The Sprengel Museum
Hannover, which focuses on German Expressionism and French Modernist painting,
is one of the most important museums of 20th and 21st-century
art. It was founded after the collection of Dr. Bernhard und Margrit Sprengel
was donated to the City of Hanover
in 1969. The new building was opened in 1979. Works by Max Ernst, Paul Klee,
Emil Nolde, Pablo Picasso and Kurt Schwitters, as well as by groups of artists
such as Die Brücke and the Blauer Reiter set the scene. Art after 1945 is
represented in an impressive fashion by works by artists ranging from Gerhard
Richter to Bruce Nauman. A special attraction are the rooms designed by
artists, including the reconstruction of Kurt Schwitters’ legendary ‘Merzbau’,
El Lissitzky’s ‘Abstract Cabinet’ and James Turrell’s light spaces. Particular
emphasis in the collection is placed on photography. The Sprengel Museum
Hannover unites the collections of modern art in what was formerly known as the
Städtische Galerie and the Landesgalerie.
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