Neues Museum Nürnberg (NMN) is a

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for

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and

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and

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Nuremberg Nuremberg (, ; ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the Franconia#Towns and cities, largest city in Franconia, the List of cities in Bavaria by population, second-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Bav ...

Architecture

In 1990 the Bavarian government decided to build a 20th-century museum. The building in which the museum is located was designed by the architect

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. Construction started on 11 September 1996 and ended in October 1999. The official opening was on 15. April 2000. On 3000 sq/m contemporary art as well as art and design dating back to the 1950s is being shown.

Environmental Protection

Since March 2015, the NMN houses

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on its roof. City

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Bernd J. Kobr currently looks after the bees. Their

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"Stadtgold" ("City Gold") can be bought in the museum shop.

Directors

* Lucius Grisebach from 1. October 1997 to 31. August 2007 * Angelika Nollert from 1. October 2007 to 1. May 2014 * Eva-Christina Kraus from 1. September 2014 to 31. July 2020 *Simone Schimpf since 1. July 2021

References

External links

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Museum website
Modern art museums in Germany Art museums and galleries in Germany Art museums and galleries established in 2000 Museums in Nuremberg 2000 establishments in Germany {{Bavaria-struct-stub