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was opened, significantly expanding the exhibition space. The functional low-rise building, which also houses the museum café, is designed flexibly thanks to a novel spatial concept with movable partitions. The cost-effective building also attracted attention in the German architectural scene and
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on relevant topics (around 30,000 volumes). The former coach house belonging to the villa was supplemented with the addition of a studio house designed by Peter Kulka and today (2024) houses a music school, a bakery and the GfZK Hotel.
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