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Experience the most modern of musical art forms in our iconic lobby. Held the first Friday of every month, Jazz at the Bechtler, sponsored by Classica Homes and Kimpton Tryon Park Hotel, explores the vibrant history and evolution of this modern genre while celebrating the dynamic interplay between visual art and the captivating sounds of jazz music.
Bechtler Museum of Modern Art. The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a 36,500-square-foot (3,390 m 2) museum space dedicated to the exhibition of mid-20th-century modern art. The modern art museum is part of the new Levine Center for the Arts in Uptown. The museum building was designed by architect Mario Botta .
- January 2, 2010
- 420 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Todd DeShields Smith
- www.bechtler.org
THE BECHTLER FAMILY. Based in Zurich, Switzerland, Bessie and Hans Bechtler began collecting modern art in the 1950s. Over the next several decades, the couple supported and befriended many of the most influential figures in 20th-century art. They built a collection that includes work by such pioneering artists as Alexander Calder, Carlos Cruz ...
Nice art museum that needs more art. The Bechtler Museum has modern and contemporary art. A few interesting pieces by Picasso, Klee, Moro and Giacometti, and a “puzzle” sculpture are highlights of the permanent collection. But although the Museum has 4 levels, there’s only one full gallery level. Two other levels have only a handful of ...
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Bechtler Museum of Modern Art. An Uptown landmark, thanks to sculptor Niki de Saint Phalle’s huge mirror-tiled Firebird out front, this showcase for 20th-century art was donated to the city by the Bechtlers, a family of Swiss industrialists. Highlights of its permanent collection, displayed on the 3rd floor, include ceramics and lithographs ...
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The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, designed by Swiss architect Mario Botta, is a premier modern art museum with architecture to match. A unique terra cotta structure framed by glass and concrete ...
