Kunstmuseum St. Gallen

Coordinates: 47°25′40″N 9°22′54″E / 47.4278°N 9.38158°E / 47.4278; 9.38158
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Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, 2022
Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, 2022

Kunstmuseum St. Gallen (English: Art Museum St. Gallen), is a Swiss art museum founded in 1877 and located in St. Gallen, Switzerland.[1] It is an important museum within Eastern Switzerland because of their expansive European art collection.

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Neues Museum St. Gallen, 19th-century drawing Johann Christoph Kunkler
Neues Museum St. Gallen, 19th-century drawing Johann Christoph Kunkler

The St. Gallen Kunstverein (English: St. Gallen Art Association) helped found the museum.[1] Since 2012, the museum is operated by Stiftung Kunstmuseum St. Gallen (English: The Kunstmuseum St. Gallen Foundation). The building for the museum was designed by architect Johann Christoph Kunkler [de].[2]

The museum art collection includes Swiss, Dutch, French, and other European-originating paintings and sculptures, ranging in time from the late-Middle Ages to the present-day.[3][2] Since 1989/1990, the Kunstmuseum St. Gallen has participated in the Manor Cultural Prize, which is awarded every two years for Swiss emerging artist representing the Canton of St. Gallen.[4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Omlin, Sibylle (2004). Art from Switzerland: Art Production and the Art System in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Pro Helvetia Documentation-Information-Press. p. 129. ISBN 978-3-909622-01-6.
  2. ^ a b "Kunstmuseum St.Gallen". Schweiz Tourismus. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  3. ^ Connaissance des arts (in French). Société Française de Promotion Artistique. 2005. pp. XXII.
  4. ^ "L'artiste Sarah Margnetti reçoit le Prix culturel Manor Vaud". blue News (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  5. ^ Ammann, Jean-Christophe (2000). Hier, da und dort: Kunst in Singen : Aufsätze zur Kunst im öffentlichen Raum und Dokumentation des Projekts (in German). Häusser-media. p. 315. ISBN 978-3-89552-071-6.

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