MARTa Herford

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MARTa Herford
MARTa Herford, entrance.jpg
Entrance, 2024
MARTa Herford
Established2005
Location Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Coordinates 52°07′16″N8°40′06″E / 52.120982°N 8.668325°E / 52.120982; 8.668325
TypeStation
Website https://marta-herford.de/en/

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

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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  [ de ] took over as director in 2009. Kathleen Rahn followed as new director in 2022.

The museum from Goebenstrasse, a few days before opening Herford MARTa 88.jpg
The museum from Goebenstrasse, a few days before opening

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "MARTa Herford: Idea & Concept". Marta-herford.de. 7 May 2005. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  2. Frank Gehry MARTa Herford. Basel: Birkhäuser. 2005. ISBN   978-3764371623.
  3. MARTa Freunde und Förderer, ed. (6 May 2005). Frank Gehry MARTa Herford (German and English Edition): MARTa Freunde und Förderer: 9783764371623: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN   3764371625.
  4. "MARTa Herford". Archived from the original on 15 March 2012.