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The Magical Langmatt

The Story of an Unusual Museum


  • Hatje Cantz (T&H)
  • by Markus Stegmann, Stefan Bräm, Lukas Breunig-Hollinger, Josef Bürge, Christine Egerszegi-Obrist, Vivian Greven, Patrick Nöthiger, Markus Schneider, Renée Levi
The Langmatt Museum in Baden, near Zurich, is a fascinating time capsule consisting of an outstanding collection of French Impressionism, an Art Nouveau villa and a historic park. Sidney and Jenny Brown bequeathed the estate and the collections to the town of Baden to establish a public museum, which opened in 1990. The sale of three of Paul Cezanne''s paintings from the collection ensured the public museum in 2023. This volume tells the story of the unique museum.

ISBN 9783775757904 | EN-GE | PB
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Publisher Hatje Cantz (T&H)
ISBN 9783775757904
Author(s) Markus Stegmann, Stefan Bräm, Lukas Breunig-Hollinger, Josef Bürge, Christine Egerszegi-Obrist, Vivian Greven, Patrick Nöthiger, Markus Schneider, Renée Levi
Publication date October 2024
Edition Paperback
Dimensions 230 x 160 mm
Illustrations 75 col.ill.
Pages 192
Language(s) Eng/ Germ. edition
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The Langmatt Museum in Baden, near Zurich, is a fascinating time capsule consisting of an outstanding collection of French Impressionism, an Art Nouveau villa and a historic park. Sidney and Jenny Brown bequeathed the estate and the collections to the town of Baden to establish a public museum, which opened in 1990. The sale of three of Paul Cezanne''s paintings from the collection ensured the public museum in 2023. This volume tells the story of the unique museum and how it was saved from the perspective of those involved.