| One of the most unique collections of its kind in Europe consisting of more than 150 Portraits of Children, Nins, dating from the XVI to the XIX centuries designated as national heritage. Some of these are permanently exhibited to the public in a converted underground reservoir. |
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The main building conceived by the great Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy in 1978 houses the Karlweis Wing, where the largest collection in the world of paintings, sculptures and drawings by Domenico Gnoli (Rome 1933-New York 1970) are on show, with another room dedicated to Rebecca Horn. There are also works by Alan Rath, Miralda, Meret Oppenheim, Takis and Ben Jakober / Yannick Vu.
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In the new SoKraTES space it is possible to admire extraordinary pieces such as the Swarovski curtain 7 m wide and 4 m high made of 10.000 Crystals, the Pleistocene fossilised skeleton of a Woolly Rhinoceros, as well as works by Miquel Barceló, Gerhard Merz, Dolores Vita, and Ben Jakober / Yannick Vu. There are seven glass showcases containing ancient masks and votive pieces from Nepal, Tibet, Peru, the Himalayas and Africa creating a dialogue between the contemporary and ancient art.
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A recent addition is a Sculpture Park, where children and adults may get acquainted with art by way of monumental granite sculptures inspired by animals figuring in Antiquity, all in a bucolic setting.
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