Futuristic Museum of Modern Art inWashington (USA)
If ever you happen to visitthe capital of the United States of America - Washington, do not miss the
opportunity to visit the world's largest Smithsonian museum complex, located on
the National Mall. There you can see many interesting things, but one of the
most impressive parts of the complex is the Hirshhorn Museum and the adjacent
Sculpture Garden in the open air (Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden).
Unusual museum building
cylindrical shape of the people long ago called "the biggest concrete donut
world"; as it is often compared with the spacecraft landed in the middle
of the city. A cozy green garden surrounding the Hirshhorn Museum, you can
relax and enjoy the extraordinary sculptures.
The history of this museum is
inextricably linked with the name of a philanthropist and patron of Joseph
Hirshhorn, who at a young age he emigrated to the US from Latvia. The boy grew
up in a very poor family with many children, but thanks to his wit and sagacity
managed to make multi-million dollar fortune.
Throughout his adult life,
Joseph collected works of art - at first it was cut from magazines inexpensive
reproductions of famous paintings, and then change the financial capacity
enabled him to acquire the originals. Over time, your favorite collection Hirshhorn
began to spend at least a million dollars a year, and when she has outgrown the
size of a small private meeting, decided to present it to the public.
Before the construction of the
museum, Joseph Hirshhorn set only two conditions: the building should bear his
name, and the entrance for those who want to be free. January 8, 1969 in the
presence of the presidential couple construction of the museum was officially
launched, and in October 1974 here already entered the first visitors.
Thanks to the true
connoisseurs of art Hirshhorn Museum acquired 4,000 paintings and 42,000
sculptures, including mono see the creation of the world-famous Matisse,
Pollock, Rodin, Bacon, Chamberlain and many other talented artists and
sculptors. The main emphasis of the exposition falls on contemporary art, so
most of the exhibits related to the period after the Second World War.
