Bündner Kunstmuseum

Bündner Kunstmuseum

Bündner Kunstmuseum, 2009
Established	1919
Location	Bahnhofstrasse 35, 7000 Chur, Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland
Coordinates	46.851332°N 9.53236°E / 46.851332; 9.53236
Type	Art museum
Website	kunstmuseum.gr.ch

Bündner Kunstmuseum (English: Graubünden Art Museum) is a Swiss art museum founded in 1919, and located in Chur, Switzerland.[1]

About

The Villa Planta building was formerly a house owned by Jacques Ambrosius von Planta (1826–1901), built from 1874 to 1876 and designed by architect Johannes Ludwig.[2] Bündner Kunstmuseum was founded in 1919 in the Villa Planta by the Bündner Kunstverein (English: Graubünden Art Association).[3]

Around 1927, the natural history portion of the collection was moved next door in order to form the Natur- und Nationalpark-Museum (English: Nature and National Park Museum).[4] From 1987 to 1990, the Villa Planta was remodeled by local architect collective Peter Zumthor, Peter Calonder, and Hans-Jörg Ruch.[5][4] In 2016, the museum added a cube-shaped building extension with a gridded facade in cast concrete, designed by architects Barozzi Veiga.[3][6][7]

The museum art collection contains work by Graubünden-local artists, and includes Angelica Kauffmann,[8] Augusto Giacometti, Giovanni Segantini, and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner.[9] Since 1990, the Bündner Kunstmuseum has participated in the Manor Cultural Prize, which is awarded every two years for Swiss emerging artist representing the Canton of Graubünden.^[citation needed]

References

1. "Bündner Kunstmuseum Chur, Aus der Tiefe der Zeit. Kunst in Graubünden vor 1530" [Bündner Kunstmuseum Chur, from the depths of time. Art in Graubünden before 1530]. arttv.ch (in German). April 22, 2019. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
2. "Planta, Jacques Ambrosius von". Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz (HLS) (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-06.
3. "Wo Alt und Neu aufeinandertreffen". Suedostschweiz.ch (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-05.
4. "Vom Wohnhaus Zum Modernen Kunstmuseum". kunstmuseum.gr.ch (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-06.
5. "FSB North America FSB – Grisons Art Museum Extension, Chur". FSB-Franz Schneider Brakel GmbH + Co KG. 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
6. "Cube art: Barozzi Veiga completes addition to Chur's Bündner Kunstmuseum". Wallpaper* Magazine. 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
7. "Barozzi Veiga completes concrete extension to Swiss museum". Dezeen. 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
8. The Rough Guide to Switzerland (Travel Guide). Apa Publications (UK) Limited. 2022-06-17. p. 582. ISBN 978-1-78919-672-6.
9. "Bündner Kunstmuseum". LonelyPlanet.com. Retrieved 2022-10-06.

External links

• Official website