Imperial Furniture Collection
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The Hofmobiliendepot in Vienna is a furniture museum and one of the world's largest museums for home decor.
Today, the museum mainly shows furniture from the Habsburg monarchs. In addition, the museum offers an overview of the history of Viennese furniture and interior design, from the imperial purveyors to the famous artists of the early 20th century Adolf Loos , Josef Hoffmann and Otto Wagner , who shaped the (residential) architecture of Vienna .
The main building is located at Andreasgasse 7 in Vienna's 7th district, Neubau .
history
In 1747 the first court furniture inspector was entrusted with the inventory, maintenance and transport of the court furniture inventory by Empress Maria Theresa . From 1809 this service was given the name of Hofmobiliendirektion and was also responsible for purchasing new imperial furniture. In 1901 the current building of the Imperial and Royal Furniture Depot was built at Mariahilfer Straße 88 as a central warehouse for the furniture that was not currently in use with attached workshops and car depots. Since the Habsburgs furnished their residences and castles in accordance with the style of the time and their own aesthetic preferences, 160,000 objects came into the exhibition. What was no longer needed simply went to the depot.
After the end of the Danube Monarchy in 1919, the entire inventory of imperial furniture became the property of the Republic of Austria. Some of it was and is used for representation purposes, for example for the official premises of the Federal President.
collection
Today you can see a large number of original Habsburg furniture , from the chair to the emperor's throne . Even today, exhibits that seem curious, such as the spittoons that were obligatory a hundred years ago , can be seen.
Austrian furniture designers and architects of the 20th century are also represented.
Organizationally, the Imperial Furniture Collection is part of Schönbrunn Palace Kultur- und Betriebsges.mbH
On the occasion of Maria Theresa's 300th birthday, the exhibition 300 years of Maria Theresa: strategist - mother - reformer was in the Imperial Furniture Collection . Family and Legacy See March 15 - November 29, 2017.
Current use of the collection
All Federal Ministers of the Republic of Austria can obtain furniture from the depot for the duration of their term of office in order to equip their offices. Furniture is also obtained from this depot in embassies, and film companies also use original furniture for recordings.
literature
- Eva B. Ottillinger (author), Lieselotte Hanzl: Imperial interiors . Böhlau Verlag, Vienna (2001). ISBN 3205986806
Web links
- Website of the Imperial Furniture Collection
- Imperial Austria online tickets for the Imperial Furniture Collection
- Maria Theresia: Children, Art and Film Alexandra Matzner about the current exhibition in the Hofmobiliendepot, Vienna (2017).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alexandra Matzner: Maria Theresia: Children, Art and Cinema. Exhibition in the Imperial Furniture Collection, Vienna.
Coordinates: 48 ° 11 ′ 54.4 " N , 16 ° 20 ′ 48.6" E