2024-11-23T23:19:12-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/129884313/herzog-de-meuron-s-kabinett-shares-their-entire-estate-since-1978 Justine Testado 2015-06-18T19:14:00-04:00 >2016-02-02T08:07:38-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5e/5ehi4hsxifjsh2ae.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Herzog and de Meuron no doubt has a wealth of archival material attached to each of their projects - all valuable pieces of information that are often rarely seen outside the architects' main HQ...The Kabinett is a charitable foundation set up in Basel to make the celebrated architects' estate accessible to the public. Establishing this initiative in their home town...has been a 'lifelong aspiration' for the duo.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Herzog and de Meuron recently issued a press statement through the Kunstmuseum Basel announcing their Kabinett project, which features categorized cabinets consisting 'all the items and materials that were produced, collected, and archived' by the firm since its founding in 1978. The estate will be available for loans to local museums and institutions, and the Kunstmuseum Basel will have exclusive access. Experts and researchers can visit the archives upon request.</p><p>Read the full statement <a href="http://www.kunstmuseumbasel.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/2015/HerzogDeMeuron/KABINETT_RELEASE-E_150609_1-0_HdM_Statment.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>