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Attraction of the Month Germany
Manet, Cézanne and van Gogh are visiting Mannheim, Germany's "City of the squares" The Kunsthalle Mannheim's autumn exhibition highlights the significance of French Impressionism for art history and its own significance for international art exhibitions. TEXT: DORINA REICHHOLD | PHOTOS: KUNSTHALLE MANNHEIM
An international meeting of world-famous artists is taking place this autumn in the German city of Mannheim. From the end of September 2014 until mid-January 2015 the city's art gallery, Kunsthalle Mannheim, will host the exhibition ”Manet, Cézanne, van Gogh – aus aller Welt zu Gast”, proudly welcoming celebrated paintings and artists from renowned art galleries from Europe and the United States. Situated in South Western Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, the city of Mannheim is an important transport hub located between Frankfurt am Main to the north and Stuttgart to the south-east. Its unique street layout, in a grid pattern, has
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led to Mannheim getting the nickname “City of the squares”. Famous for being one of Germany`s most important industrial bases, developing innovative technology, Mannheim is also home to an extensive collection of significant modern and contemporary art. Housing one of the most prestigious bourgeois art collections in Germany, the Kunsthalle Mannheim has put its mark on the city's cultural life for more than 100 years. The Jugendstil building of the Kunsthalle Mannheim was constructed in 1907, as part of the 300-year anniversary celebrations of the foundation of the city and became an established museum for modern and con-
temporary art just two years later. More than 2,000 paintings by prestigious artists including Édouard Manet and Francis Bacon, are complemented by an impressive collection of sculptures, including internationally renowned works by sculptors such as Wilhelm Lehmbruck and Henry Moore. The autumn exhibition is curated by Dr Marie-Amélie zu Salm-Salm who specialises in French 19th century painting and who has previously curated various exhibitions in Germany and France. A carefully chosen selection of late 19th century works from France, from the Kunsthalle's own collection, is brought face to face with paintings of similar relevance from a range of international art galleries. Works such as the London version of Cézanne`s The Card Players are invited to create a dialogue with the selection from