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Two Museums

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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

17 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

22 January 2014

Country

Israel

Cast

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