MARTa Herford
 As seen from Goebenstrasse, a few days before opening | |
| Established | 2005 |
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| Location | Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Coordinates | 52°07′16″N 8°40′06″E / 52.120982°N 8.668325°E |
| Type | Station |
| Website | http://marta-herford.de/?lang=en |
MARTa Herford is a contemporary art museum in Herford, Germany.
Building and history
The idea for the museum formed in 2000, drawing from Herford's status as a German center of furniture and home furnishing production.[1] The name MARTa is an acronym for Möbel (German for furniture), ART (simply art in English), and Ambiente (ambience).[2] The founding director of the museum was Jan Hoet, a noted Belgian curator. Roland Nachtigäller took over as director in 2009.
The building was designed by Frank Gehry and built by Archimedes GmbH.[3] Construction began in 2001,[4] and it officially opened to the public on May 7, 2005.[1]
Images
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A photo from across the street, showing some of the roof detail, the Rilke poem inscribed on Goebenstrasse, and sculptures by the entrance
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Statue of Tupac Shakur by Paolo Chiasera at the entrance
References
- 1 2 "MARTa Herford: Idea & Concept". Marta-herford.de. 2005-05-07. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
- ↑ Frank Gehry MARTa Herford. Basel: Birkhäuser. 2005. ISBN 978-3764371623.
- ↑ MARTa Freunde und Förderer (Editor) (2005-05-06). "Frank Gehry MARTa Herford (German and English Edition): MARTa Freunde und Förderer: 9783764371623: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20120315164222/http://www.arcspace.com/architects/gehry/herford/index.html. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2012. Missing or empty
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