Norman Foster Turns Munich Villa Into Home for Kandinskys

North Germans tend to stereotype Bavarians as flamboyant -- even flashy. Think of all those blingy baroque churches stuffed with cherubs and gilt.

Munich’s new museum buildings are doing nothing to challenge the cliche. After the completion of the shimmery Brandhorst Museum in 2009, the city’s Lenbachhaus museum reopens today with a brassy new entrance wing designed by Norman Foster that makes the Brandhorst look restrained.