Aargauer Kunsthaus

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Aargauer Kunsthaus

Former name	Aargauischer Kunstverein
Established	1959
Location	Aargauerplatz 1, Aarau, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland
Coordinates	47°23′27″N 8°02′41″E / 47.390965°N 8.044816°E / 47.390965; 8.044816
Type	Art museum, Natural history museum
Director	Katharina Ammann
Website	www.aargauerkunsthaus.ch

The Aargauer Kunsthaus (English: Aargau Art House) is a Swiss art museum founded in 1959, and located in Aarau. The museum collection includes Swiss art from the 18th century to the present day; and Naturama, a natural history collection.^[1][2]

Works in the museum art collection include Alberto Giacometti, Jean Tinguely, Richard Long, and Fischli/Weiss.^[3]

The original building was built between 1956 and 1959 by local architects Loepfe Hänni and Hänngli.^[3] In 2003, a new building extension was added to the museum.^[3] The architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron designed the new building.^[4]

Since 1 July 2020, art historian Katharina Ammann has served as the director of Aargauer Kunsthaus.^[5]

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