Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Modern art museum in Charlotte, United States
The Bechtler Museum is a modern art museum in Charlotte with a distinctive glass atrium structure running through the center of the building. Natural light flows through the four floors, creating bright open gallery spaces that unfold around this central core.
The museum opened in 2010 after Andreas Bechtler donated a significant family collection with roots going back to the 1950s. The story begins with two brothers, Hans and Walter Bechtler, who started gathering artworks and building this collection during that period.
The collection displays works by European, American, and British artists that visitors encounter as they walk through the galleries. People come here to see how modern art takes many different forms and expressions across different traditions.
The museum sits in downtown Charlotte on South Tryon Street and is easy to reach. Plan to spend at least a couple of hours exploring the collections at a relaxed pace and taking in the building's architecture.
The top floor extends as a gallery that juts out from the central atrium and is supported by just a single column rising from the plaza below. This architectural detail creates a remarkable floating sensation in the museum's upper area.
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