Zentrum Paul Klee

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The Zentrum Paul Klee, located in Bern, Switzerland, is a museum dedicated to the renowned artist Paul Klee and was designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano. The museum houses approximately 40 percent of Klee’s entire pictorial oeuvre.

In 1997, Livia Klee-Meyer, Paul Klee’s daughter-in-law, generously donated her inheritance of nearly 690 works to the city and canton of Bern. This significant donation, along with additional works and documents from the family, the Paul-Klee-Foundation, and around 200 loans from private collections, created an extensive collection of Klee’s works.

The decision to build the museum at the Schöngrün site on the eastern outskirts of Bern was made in 1998, and Renzo Piano was commissioned as the architect. By 2000, a preliminary project had been developed, and the construction was completed in 2005. The building’s design features three undulating structures that harmoniously blend into the surrounding landscape.

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