Two Museums
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The film juxtaposes/compares two museums: The Museum of Art, Ein Harod, Israel, which Samuel Bickels (1909-1975) built there in 1948, and The Menil Collection in Houston, Texas, built by Renzo Piano (b. 1937) 1986 . The method of natural lighting in Bickels‘s construction was the direct model for Piano, who adopted for his construction at the request of its patroness Dominique de Menil.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2014-01-22
Runtime: 17 mins
Director: Heinz Emigholz
Spoken language:
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Two Museums
Production Companies: Filmgalerie 451
Production Countries: Israel, United States of America
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