Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Art museum in Stuttgart-Mitte, Germany
Kunstmuseum Stuttgart is an art museum in the city center housed in a distinctive glass structure rising 26 meters high. The facade combines glass and limestone panels, creating bright gallery spaces inside that showcase contemporary and modern artworks.
The Kunstmuseum Stuttgart opened in March 2005 as the successor to the Galerie der Stadt Stuttgart, whose holdings trace back to a 1924 gift from Marchese Silvio della Valle di Casanova. It was built on the site of the Kronprinzenpalais, damaged in a 1944 air raid and demolished in 1963, filling the gap next to the Königsbau along Königstraße.
The collection grew from a 1924 gift by Marchese Silvio della Valle di Casanova to the Galerie der Stadt Stuttgart. Its core is the most important Otto Dix holdings, including his 1927/28 triptych Großstadt, shown in two dedicated rooms. Works by Willi Baumeister, Adolf Hölzel and Dieter Roth are also on view.
The museum stands on Schloßplatz at the corner of Königstraße, next to the Königsbau, in Stuttgart-Mitte. The glass cube is entered from the square side; at night the illuminated limestone walls inside become visible through the facade. Meter-high words in grey and red adhesive film on the outer glass change with each exhibition, so the exterior looks different on return visits.
The glass cube's facade carries metre-high words and texts in grey and red adhesive film mounted on the outside of the windows; the wording changes with every exhibition. The building stands on the site of the Kronprinzenpalais, demolished in 1963 after air-raid damage in 1944.
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