Schaulager (by Herzog and de Meuron)

Description: Schaulager (by Herzog & de Meuron)
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http://www.schaulager.org
The Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation
The Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation is at the heart of Schaulager. Founded in 1933 by Maja Hoffmann-Stehlin, the later Maja Sacher (1898-1989), the Foundation continues her commitment to contemporary art which she had begun with her husband. Maja Sacher pursued three main objectives with her Foundation: the collection, conservation and mediation of forward-looking art. The collection was given to the Kunstmuseum Basel as a permanent loan in 1941 and in 1980 Maja Sacher initiated the construction of the world's first museum of contemporary art.

The Foundation's capital guarantees the continuous development of the collection. This has now become so extensive that only a small part can be exhibited in the Kunstmuseum or Museum of Contemporary Art at any one time.

Schaulager once again enters unknown territory with the promotion of contemporary art in the spirit of Maja Sacher. The construction and running of Schaulager has been made possible by the Laurenz Foundation, founded in 1999.
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address:
Ruchfeldstrasse 19
CH-4142 Münchenstein / Basel
Switzerland
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