Two Museums

2014 | 17 minutes | 5.5 ★ (4)

Two Museums
  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    22 January 2014

  • DirectingHeinz Emigholz
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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