Interview with Sam Keller: 25 Years Fondation Beyeler
Yang Fan: There is no doubt that the Fondation Beyeler is an incredible success. This year it will celebrate its 25th anniversary, as an important participant, from your perspective, what do you think of its development? Sam Keller: The museum founders had a very clear vision: the Fondation Beyeler should be an open and lively museum that can inspire a broad public for international modern and contemporary art of high quality. A museum that, in addition to intimate personal experiences with art, provides cultural education and offers an ideal place for human interaction and exchange. This approach is as relevant today as it was then, and we continue to try to live up to this vision, adapting and further developing it in a rapidly changing era. It has its peculiarities, how do you keep attracting so many visitors to the town to visit it? The Fondation Beyeler is a museum of modern and contemporary art and we are open 365 days a year. It i...