Karlsruhe - State Art Gallery / Fine Arts Museum

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(Local Name: Staatliche Kunsthalle) On the southwest side of the Schlossplatz in Karlsruhe, at Hans-Thoma-Strasse 2-6, is the Staatliche Kunsthalle, with an important collection of paintings.

To the north of the Kunsthalle is the Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht; 1968).

Hobbies & Activities category: Children's activities; Paintings, art collections; Government or institution building; Modern art; Major world-scale museum

State Art Gallery / Fine Arts Museum Highlights

Baden School

The State Art Gallery in Karlsruhe includes major works of the modern Baden school.

Children's Museum

The State Art Gallery in Karlsruhe includes a "children's museum", with pictures hung at the right level for children.

Dutch and French Painting

The State Art Gallery in Karlsruhe includes Dutch and French painting of the 17th and 18th centuries.

German Masters

The State Art Gallery in Karlsruhe includes works by German masters, including Cranach, Grünewald, Holbein and Strigel.

Hans Thoma Museum

In an annex of the State Art Gallery in Karlsruhe is the Hans Thoma Museum, with works by the landscape painter Hans Thoma (1839-1924).

Included in the collection is "Rain on the Black Forest".

Orangery

In the Orangery can be seen a permanent display of German painting from 1890 to the present day.

The Orangery also holds displays of modern art. Of note are French Impressionist works by Monet, Cézanne and Degas.

Do-It-Yourself Tours

Address

Karlsruhe State Art Gallery
Hans-Thoma-Strasse 2 - 6
D-76133 Karlsruhe
Germany

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