MARTa Herford

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MARTa Herford

Entrance, 2024
Established	2005
Location	Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Coordinates	52°07′16″N 8°40′06″E / 52.120982°N 8.668325°E / 52.120982; 8.668325
Type	Station
Website	https://marta-herford.de/en/

MARTa Herford is a contemporary art museum in Herford, Germany.

The idea for the museum formed in 2000, drawing from Herford's status as a German center of furniture and home furnishing production.^[1] The name MARTa is an acronym for Möbel (German for furniture), ART (simply art in English), and Ambiente (ambience).^[2] The founding director of the museum was Jan Hoet, a noted Belgian curator. Roland Nachtigäller [de] took over as director in 2009. Kathleen Rahn followed as new director in 2022.

The building was designed by Frank Gehry and built by Archimedes GmbH.^[3] Construction began in 2001,^[4] and it officially opened to the public on May 7, 2005.^[1]

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  A photo from across the street, showing some of the roof detail, the Rilke poem inscribed on Goebenstrasse, and sculptures by the entrance
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  Statue of Tupac Shakur by Paolo Chiasera [de] at the entrance

• List of works by Frank Gehry

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