HEART Herning

 On September 9th 2009 HEART - Herning Museum of Contemporary Art opened its doors in a new building designed by the American architect Steven Holl. Considered one of America's most important architects, Steven Holl is recognized for his ability to blend space and light with great contextual sensitivity and to utilize the unique qualities of each project to create a concept-driven design. He specializes in seamlessly integrating new projects into contexts with particular cultural and historic importance.
HEART's collection holds Danish and international conceptual and experimental art from the 1930s till today. The Italian artist Piero Manzoni holds a central position in HEART's collection. Manzoni was, and still is, a pre-eminent exponent of conceptual art; a vein of art where ideas is given priority over method and media.