Kunsthalle Bern
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| Established | 1918 |
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| Location | Helvetiaplatz, Bern, Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 46°56′39″N 7°26′58″E / 46.9443°N 7.4494°E |
| Type | Kunsthalle |
| Director | Philippe Pirotte |
| Public transit access | Helvetiaplatz |
| Website | http://www.kunsthalle-bern.ch |
The Kunsthalle Bern is a Kunsthalle (art exposition hall) on the Helvetiaplatz in Bern, Switzerland.
It was built in 1917–1918 by the Kunsthalle Bern Association and opened on October 5, 1918. Since then, it has been the site of numerous expositions of contemporary art. The Kunsthalle gained international renown with expositions by artists such as Paul Klee, Christo, Alberto Giacometti, Henry Moore, Jasper Johns, Sol LeWitt, Gregor Schneider, Bruce Nauman and Daniel Buren, and with thematic expositions such as Harald Szeemann's When Attitudes Become Form (1969).
On the occasion of its 50th anniversary the Kunsthalle Bern became the first building ever to be wrapped entirely by Christo and Jeanne-Claude in July 1968.
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