Museum of Concrete Art

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Museum of Concrete Art with the outdoor sculpture by Marcello Morandini

The Museum of Concrete Art in Ingolstadt presents the diversity of Concrete Art since its inception in the permanent collection and in temporary exhibitions on around 800 m² of exhibition space . In addition, it is dedicated to selected aspects of design, which in the 20th century was often closely linked to Concrete Art.

The basis of the collection was the purchase of Eugen Gomringer's private art collection , one of the central representatives of so-called Concrete Poetry . The purchase was made possible thanks to the generous support of industry and trade as well as numerous donations from the Ingolstadt citizens. On June 26, 1992, the Museum of Concrete Art was opened in its current premises in a former barracks building from the 18th century. The architectural design of the Munich architects Claus and Forster was awarded in 1993 by the Association of German Architects .

A new building is currently being built on the former foundry site in Ingolstadt in order to provide an appropriate setting for the constantly growing collection and the diverse activities of the museum. The client is the Viennese office Querkraft. The foundation stone was laid on June 7, 2016, and the opening is planned for 2022. The historic foundry hall will be preserved and will be used in the future as the reception area and ticket office of the Museum for Concrete Art and Design (MKKD), as it will be called after completion. There will also be a spacious restaurant, a bar with a lounge and the large north hall, an elongated, light-flooded room with free exhibitions. The actual museum is being built in the basement. It will take into account the constantly expanding collection of designs.

The director of the museum is Simone Schimpf.

The Museum of Concrete Art in Ingolstadt, taken from Tränktorstrasse.
New building of the MKK Ingolstadt

literature

  • Museum for Concrete Art Ingolstadt , edition of the series "Museum", Westermann-Verlag, Braunschweig 1991

Web links

Commons : Museum for Concrete Art Ingolstadt  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ A large work for the future in the Donaukurier from June 7, 2016, accessed on June 9, 2016
  2. ↑ Interview with Simone Schempf in Donaukurier on June 1, 2016, accessed on June 9, 2016
  3. ^ Page about the museum team
  4. ↑ Data from the "Museum" series in the DNB

Coordinates: 48 ° 45 ′ 43.5 "  N , 11 ° 25 ′ 37.6"  E