The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, located inside the Levine Center for the Arts, is dedicated to modern art. Housed in a beautiful 36,500-square-foot space designed by Mario Botta, the museum features a collection of more than 1,400 artworks. The downtown museum is named after the family of Andreas Bechtler, who assembled the collection of works by famous artists such as Léger, Matisse, Degas, Warhol, Mirò, Picasso, and Le Corbusier.
Visitors are welcomed to the museum by the awe-inspiring, 17-foot Firebird (Le Grand Oiseau de Feu sur l’Arche) by artist Niki de Saint Phalle, made of over seven thousand mirror mosaics.
Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, 420 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202, Phone: 704-353-9200
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