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Busch-Reisinger Museum
Neighborhood: Harvard Square
32 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-9400
32 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-9400
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3 reviews for Busch-Reisinger Museum
For a collection of 20th Century German Art there is probably nothing better in the Western Hemisphere. I've been twice and just like Margaret H it's the Klimt that gets me everytime...
Turn the corner, a modern chair design, a sculpture, some paintings and. the. stunning. splashes. of. colour. and. more. splashes. thousands.... It's the Klimt. It's called Pear Trees. I have to spend at least 5 mins in that room looking at it. I'm amazed I even have some faint recollection of what else is in the museum.
For those of you who don't know... this Museum is basically a wing of the also excellent Fogg museum. But its unique collection and fascinating visiting exhibits put it a class above. I went with a total groupie for German modern art and she couldn't get enough of it, Beckmann's work especially.
See - I did remember more than just that Klimt.
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Feel like seeing some German Expressionist paintings? How about a live demonstration of kinetic sculpture by Bauhaus photographer Laszlo Moholy-Nagy? Then try the Busch-Reisinger, a fantastic museum specializing in the arts of Central and Northern Europe with an emphasis on German art. It has some particularly interesting work from the post WWI era.
Like the other Harvard museums, it's free on Sundays!
(to get there enter through a door on the second floor of the Fogg Museum)
http://www.artmuseums....
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Though deceptively small, this adjunct museum to the Fogg has a potent collection. You should visit it to see the German Expressionist works and the impressive number of pieces by Joseph Beuys. There's also a Klimt that gets me everytime...
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Specialties
The Busch-Reisinger Museum is the only museum in America devoted to promoting the arts of Central and Northern Europe, with a special emphasis on the German-speaking countries. Founded in 1901 as the Germanic Museum, the museum relocated to Adolphus Busch Hall in 1921 and then to Werner Otto Hall at 32 Quincy Street in 1991. The Busch-Reisinger Museum has particularly important holdings of Austrian Secession art, German expressionism, 1920s abstraction, and material related to the Bauhaus. In addition, the Busch-Reisinger Museum has significant holdings of post-war and contemporary art from German-speaking Europe. The collection of unique and editioned artworks by artist Joseph Beuys is among the world's most comprehensive.
History
Established in 1901
In June 2008, the Harvard Art Museum's building at 32 Quincy Street, formerly the home of the Fogg and Busch-Reisinger Museums, closed for a major renovation. During this renovation, the Sackler Museum at 485 Broadway remains open and has been reinstalled with some of the finest works representing the collections of all three museums. When complete, the renovated historic building on Quincy Street will unite the three museums in a single state-of-the-art facility designed by architect Renzo Piano.
