PHANTASTEN MUSEUM
Museum of Fantastic Art - Vienna
Österreichisches Kulturzentrum, Palais Palffy
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Important News - Petition started on Nov. 12th 2012
please sign this petition (widget link below) to support the Phantasten Museum Wien in their efforts for official recognition and funding by the diverse levels of government in Austria. The text is in german, but you could translate it in google:
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you could also start your own petition on behalf of the museum, in your country and language (icons on top of the petition) and forward the results to:
Phantasten Museum Wien, Palais Palffy, mailto:office@palais-palffy.at
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you could also start your own petition on behalf of the museum, in your country and language (icons on top of the petition) and forward the results to:
Phantasten Museum Wien, Palais Palffy, mailto:office@palais-palffy.at
Alternatively, you could also view, print and/or download a actual form for signatures, and forward them to the Phantasten Museum Wien - SOS Petition Phantasten Museum Wien
Vienna - Excursion for the preservation of the Fantastic Art Museum
Pictures from the Opening Reception January 14th 2011
Fantastic Art Museum Opens in Vienna
article from Fantastic Visions
After intensive planning since the Autumn 2010 the Fantastic Art Museum (PhantastenMuseum) in Vienna opened as planned on January 15th 2011. For many weeks the team from the Österreichischen Kulturzentrum (Austrian Cultural Center) in the Palais Palffy and Gerhard Habarta had their hands full building for visitors to the museum, an interesting and informative journey through the history of Fantastic Art and to further the cause for the future. It may be an exaggeration to say that they have more than succeeded. The wonderful ambience and bright, modern exhibition rooms round off the overall impression of perfection and make a visit to the museum a memorable experience for art lovers...............read more
Endlich ein Museum für die Wiener Schule
und den Phantastischen Realismus
article from Kultur und Wein Magazin
Botschafter einer geheimnisvollen Welt.
Das Phantastenmuseum am Josefsplatz ist zweifellos eine reizvolle Bereicherung der Wiener Museums-Landschaft und eine Bühne für ureigene österreichische Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts. Man fragt sich, warum es ein solches Museum nicht schon längst gegeben hat. Ganz einfach, weil sich bisher – abgesehen von einigen wenigen Ausstellungen – noch niemand der Wiener Schule und dem Phantastischen Realismus angenommen hat, oder es gewagt hat, sich in einer Zeit radikaler Gegenwartskunst altmeisterlich arbeitenden Malern ernsthaft anzunehmen.
Am 15. Jänner 2011 wurde das Phantastenmuseum eröffnet, mit dem Schwerpunkt auf noch lebende Vertreter der beiden Richtungen wie Aric Brauer und Ernst Fuchs. .......read more
PHANTASTEN MUSEUM - reports in "KULTUR UND WEIN" Magazine
click the link above for the initial report, the most current exhibitions and archives (in german only, sorry)
VERNISSAGE
Vernissage, Austrias most important Art Magazine published an article about the Phantasten Museum Wien in their December 2012/January 2013 Edition.
"Das Phantastenmuseum lebt!” by Volkmar Käppl (in german) with photographs by Nikolaus Neureiter.
read the pdf version of this article here (sorry, in german only).
Museum Shop
EXHIBITIONS
Permanent Exhibition: Arik Brauer
Archives: Some notable previous Exhibitions
Related Links of Interest:
THE VIENNA SCHOOL OF FANTASTIC REALISM
ERNST FUCHS - RUDOLF HAUSNER - FRITZ JANSCHKA - KURT REGSCHEK
ERNST FUCHS - RUDOLF HAUSNER - FRITZ JANSCHKA - KURT REGSCHEK
LEXIKON SURREAL
The Lexikon Phantastischer Künstler (Lexicon of Fantastic Art )
2nd Edition is now available.
Written in German by Prof. Gerhard Habarta. For more information, please visit the webseite LEXIKON SURREAL.
ISBN: 9-783848263073
€ 67 ,-- for direct orders contact fantart@gmx.at
