Tag Museums

23-11-2018

BBGK Architekci: Katyń Museum in Warsaw

In the Warsaw Citadel is the Katyń Museum, commemorating the slaughter of 21,768 Polish military officers and civilians at the hands of the Soviet secret police in 1940. Katyń Museum was designed by a team of architects, artists and landscape architects under the guidance of BBGK Architekci.

25-10-2018

Amos Rex, the new Amos Anderson Art Museum by JKMM

Helsinki has been blessed with a new architectural and art attraction, the Amos Rex art museum - designed by JKMM - right in the heart of Finland's capital, simultaneously refurbishing an iconic 1930s building called Lasipalatsi as an integral part of the museum.

24-10-2018

KUNSTLABOR in Munich, creative temporary use

With KUNSTLABOR, the Museum of Urban and Contemporary Art (MUCA) unveils one of the largest art projects in Munich.

22-10-2018

Farewell to Paul Andreu, the airport architect

Paul Andreu died in Paris at the age of 80 on October 11, 2018. The architect, engineer, writer and painter was known primarily for his airports, starting with Charles-de-Gaulle in Paris – Roissy, opened in 1974, and also including airports in Bordeaux, Nice, Abu Dhabi, Cairo, Dar es Salaam, Point-à-Pitre and many more all over the world.

10-10-2018

WORKac Beirut Museum of Art: An open museum for Beirut

Studio WORKac has designed an art museum with a permeable envelope in Beirut, an iconic building that forms an urban landmark in a new public park with a focus on art.

25-09-2018

Opening of Dallara Academy, Atelier(s) Alfonso Femia

All-round excellence: the new Dallara Academy building in Varano de' Melegari in Emilia Romagna officially opened to the general public on 21 September.

19-09-2018

Akihisa Hirata: Art Museum and Library Ota, Japan

With the project for the Art Museum and Library of Ota in Japan, Akihisa Hirata has redeveloped the area of the north entrance to a railway station and encouraged pedestrian traffic towards the historic city centre.

11-09-2018

Kengo Kuma V&A Dundee, Scotland

The 15th September will see the official public opening of the new museum of Dundee, in Scotland, the V&A Dundee designed by Kengo Kuma. Photos and videos created with drones and recently publicised, show brand new views of the building designed by the Japanese architect and inspired by the Scottish cliffs.