Künstlerhaus Wien
The Künstlerhaus in Vienna—erected between 1865 and 1868 under architect August Weber—was built to function as an exhibition and event space, and it has long been linked to the country’s artists’ movement. Since 1868, the Künstlerhaus Vereinigung has been accommodated here, representing the “Gesellschaft bildender Künstlerinnen und Künstler Österreichs,” Austria’s oldest existing artists’ association. In 1949, a cinema took up the western wing, later operating as *Stadtkino im Künstlerhaus* and serving as one of the screening venues for the annual Viennale film festival. A major renovation ran from autumn 2016 to spring 2020, with the refurbished venue reopened on 6 March 2020. When the Albertina Modern opened on 27 May 2020, it used the ground and underground floors, while the Künstlerhaus Vereinigung continued on the upper floor. …
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