GRAFT designs Urban Nation Museum in Berlin
Since May 19th, another GRAFT project is ready for construction: the Urban Nation Museum for Urban Contemporary Art (UN Museum) in the Berlin Schöneberg. The start of the project was officially announced in the presence of GRAFT founding partner Thomas Willemeit, Secretary of Cultural Affairs Tim Renner, the director of the UN museum Yasha Young and the project initiators Markus Terboven (Gewobag) and Hendrik Jellema (Berliner Leben Foundation). After the completion in summer 2017, the museum will be a globally unique address for exhibitions, research and exchange for urban art.
The architectural concept by GRAFT transforms the former residential building into a spectacular museum space. The building and its modular changeable facades will be a piece of art itself. The interior space spans across two floors and therefore creates unexpected space proportions, width, and height. Up to 7 meters high pieces can then be presented inside the museum. A gallery that crosses the museum like a high line enables the visitors to get a closer look at the artworks.
Urban Nation is an initiative of the Berliner Leben Foundation, which was founded in 2013 by the Berlin housing association Gewobag. The museum concept by Yasha Young will present urban street art in a new light and as an integral part of the city under the motto “Connect. Create. Care.”.