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28/12/2000

Zwischenquartier (Interim Quarters)

Kunstlerhaus, Wien

Works of the Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung. Ludwig Wien on display in the Künstlerhaus.

The Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien will put about 120 of its main works temporarily on display in Vienna's Künstlerhaus. This exhibition will allow the public to view the highlights of the Museum's collection during its move to the Museum Quarter.

The exhibition will document the importance of the collectors Peter and Irene Ludwig (a married couple, Peter Ludwig passed away in 1996) for the MMKSLW's collection. In addition to works provided by the collectors, the Austrian Ludwig Foundation has made numerous of its acquisitions available to the Museum as loans. The Austrian Ludwig Foundation was set up in 1981 by Peter and Irene Ludwig and Hertha Firnberg, who was Federal Minister of Science and Research at that time. The decision to set up a foundation was motivated by an exhibition shown in 1977 in the Künstlerhaus - Kunst um 1970. Sammlung Ludwig Aachen im Künstlerhaus Wien, which ran from 8 March through 12 June 1977. From the outset, the goal of the Foundation has been to complement the existing collection with internationally acclaimed works of 20th century art. Following a proposal made by the Museum director, the works are selected by an international panel of experts. In 2001, incidentally, the Austrian Ludwig Foundation will celebrate its 20th anniversary.

Künstlerhaus, Karlsplatz 5 - A-1010 Vienna
Opening hours: daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

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