MARTa Herford is a contemporary art museum in Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia, designed by Frank Gehry and built by Archimedes GmbH. The idea formed in 2000, construction began in 2001, and the museum officially opened to the public on May 7, 2005. The article gives no style, materials, dimensions or owner, and no street address.
The name stands for Möbel (furniture), ART and Ambiente, reflecting Herford's role as a German center of furniture and home furnishing production. A Rilke poem is inscribed on Goebenstrasse, and sculptures stand by the entrance, including a Tupac Shakur statue by Paolo Chiasera.
Belgian curator Jan Hoet was the founding director. Roland Nachtigäller became director in 2009, and Kathleen Rahn in 2022. The article gives no hours or admission.
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