Aargauer Kunsthaus (English: ''Aargauer Art House'') a Swiss art museum founded in 1959, and located in
Aarau
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. The museum collection includes Swiss art from the 18th-century to the present day; and ''Naturama'', a natural history collection.
About
Works in the museum art collection include
Alberto Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti (, , ; 10 October 1901 – 11 January 1966) was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman and printmaker. Beginning in 1922, he lived and worked mainly in Paris but regularly visited his hometown Borgonovo to see his family and ...
,
Jean Tinguely
Jean Tinguely (22 May 1925 – 30 August 1991) was a Swiss sculptor best known for his kinetic art sculptural machines (known officially as Métamatics) that extended the Dada tradition into the later part of the 20th century. Tinguely's art s ...
,
Richard Long, and
Fischli/Weiss.
The original building was built between 1956 and 1959 by local architects Loepfe Hänni and Hänngli.
In 2003, a new building extension was added to the museum.
The architecture firm
Herzog & de Meuron
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–designed the new building.
Since 1 July 2020, art historian Katharina Ammann has served as the Director of Aargauer Kunsthaus.
See also
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List of contemporary art museums
Contemporary art museums around the world specialize in collecting and exhibiting contemporary art. The following is an alphabetical listing of major contemporary art museums, divided by country. A number of such museums are named Museum of Conte ...
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Manor Cultural Prize
Manor Cultural Prize (; ) is a Swiss fine arts prize awarded every two years by the Manor (department store) alongside art museums in 12 Swiss cities, which was founded in 1982 in Lucerne. The goal is to promote emerging artists under the age of 40 ...
References
External links
Official website
Art museums and galleries in Switzerland
1959 establishments in Switzerland
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