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Urs Raussmüller's CREX Collection Redefines Museum Model

exhibition · 2026-04-24

Urs Raussmüller, who never believed collecting was merely buying artworks, assembled one of the finest contemporary art collections, the CREX, Hallen für neue Kunst. The collection is now on view in Schaffhausen, near Zurich, Switzerland.

Key facts

  • Urs Raussmüller assembled the CREX collection.
  • The collection is called Hallen für neue Kunst.
  • It is one of the finest contemporary art collections.
  • Raussmüller rejected the idea that collecting is just buying artworks.
  • The collection is exhibited in Schaffhausen.
  • Schaffhausen is near Zurich.
  • The article was published in art press in April 1987.
  • The article references art press issue no. 103, pp. 28-29.

Entities

Artists

  • Urs Raussmüller

Institutions

  • CREX
  • Hallen für neue Kunst
  • art press

Locations

  • Schaffhausen
  • Zurich
  • Switzerland

Sources