Bucerius Kunst Forum
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The Bucerius Kunst Forum is a private art gallery in Hamburg
, Germany; founded in 2002 through the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius
foundation. It is named for Gerd Bucerius
and his wife, and located directly beside the Hamburg Rathaus
. The gallery shows 4 exhibitions per year, in cooperation with other collections. The museum participates in the Long Night of Museums
.
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, Germany; founded in 2002 through the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius
ZEIT-Stiftung
The Zeit-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius was founded in 1971 by Gerd Bucerius . The name refers to the founder, his second wife Gertrud Ebel whose nickname was Ebelin, and to the weekly newspaper Die Zeit, which was founded by Gerd Bucerius. The foundation is registered in Hamburg...
foundation. It is named for Gerd Bucerius
Gerd Bucerius
Gerd Bucerius was a German politician and journalist, one of the founding members of Die Zeit. He is the namesake of the Bucerius Law School in Hamburg and of the Bucerius Kunst Forum, an art gallery....
and his wife, and located directly beside the Hamburg Rathaus
Hamburg Rathaus
The Hamburg Rathaus is the Rathaus—the city hall or town hall—of Hamburg, Germany, it is the seat of the government of Hamburg, located in the Altstadt quarter in the city centre, near the lake Binnenalster and the central station...
. The gallery shows 4 exhibitions per year, in cooperation with other collections. The museum participates in the Long Night of Museums
Long Night of Museums
The Long Night of Museums or the Night of Museums is a cultural event organized together by multiple museums and cultural institutions in a location during which the establishments remain open late into the night...
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External links
- Website. Retrieved on 2009-10-08. (English selectable)