The Stadtmuseum Aarau is comprised of the 25m high tower from the 13th century (“Schlössli”) and the new extension designed by architectural practice Diener & Diener and completed in 2015.
The extension's 12-meter high and 25-meter wide main facade shows a monumental artwork by Swiss sculptor and painter Josef Felix Müller. The 134 panels show life-size humans in a relief, created from molds that used the wood of a 130 year old sequoia tree. This tree had to be felled in order to make space for the new building.
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Stadtmuseum Aarau with the monumental artwork by Josef Felix Müller
Its permanent exhibition "100x Aarau" tells the history of Aarau through over 1000 objects and 100 stories.
![Stadtmuseum Aarau inside the Schlössli](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/e20d9018-d027-4bf7-9757-459033bd2edc_rw_1920.jpg?h=79ecb8a99ebaf3e8854441f236894942)
Stadtmuseum Aarau inside the Schlössli
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Stadtmuseum Aarau
In 2021, the Stadtmuseum Aarau hosted some of the exhibitions of the 4. Fotofestival Lenzburg inside the new extension building.
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Stadtmuseum Aarau - 2015 extension by Diener & Diener
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Stadtmuseum Aarau - 2015 extension
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