The Messmer Collection
The collection includes about 1000 paintings and sculptures of classical modern and contemporary art.
An essential part of the collection is the work of the Swiss artist
André Evard
whose estate is looked after by the messmer foundation.
A special focus of the collection is the direction of concrete-constructive art.
This collection was supplemented in 2012/2013 by extensive donations from the private collector Renate Trettin from Freiburg and another private collector from southwest Germany. Our heartfelt thanks go to the donors.
Please note that the Kunsthalle only presents temporary exhibitions and not a permanent display collection. Selected works from the Trettin Collection are presented permanently in the stair tower of the Kunsthalle.
About the individual collection areas
New acquisitions 2015
- Suzanne Daetwyler
- Bruno Erdmann
- Sun Jinlong
- Klaus J. Schoen
Private endowments 2013
Carlos Cruz-Diez
Color Aditivo Permutable 1982 | Couleur Additive CA 13 1970
Bernard Aubertin
Zerotique 1985 | Relief-eponge 1962/1977- Yvaral Structure ambigue 1970
- Peter Vogel Aleatoric Quartet
Hans Jörg Glattfelder
1990- Jaap Egmond o.T. 1974
Cesar Andrade
Puntigramma 150 1989
Lucio Fontana
Teatrino 1950- Gunter Frenzel floor sculpture steel 2000
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Impressions
Last exhibition:
DREISTARKE FRAUEN
Niki de Saint Phalle
Sylvette David
Elvira Bach
29.06. – 24.11.2024




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