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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).
Schnütgen Museum – Christian religious art mainly from medieval period (K) Museum für Angewandte Kunst – Museum of Applied Art (K) Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst – Museum of East Asian Art (K) artothek – (K) Kolumba – Art museum of the Archdiocese of Cologne [1] (P) Domschatzkammer – Treasure of the Cologne Cathedral (P)
Böhm's first independent building was the Cologne chapel "Madonna in the Rubble" (now integrated into Peter Zumthor's design of the Kolumba museum renovation). [1] The chapel was completed in 1949 where a medieval church once stood before it was destroyed during World War II. [1]
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.
Kolumba (diocesan art museum) in Cologne, Germany, designed by Peter Zumthor. Tama Art University Library, Hachiōji campus in Tokyo, designed by Toyo Ito. Wachendorf-Feldkapelle-Bruder-Klaus, Germany, designed by Peter Zumthor. FiftyTwoDegrees in Nijmegen, designed by Mecanoo.
Since most of the museum buildings had been destroyed, interim depots were later set up in the city and the surrounding area. Ewald remained in office as director until 1950 – beyond his retirement age. He was the only Cologne museum director not to have joined the NSDAP and was immediately confirmed in office in 1945. [15]