Peter Zumthor’s Kolumba in Cologne is a different kind of museum. Inspirational rather than art historical, its juxtapositions of old and new religious art are meant to stimulate thinking about how different periods have addressed sacred themes. For this “museum of reflection,” as the curators describe it—an institution from which all of today’s usual entertainment factors, including a café and gift shop, are excluded—the reclusive Swiss architect known for his contemplative spaces has given new spiritual overtones to an architectural palimpsest.
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