Provincial Museum of Carinthia

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Portal of the State Museum in Museumgasse 2 in Klagenfurt
North facade (Mießenaler Straße)

The State Museum of Carinthia is a cultural and natural science museum in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee .

history

The founding of the history association for Carinthia in 1844 is also considered to be the founding year of the state museum. In addition to scientific research and the establishment of a library, the association also organized a presentation of cultural-historical exhibits in the Klagenfurt country house . The Natural Science Association was founded four years later and set up a natural history museum on Kardinalplatz. Its exhibits were also housed in the country house from 1861.

The constantly growing collections of the two institutions soon caused space problems, so that from 1877 a commission started planning a new building. On April 24, 1879, the foundation stone was laid for the new building, which was built according to the plans of the Klagenfurt architect Gustav Gugitz and financed by an interest-free loan from the Kärntner Sparkasse . The palace-like museum building, built in the neo-renaissance style, was opened on July 10, 1884. Crown Prince Rudolf laid the keystone in the staircase , which is why the museum is also known as the “Rudolfinum”.

After 1922, those of the Carinthian Landsmannschaft were added to the folklore collections of the history association . After a re-establishment in 1925, the museum was continued under the name “Kärntner Heimatmuseum”. During the Second World War, the building was badly damaged by bombs. In the post-war period, it was rebuilt with state funds and the cultural and scientific display collections were reorganized. Both the building and the scientific staff were taken over by the state of Carinthia, and the collections were also transferred to the state by contractual regulation, which regulated the continued existence and the activities of the associations at the same time.

Locations

  • Headquarters (closed since 2014)
  • State Library : In October 2019 the new collection and science center was opened as the new headquarters of the State Museum, with an area of ​​12,000 m² in the south of Klagenfurt.

In addition to these 2 houses in Museumgasse Klagenfurt, the State Museum operates five branch offices:

Other museum facilities in Carinthia, such as the Globasnitz Archaeological Pilgrimage Museum ( Hemmaberg ) and the Maria Saal open-air museum , are scientifically supervised by the State Museum and supported with loans.

General renovation of the main building from 2020

The parent company was closed in 2014 after a water inrush, previously operations had already been reduced due to construction defects. An architectural competition resulted in 26 submissions, the proposal of the architectural office Winkler + Ruck was selected. The planning is carried out together with architect Ferdinand Certov. Plans were presented in mid-January 2020: The inner courtyard is to be covered with a transparent glass roof, and the Museumgasse is to be traffic-calmed. The exhibition is intended to show the geological history, the nature of Carinthia and historical milestones.

The general renovation will begin in 2020, the opening is planned for 2022. Of the total cost of 13.2 million euros, 9.5 million will be invested in the construction, and 3.7 million euros in the facility.

literature

Web links

Commons : Landesmuseum Kärnten  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Footnotes

  1. ↑ http://www.landesmuseum.ktn.gv.at/210253_DE-Service-Ueber_uns .
  2. ↑ Collection and Science Center. Provincial Museum of Carinthia
  3. ^ Starting shot for the new state museum orf.at, January 16, 2020, accessed January 16, 2020.
  4. ↑ Groundbreaking ceremony for Rudolfinum takes place orf.at, May 5, 2020, accessed May 5, 2020.

Coordinates: 46 ° 37 ′ 15.3 "  N , 14 ° 18 ′ 44.8"  E