Kunstmuseum Stuttgart

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Lonely Planet review

Dominating the west side of Schlossplatz is the new Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, by day a semi-reflective glass cube, by night impressively illuminated from within. Opened in 2005, this municipal art museum features 20th-century and contemporary art; highlights include works by Otto Dix, Dieter Roth and Willi Baumeister.

Out front stands Alexander Calder's mobile, bought by the city in 1981 for the equivalent of about around €500,000 . Stuttgarters, known for what other Germans might call 'miserliness' but which they themselves see as 'thrift', initially went ballistic over the cost but are now quite satisfied as the work's value has gone up considerably.