MARTa Herford

MARTa Herford is a contemporary art museum in Herford, Germany.

MARTa Herford
As seen from Goebenstrasse, a few days before opening
Established2005
LocationHerford, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Coordinates52.120982°N 8.668325°E / 52.120982; 8.668325
TypeStation
Websitehttp://marta-herford.de/?lang=en

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
  • A photo from across the street, showing some of the roof detail, the Rilke poem inscribed on Goebenstrasse, and sculptures by the entrance
  • Statue of Tupac Shakur by Paolo Chiasera at the entrance

References
  1. "MARTa Herford: Idea & Concept". Marta-herford.de. 2005-05-07. Archived from the original on 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  2. Frank Gehry MARTa Herford. Basel: Birkhäuser. 2005. ISBN 978-3764371623.
  3. MARTa Freunde und Förderer (Editor) (2005-05-06). Frank Gehry MARTa Herford (German and English Edition): MARTa Freunde und Förderer: 9783764371623: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 3764371625.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  4. https://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 |title= (help)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.