▁museum ▁building ▁cost ▁about ▁ 1 7 ▁million ▁eu ros ▁to ▁buy ▁and ▁renov ate , ▁including ▁a ▁ 1 ▁million ▁euro ▁security ▁system . ▁He ▁chose ▁Baden - B aden , ▁near ▁Germany ’ s ▁western ▁border , ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁“ qu iet ▁and ▁nice , ▁middle ▁in ▁Europe , ▁close ▁to ▁France ▁and ▁Switzerland , ▁a ▁resort ▁for ▁the ▁rich , ▁and ▁histor ically ▁it ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁resort ▁for ▁Rus si ans .” ▁ ▁Ivan ov ▁said ▁that ▁one ▁reason ▁that ▁he ▁opened ▁the ▁museum ▁in ▁Germany ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁safety ▁concerns . ▁He ▁told ▁Britain ' s ▁Independent ▁newspaper : ▁" It ' s ▁very ▁difficult ▁[ in ▁Russia ] ▁because ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁administrative ▁bar riers ▁[...] ▁You ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁inde bt ed ▁to ▁someone , ▁and ▁you ▁can ▁never ▁feel ▁that ▁your ▁collection ▁is ▁safe ▁– ▁not ▁from ▁the ▁state , ▁not ▁from ▁band its , ▁not ▁from ▁anyone . ▁In ▁Germany ▁we ▁spend ▁serious ▁money ▁on ▁security ▁of ▁course , ▁but ▁at ▁least ▁you ▁know ▁that ▁the ▁state ▁itself ▁won ' t ▁do ▁anything ." ▁ ▁The ▁museum ' s ▁first ▁year ▁was ▁marked ▁by ▁a ▁bitter ▁court ▁conflict . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁just ▁a ▁month ▁before ▁the ▁official ▁opening , ▁a ▁company ▁calling ▁itself ▁Fab er ge ▁Ltd . ▁that ▁is ▁registered ▁in ▁the ▁C ay man ▁Islands ▁and ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Gilbert son ▁family ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ▁file d ▁a ▁law suit ▁over ▁rights