Aargauer Kunsthaus

Swiss art museum and natural history museum

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47°23′27″N 8°02′41″E / 47.390965°N 8.044816°E / 47.390965; 8.044816TypeArt museum, Natural history museumDirectorKatharina AmmannWebsitewww.aargauerkunsthaus.ch

The Aargauer Kunsthaus (English: Aargau Art House) is a Swiss art museum founded in 1959, and located in Aarau. The museum collection includes Swiss art from the 18th century to the present day; and Naturama, a natural history collection.^[1]^[2]

About

Works in the museum art collection include Alberto Giacometti, Jean Tinguely, Richard Long, and Fischli/Weiss.^[3]

The original building was built between 1956 and 1959 by local architects Loepfe Hänni and Hänngli.^[3] In 2003, a new building extension was added to the museum.^[3] The architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron designed the new building.^[4]

Since 1 July 2020, art historian Katharina Ammann has served as the director of Aargauer Kunsthaus.^[5]

References

^ DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Switzerland. Penguin. 10 October 2013. ISBN 978-1-4654-1359-8.
^ "Aargauer Kunsthaus opens survey of current art practices in the Canton of Aargau". Artdaily.cc. 8 December 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The new Aargauer Kunsthaus by Herzog & de Meuron". Domusweb.it (in Italian). Retrieved 3 October 2022.
^ "Aargauer Kunsthaus". Lonelyplanet.com. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
^ "Neue Direktorin für das Aargauer Kunsthaus: Auf Madeleine Schuppli folgt Katharina Ammann". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). 2020. OCLC 611044404. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020.