Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum

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KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art Aalborg was designed by Elissa and Alvar Aalto and Jean-Jacques Baruël, and built between 1968 and 1972.

It is a very flexible building, that, due to the mobile partition wall system, can change character, depending on the requirements of each individual exhibition.

Special note should also be made of the unique use of natural light, which has helped to make the building world famous.

The museum is designed to blend in with its natural surroundings, and like a ziggurat it rises to meet the adjoining hillside. It is situated on the edge of a large area of parks and woodland, and the surrounding vegetation stands in contrast to the precise contours of the building.

The materials used were specially selected. The outer walls, and a large part of the floor area are made of carrara marble, and the light material structure helps to give prominence to the art works.