To be translated from here (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staatsgalerie_Stuttgart)

The Staatsgalerie Stuttgart (State Gallery) opened in 1843. In 1984 the opening of the Neue Staatsgalerie (New State Gallery) designed by James Stirling transformed the once provincial Gallery to one of Europe's leading museums. gallery may be short for Art gallery a gallery is an element in architecture, a long hallway flanked with walls or rows of columns Gallery is also the name of a 1970s music group headed by Jim Gold who are famous for their 1972 song called (Its So... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... James Stirling (1926 - 1992) was one of Britains most important architects starting from the 1960s. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... A museum is typically a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment. ...

External link

Staatsgalerie Stuttgart Official Website (German) http://www.staatsgalerie.de/architektur/gesch_neu.php