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The museum was founded by the Society for Christian Art in 1853, and taken over by the Archdiocese of Cologne in 1989. [2] Until 2007 it was located near Cologne Cathedral. Its new home, built from 2003 to 2007, was designed by Peter Zumthor and inaugurated by Joachim Meisner.
The Swiss architect Peter Zumthor designed a new museum for the archdiocese which integrates the chapel, and the excavation sites. [4] Building began in 2003, and the Kolumba was opened in 2007. [ 4 ]
Kolumba Museum, Cologne Zumthor founded his own firm in 1979. His practice grew quickly and he accepted more international projects. Zumthor has taught at University of Southern California Institute of Architecture and SCI-ARC in Los Angeles (1988), the Technical University of Munich (1989), Tulane University (1992), and the Harvard Graduate School of Design (1999).
1960 Herz-Jesu-Kirche, Bergisch Gladbach Böhm's 1968 Iglesia Youth Center Library, Cologne Maria, Königin des Friedens pilgrimage church, Neviges, Germany Gottfried Böhm (pronounced [ˈɡɔtfʁiːt ˈbøːm]; 23 January 1920 – 9 June 2021) was a German architect and sculptor.
Kolumba Museum. The Kolumba brick was developed in collaboration with Swiss architect Peter Zumthor for the Kolumba Museum in Cologne in 2000. [2] The long, slender brick is produced in 30 colours and has been sold to more than 30 countries [3] and accounted for 15 % of the total [2] It has also been used in the construction of the Royal Danish Playhouse in Copenhagen.
National Pinball Museum [17] Newseum, founded 1997 in Rosslyn, Virginia, moved to Washington in 2008, closed December 2019 and is currently seeking new location. [18] Washington Doll's House and Toy Museum, founded in 1975, closed 2004. [19] [20] Washington Gallery of Modern Art; USS Barry (DD-933), opened as a museum ship in 1984, closed in ...
The Arts and Industries Building is the second oldest (after The Castle) of the Smithsonian museums on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Initially named the National Museum, it was built to provide the Smithsonian with its first proper facility for public display of its growing collections. [3]
The District of Columbia, capital of the United States, is home to 78 National Historic Landmarks.The National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [1]