A glass cube on Stuttgart's Schlossplatz houses the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart. Its transparent outer shell wraps a stone inner core, and the cube glows at night. Designed by the Berlin architects Hascher Jehle, it opened in 2005. Part of the gallery space lies below ground, extending into former road tunnels beneath the square.
The collection centres on art from Stuttgart and southwest Germany from the 19th century onwards. Its best-known holding is a major collection of Otto Dix, including the triptych Metropolis, a stark portrait of 1920s Berlin nightlife. Works by artists linked to the city, such as Adolf Hölzel and Willi Baumeister, trace the region's role in early abstraction. Contemporary art, including a substantial group of works by Dieter Roth, brings the story up to the present.
The museum grew out of the city's municipal gallery, whose collection began with a private bequest in the 1920s. It draws more than 300,000 visitors a year. It particularly suits anyone interested in German modernism.
No audio tours yet
Visited Kunstmuseum Stuttgart? Make the first audio tour: AI helps with the stops, scripts and narration.
Wikipedia