Dom Museum Wien

Über Dom Museum Wien

”Dom Museum Wien houses sacred & historic art dating back to the Middle Ages, Modernism, avant-garde, Das Dom Museum Wien wurde im Herbst 2017 nach mehrjährigem Umbau und in einer konzeptionellen Neuausrichtung wiedereröffnet. Frei nach dem Motto „Tradition trifft Moderne“ werden in den neu konzipierten Räumlichkeiten im historischen Palais am Stephansplatz die wertvollen Exponate mittelalterlicher Sakralkunst und die Schätze des Imperialen Wiens in einem spannenden und einzigartigen Zusammenspiel mit Schlüsselwerken der österreichischen Avantgarde und zeitgenössischen Positionen gezeigt. Das Dom Museum Wien ist eine Einrichtung der Erzdiözese Wien. ----- Dom Museum Wien reopened in the fall of 2017 with a major relaunch. The museum is located in the heart of Vienna adjacent to St. Stephen’s Cathedral and houses some of the most valuable sacred and historic artefacts in the world. The objects contained in this treasury date back to the Middle Ages, from the period of Hapsburg Duke Rudolf IV (1339 – 1365), the founder of the University of Vienna, and the man who not only expanded St. Stephen’s Cathedral, but also established Vienna as the center of the Imperial Hapsburg Empire. The painting of his likeness, largely considered to be the oldest portrait of the western world, is a collection highlight. Dom Museum Wien also houses a large collection of modern and contemporary pieces: It includes works by Expressionists and Secessionists as well as works by eminent members of the Austrian avant-garde. The collection is continuously expanded to include contemporary works. Special themed exhibitions which feature exciting juxtapositions of historic, modern, and contemporary art are another main draw. The current show, "Being Mortal," deals with the most inevitable part of every existence. Juxtaposing works of art that span a cultural-historical arc from the Middle Ages to the present, the exhibition traces the deep meaning of death in individual as well as collective and socio-political contexts. The show focuses on intimate, personal approaches as well as the public, political role of dying and the process of facing death. Weiterlesen

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