Walker Art Center
Walker Art Center is an art museum in Minneapolis , Minnesota founded in 1879 by lumberjack Thomas Barlow Walker . In 1927 it moved to its present location and was then the first public art museum in the upper midwest of the United States.
Thanks to a donation from Gilbert Walker, works of the modern age, e.g. B. Sculptures by Pablo Picasso , Henry Moore , Alberto Giacometti and others can be bought for the collection. There is also a sculpture garden on the 69,000 square meter museum area .
The museum has been named one of the best contemporary museums in the country by Newsweek .
Expansion from 1999 to 2005
From 1999 to 2005 the Walker Art Center was renovated and expanded. The renovation was planned by the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron , and Christine Binswanger was in charge of the project . A misshapen cube was added to the existing brick building, which appears to float as it protrudes over the ground floor almost to the street. The metal facade, which reflects the light differently depending on the incidence, is particularly striking. The large, misshapen window cutouts appear deconstructivist. The old and new buildings are connected on the ground floor by a gallery with a glass facade.
In addition to a brightly lit and enlarged exhibition area, the museum now also has a theater. The renovation turned the complex into a multifunctional cultural center. Expanding the cultural offering is a tool used by many European and North American museums to appeal to a wider audience.
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Coordinates: 44 ° 58 ′ 9.6 ″ N , 93 ° 17 ′ 19.8 ″ W.