Kunsthalle Explained
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 ("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
Belgium
- , Ghent
- Kunsthalle Lophem, Loppem
- , Antwerp
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
- Kunsthalle Helsinki, Helsinki (Helsingin Taidehalli)
- Kunsthalle Kohta, Helsinki (Kohta Taidehalli)
- Kunsthalle Turku, Turku (Turun Taidehalli)
France
Georgia
- Kunsthalle Tbilisi, Tbilisi
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
- Kunsthalle Breslau/Wrocław
- Kunsthalle Danzig/Gdańsk
Portugal
Romania
- Kunsthalle Bega/Timișoara
Slovakia
Switzerland
United States
- New Museum, New York City, New York
- Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, Colorado
- Institute of Contemporary Art, 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
See also
Notes and References
- News: Finkel. Jori. 2007-07-08. A Museum That Lives Within Its Means. en. The New York Times. live. 2020-12-19. 0362-4331 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210310185834/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/arts/design/08fink.html . Mar 10, 2021.
- Web site: kunsthalle. 2020-12-19. Wiktionary. en.
- Web site: Finkel. Jori. 2014-10-07. The Future of the American Kunsthalle. 2020-07-18. ARTnews.com. en-US.