUS EUMS
The central entrance hall (left) photo: © Noshe
has been designed to host a range of community events
Kunsthaus Zurich completes After 12 years of planning and construction, the new Kunsthaus Zurich extension has opened, more than doubling the Swiss museum’s exhibition space and making it the country’s biggest art museum
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cross from the Kunsthaus Zurich’s main museum building, a major new SFr206m ($223m) extension has opened, housing the collection of classic
modernism, the Bührle collection, temporary exhibitions and art from 1960 onwards. The new building was designed by David Chipperfield, and sits on the northern side of Heimplatz Square opposite the original 1910 Moser building. It connects with the existing Kunsthaus via an underground tunnel. Chipperfield’s goal was to turn Heimplatz Square into an urban hub for arts and education
photo: © Noshe
in a move that Zurich’s authorities hope will see the city rival Basel as a destination for art lovers. A large central entrance hall – reportedly inspired by Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall –
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