Lenbachhaus
In Lenbachhaus once stood a Florentine-style villa built for the painter Franz von Lenbach between 1887 and 1891 by architect Gabriel von Seidl. The city of Munich acquired the building in 1924 and opened a municipal art museum there in 1929, the setting for the Städtische Galerie’s focus on Munich painting and newer currents like the Blue Rider and New Objectivity. Over time the original fabric changed. The complex was expanded in 1927–1929 by Hans Grässel, and again in 1969–1972 by Heinrich Volbehr and Rudolf Thönnessen—work that was later removed. In 2009, the latest wing closed to make way for an expansion and restoration led by Norman Foster; the 1972 extension was demolished, and the museum reopened in May 2013. …
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