Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
The distinctive four-storey building in downtown Charlotte, USA, was designed by the Swiss architect Mario Botta. With its boldly cantilevered fourth floor exhibition gallery, soaring glass and steel atrium and terra cotta exterior, it is a striking feature in the cityscape of Charlotte.
The museum is named after the family of Andreas Bechtler, a Charlotte resident and native of Switzerland who donated his collection of more than 1 400 artworks to a public trust. The Bechtler collection reflects most of the important art movements and schools from the 20th century with a deep holding of the School of Paris after World War II.
