The Zentrum Paul Klee is a museum dedicated to the artist Paul Klee, located in Bern, Switzerland and designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano. It features about 40 percent of Paul Klee's entire pictorial oeuvre. In 1997, Livia Klee-Meyer, Paul Klee's daughter-in-law, donated her inheritance of almost 690 works to the city and canton of Bern. Additional works and documents donated and loaned by the family and the Paul-Klee-Foundation and a further 200 on loans. from private collections contributed to creating a very large collection of works by the artist. The decision to build the museum in the Schöngrün site on the eastern outskirts of the city was made in 1998, and renowned Italian architect Renzo Piano was contracted the same year. A preliminary project was elaborated in 2000. The building was completed in 2005. It takes the form of three undulations blending into the landscape. See also List of single-artist museums Other projects Notes External links Website of the Zentrum Paul Klee (English Version) Picture Database of the artist Paul Klee Zentrum Paul Klee Virtual Tour Art museums and galleries in Switzerland Museums in Bern Biographical museums in Switzerland Klee, Paul Art museums established in 2005 Buildings and structures completed in 2005 2005 establishments in Switzerland Renzo Piano buildings Modernist architecture in Switzerland Paul Klee 21st-century architecture in Switzerland