Art museums are something I haven’t quite yet figured out. I spend more time watching the people looking at the art than I do the actual art itself. I have to be honest, most art galleries I have visited in my lifetime I don’t particularly enjoy.
The Staatsgalerie Stuttgart has more than 800 years of German history and is marked as one of the oldest museums in the country, yet the modern scope of it all says differently. Across 9,000 square metres the New State Gallery displays Late Medieval German, Italian, Netherlandish and Swabian works of art. Through it all, the architect Sir James Stirling still managed to create a gallery that is within our time and extremely eye catching.
In addition to the modern architecture, they also provide audio guides for adults and a different one for children. Art is a hard thing to appreciate, I am always trying to understand why someone would paint a canvas black and call it art. Creatively, the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart has create a ‘Young Friends’ group of 18 to 35 year olds who have an interest in art. Bringing in the ‘newbies’ and the seasoned veterans, the group works to help promote the art scene to the generations of the future.
So though I still haven’t figured out why someone who paints three stripes on a wall is called an artist, there were definitely some alternative pieces in the museum that had me staying back for more! Photographs are not to be taken within the museum, however thanks to my press pass, I have been able to provide you guys with a few neat shots!
Work by Okar Schlemmer and is a piece of early modern art – Triadic Ballet.
Give for Granted was sponsored as a guest through Stuttgart Tourismus. All words and thoughts are as always, my own. For more information about visiting check out some more blog posts: 15 Incredible Ways to Keep Busy in Stuttgart and the Mercedes-Benz Museum.
