The offer

• To donate capital for the construction of the Zentrum Paul Klee.
• To donate two plots of land for the construction of the Zentrum Paul Klee.
• To set up the private Maurice E. and Martha Müller Foundation to build the Zentrum Paul Klee.

The donations
The donations by the Müller family were – and still are – subject to three conditions, specifically:

• That the location be the Schöngrün district of Bern, i.e. the area of the city where Paul Klee’s final resting place is located.
• That the construction be entrusted to the internationally acclaimed architect and friend of the Müller family, Renzo Piano.
• That the new home for all the collections and works by Paul Klee and his artist friends in public ownership in Bern should not be a museum in the traditional sense but a cultural centre for people of all ages.

With their generous offer of a donation to the Public Sector Prof. Maurice E. and Martha Müller-Lüthi have made it possible not only to expand the planned Paul Klee Museum into a cultural, scientific and research centre but also to build new premises in the Schöngrün district of the City of Bern.

As a founder family the Müllers have shown unrivalled generosity and considerable personal commitment in their promotion of the project to ensure that their vision of a venue of artistic, scientific and educational engagement with Paul Klee becomes reality.