Subscribe
Search
ePaper
Newsletters
Subscribe
ePaper
Newsletters
Art market
Museums & heritage
Exhibitions
Books
Podcasts
Columns
Technology
Adventures with Van Gogh
Art market
Museums & heritage
Exhibitions
Books
Podcasts
Columns
Technology
Adventures with Van Gogh
Search

Art dealer Heiner Bastian signs over Chipperfield-designed house to Berlin museums

“Bastian House” will give visitors an overview of what to expect on Museum Island

Catherine Hickley
29 September 2017
Share
Arild Vågen / Wikimedia

Arild Vågen / Wikimedia

The Berlin art dealer Heiner Bastian has donated his David Chipperfield-designed house near Museum Island in Berlin to the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, the organisation that oversees the city’s museums.

The foundation will open Bastian House to the public next year. Over four floors and almost 2,000 sq. m it will serve to prepare visitors for Museum Island, particularly schoolchildren and families, by giving an overview of the museums and their collections. The building, which was completed in 2007, currently houses two galleries showing contemporary and Modern art, Galerie Bastian and Contemporary Fine Arts.

“The foundation will experiment with new forms of cooperation, communication and inclusion—future-oriented tasks to which museums and culture politicians need to devote themselves more than they have in the past,” says the culture minister Monika Grütters in a statement announcing the agreement.

Bastian announced he would donate his house last year, but withdrew his offer in May citing his “emotional connection to the house.” He has since had another change of heart.

The house is just opposite the James Simon Gallery, currently under construction as the new entrance building for Museum Island and also designed by Chipperfield. Activities planned for the Bastian House include workshops, conferences and discussions.

Share
Subscribe to The Art Newspaper’s digital newsletter for your daily digest of essential news, views and analysis from the international art world delivered directly to your inbox.
Newsletter sign-up
Information
About
Contact
Cookie policy
Data protection
Privacy policy
Frequently Asked Questions
Subscription T&Cs
Terms and conditions
Advertise
Sister Papers
Sponsorship policy
Follow us
Facebook
Instagram
YouTube
LinkedIn
© The Art Newspaper