Kunstkalender 2012 picasso biography

Overview of the events of 2012 in art

The year 2012 in art involved various significant events.

Events

• January – Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum extension in Boston, Massachusetts, designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop, is opened^[1]
• February – Extension to Städel art gallery in Frankfurt, Germany, designed by schneider+schumacher, scheduled for opening^[1][2]
• March – The Palm Springs Art Museum opens a satellite museum in Palm Desert^[3]
• March – The Jerwood Gallery in Hastings opens^[4]
• March – A large trove of art is discovered in Munich, part of which was looted by the Nazis.

  German authorities only acknowledge the discovery after press reports in November 2013^[5]

• March 29 – Refurbished and renamed Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, with new Mordant Wing designed by Sam Marshall, opened^[1][6]
• May 1 – One of four versions of The Scream by Edvard Munch sells at