Weiz weaver house

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The Weberhaus is a cultural center in the city of Weiz .

Main facade from Südtiroler Platz

The listed building on Südtirolerplatz was essentially built in the 17th and 18th centuries. The portal was built around 1800, the facade in the late 19th century. The head of Medusa on the gates of the portal is used as a logo by today's cultural center. It was named after the painter Kurt Weber (1893–1964), who was born in this house and whose widow sold the building to the city in 1990, and with his works the city's cultural center was opened in 1990 with an exhibition.

The Weberhaus includes a gallery , a café , the city ​​library and a cultural hall known as a jazz cellar .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dehio Steiermark (excluding Graz) 1982 , Weiz, Südtirolerplatz 1-1a, page 612
  2. ↑ Welcome to the Weberhaus cultural center ( memento from July 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) on weiz.at
  3. ↑ Cultural highlights on exhibitions, music and entertainment since 1990 ( Memento from August 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive )

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Coordinates: 47 ° 13 '6.3 "  N , 15 ° 37'24.8"  E