 An international architectural competition organized by the City of Essen was won by David Chipperfield (against competing designs by David Adjaye, , and Zaha Hadid) in March 2007.The new building, adding to the existing museum, opened in January 2010, when Essen and the Ruhr Area became European Capital of Culture – Ruhr.2010.The museum has collections on 19th and 20th century art, Modern art, Photography, Prints and drawings, German Posters, Ancient and Non-European art.