April 16, Armenpress: The Cafesjian Museum Foundation has said it has selected three finalists in the competition for the Gerard L. Cafesjian Museum of Contemporary Art, which will be built in Yerevan, the capital city of the Armenian Republic.
The three finalists are: Bernard Tschumi Architects out of New York and Paris; COOP HIMMELB out of Vienna, Austri and MVRDV out of Rotterdam, Holland.
Finalists were selected for the $25 million (US) project based on their vision and creativity. The competition is the first of its kind in the former Soviet Union territories. The finalists’ submissions are due May 23, 2003, and the winner will be announced shortly thereafter.
“My vision for this project is to create a world-class museum that is the physical embodiment of Armenia’s passion, strength and resilience,” said Gerard Cafesjian, founder of the Cafesjian Museum Foundation.
Slated for construction in 2004-2006, the museum will house Mr. Cafesjian’s preeminent collection of glass artwork, including the definitive collections of works by renowned artists Stanislav Libensky and Jaroslava Brychtova. The permanent displays will also include a broad range of prominent 20th century pieces including both paintings and sculpture. Additionally, the museum will host a program of world-class traveling exhibitions.
The competition is sponsored by the Cafesjian Museum Foundation and organized under the direction of New York architect David Hotson who recently co-directed the architectural competition for the new Museum of Art and Technology for Eyebeam Atelier, located in West Chelsea in Manhattan. The Cafesjian Museum Foundation was founded in April 2002 by the Republic of Armenia and Gerard Cafesjian for the purpose of developing a world-class international museum of contemporary art and a cultural center for Yerevan.
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