The geometric art
Twentieth-century constructivist abstraction.
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An art museum first, which surprises many. The art collection is the foundation and the commercial wing is an annexe. Anyone arriving expecting a full chocolate experience along the lines of the major chocolate museums will find that space relatively small. Anyone interested in geometric abstraction, on the other hand, will find a rare specialist collection.
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Museum Ritter is built on one simple idea: the square. It was founded by Marli Hoppe-Ritter, heiress to the German chocolate company Ritter Sport, known for its square bars, and across her life she collected geometric abstract art built specifically on the square — over a thousand works. The collection includes prominent names in twentieth-century geometric and constructivist art, shown in rotation through temporary exhibitions because the space cannot hold everything at once. The building is itself entirely square, designed by the Swiss architect Max Dudler in 2005 with a severe white stone facade — so the idea runs from the holdings through to the architecture. The adjoining wing holds the Ritter Sport factory shop and an interactive space about chocolate making, which is what actually draws most visitors. The combination is odd but works: austere abstract art beside chocolate, joined by a single shape. It sits in Waldenbuch south of Stuttgart, about half an hour by car.
Twentieth-century constructivist abstraction.
The factory shop and a making space.
Alfred-Ritter-Strasse 27, 71111 Waldenbuch