Pinakothek der Moderne, Art museum in Kunstareal, Munich, Germany.
The Pinakothek der Moderne is a museum building in Munich's Kunstareal, opened in 2002 and designed by Stephan Braunfels. Its white exposed-concrete structure is entered through a two-shell rotunda 30 metres in diameter, from which two large staircases lead to the collections. The design collection occupies the basement, while the upper floor holds classical modernism in the west wing and contemporary art in the east wing.
The Pinakothek der Moderne opened on 16 September 2002, built on the site of the former Türkenkaserne after ten million euros in private donations started the funding. The Free State of Bavaria then financed the building by Stephan Braunfels. The collection itself grew after 1945 through purchases, legacies and donations, including the Tschudi donation that brought Matisse's Still Life with Geraniums (1910).
Four specialized museums share the building, allowing visitors to see paintings, sculptures, photographs, drawings, architectural models, and furniture design side by side. The arrangement of modern art, prints, design, and architecture collections makes it possible to discover connections between different artistic expressions.
The museum is open daily from Tuesday through Sunday, allowing visitors to explore the four collections at their own pace. It is advisable to set aside several hours to get a proper sense of all the departments.
The rotunda at the centre of the building measures 30 metres across; two large staircases lead from it to the collections. The architect Stephan Braunfels handed the Free State of Bavaria a list of more than 200 defects at the building's handover in 2002.
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