Kunsthalle

A kunsthalle is a facility that mounts temporary art exhibitions, similar to an art gallery.^[1] It is distinct from an art museum by not having a permanent collection.

In the German-speaking regions of Europe, Kunsthallen are often operated by a non-profit Kunstverein [de] ("art association" or "art society"), and have associated artists, symposia, studios and workshops. They are sometimes called a Kunsthaus.

Origin, spelling and variants

The term kunsthalle is a loanword from the German Kunsthalle, a compound noun formed by combining the two nouns Kunst (art) and Halle (hall).

Like all nouns in German, the word is written with an initial capital letter. In English, it should be written with a lower-case letter (kunsthalle) unless it is the first word of a sentence or part of a title. The plural form Kunsthallen is usually rendered as kunsthalles.^[2]

The term is translated as kunsthal in Danish, kunsthal in Dutch, kunstihoone in Estonian, taidehalli in Finnish, kunsthall in Norwegian and konsthall in Swedish.^[3]

List of kunsthalles

This list contains the exhibition venues, museums, and art societies that can be considered as kunsthalles.

Austria

Kunsthaus Graz, Graz
Kunsthalle Krems (foundation)
Kunsthalle Wien; see also Museumsquartier, Vienna (municipal)
KunstHausWien, Vienna
Secessionsgebäude (Secession Building), Vienna

Belgium

Kunsthal Gent [nl], Ghent
Kunsthalle Lophem, Loppem
Kunsthal Extra City [nl], Antwerp

Czech Republic

Kunsthalle Praha, Prague

Denmark

Kunsthal Aarhus, Aarhus
Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen
Nikolaj Kunsthal, (previously known as Kunsthallen Nikolaj), Copenhagen

Estonia

Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn (Tallinna Kunstihoone)

Finland

Kunsthalle Helsinki, Helsinki (Helsingin Taidehalli)
Kunsthalle Kohta, Helsinki (Kohta Taidehalli)
Kunsthalle Turku, Turku (Turun Taidehalli)

France

La Kunsthalle Mulhouse, Alsace
Château de Montsoreau-Museum of Contemporary Art, Montsoreau

Georgia

Kunsthalle Tbilisi, Tbilisi

Germany

Kunsthalle Baden-Baden (state-run)
Kunsthalle Bielefeld — with permanent collection (municipal)
Kunsthalle Bonn (German federal)
Kunsthalle Bremen — with a permanent collection (Kunstverein in Bremen)
Kunsthalle Bremerhaven (Kunstverein Bremerhaven)
Kunsthalle Darmstadt (Kunstverein Darmstadt)
Kunsthalle Düsseldorf (municipal)
Kunsthalle in Emden — with permanent collection (foundation)
Kunsthalle Erfurt (municipal/Erfurter Kunstverein)
Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt (municipal)
Kunsthalle Hamburg — with permanent collection, see Hamburger Kunsthalle (state-run)
Kunsthalle Göppingen (municipal/Kunstverein Göppingen)
Kunsthalle Karlsruhe — with permanent collection (state-run)
Kunsthalle Fridericianum Kassel, Fridericianum (municipal)
Kunsthalle zu Kiel — with permanent collection (state-run)
Kunsthalle Königsberg, now a market in Kaliningrad
Kunsthalle der Sparkasse Leipzig (foundation)
Kunsthalle Kunstverein Lingen (Kunstverein Lingen)
Kunsthalle Mainz [de], Mainz
Kunsthalle Mannheim — with permanent collection (municipal)
Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, München
Kunsthalle Münster [de], Münster
Kunsthalle Nürnberg (municipal)
Kunsthalle Rostock, Rostock
Kunsthaus Tacheles, Berlin
Kunsthalle Tübingen — with permanent collection (municipal/foundation)
Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven (municipal/Verein der Kunstfreunde Wilhelmshaven)

Hungary

Kunsthalle Budapest, Budapest, Hungary

Italy

AnonimaKunsthalle, Varese
Kunsthalle Bozen, Bolzano
Kunsthalle Meran, Merano

Netherlands

Kunsthal KAdE [nl], Amersfoort
Kunsthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam

Norway

Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen
Kunsthall Oslo, Oslo
Kunsthall Stavanger, Stavanger
Kunsthall Trondheim, Trondheim

Poland

Kunsthalle Breslau/Wrocław
Kunsthalle Danzig/Gdańsk

Portugal

Kunsthalle Lissabon, Lisbon, Portugal

Romania

Kunsthalle Bega/Timișoara

Slovakia

Kunsthalle Bratislava, Bratislava
Kunsthalle Košice, Košice

Sweden

Switzerland

Kunsthalle Arbon
Kunsthalle Basel (Basler Kunstverein)
Kunsthalle Bern (Verein der Kunsthalle Bern)
Fri Art Kunsthalle [de], Fribourg
Neue Kunst Halle St. Gallen (foundation)
Kunsthalle Zürich (municipal/Verein Kunsthalle Zürich)
Kunsthaus Zürich

United States

New Museum, New York City, New York
Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, Colorado^[3]
Institute of Contemporary Art Archived 2020-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, San Jose, California
MassArt Art Museum, Boston, Massachusetts
Kunsthalle Detroit, Michigan
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Texas
Portsmouth Museum of Art
Dallas Contemporary Texas
MOCA Ohio
Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago
Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockland, Maine
Blaffer Art Museum University of Houston, Texas
Moss Arts Center Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Sarasota Art Museum Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL

References

^ Finkel, Jori (2007-07-08). "A Museum That Lives Within Its Means". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on Mar 10, 2021. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
^ "kunsthalle". Wiktionary. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
^ ^a ^b Finkel, Jori (2014-10-07). "The Future of the American Kunsthalle". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.

[1] Finkel, Jori (2007-07-08). "A Museum That Lives Within Its Means". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on Mar 10, 2021. Retrieved 2020-12-19.

[2] "kunsthalle". Wiktionary. Retrieved 2020-12-19.

[:0-3] Finkel, Jori (2014-10-07). "The Future of the American Kunsthalle". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.

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