German painter Gerhard Richter wants Cologne art library to be saved

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2025-01-07

Cologne (dpa) - German painter Gerhard Richter has joined an effort to save a renowned art library in his home city of Cologne. "The Art and Museum Library is an inexhaustible source of knowledge and inspiration," the 92-year-old artist said in a joint press release on Tuesday. The library - known as the KMB - is one of the world's largest public libraries of modern art and photography, with more than 550,000 volumes. However, it must vacate it......

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