vorarlberg museum

This building is also impressive from an architectural standpoint. Over 16,000 blossoms made from concrete adorn the facade, whilst the showroom on the fourth floor is especially awe-inspiring.

vorarlberg museum: A facade of flowers and panoramic views

The darkness of the interior space invites visitors to admire the constantly changing scenery of Lake Constance from an enormous panoramic window.

The museum’s permanent exhibition provides insights into the region’s cultural history and also features changing exhibitions on various topics. The architectural firm Cukrowicz Nachbaur of Vorarlberg designed the architecture of the new museum, which integrates historically protected elements. The facade with its 16,656 concrete flowers is especially arresting. Interestingly, these blossoms are actually nothing more than the imprints of commercial PET bottles. The architect and mathematician Urs Beat Roth from Zurich helped with the artistic arrangement by geometrically interpreting the concept conceived by South Tyrolean artist Manfred Alois Mayr. From a distance, the viewer recognises only ellipses, squares and other geometric forms, which actually adorn the facade as relief.

PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS

“vorarlberg. a making of”
How did Vorarlberg become what it is today? This exhibition, which deals with the history of the region, seeks answers to this question.

“buchstäblich vorarlberg” (literally vorarlberg)
A selection of 26 object groups that are each summarised under a single general term represent the diversity of the collection, which contains more than 160,000 artefacts from art, history and archaeology.

“Römer oder so” (Romans or so)
An exhibition about the Brigantium burial ground. “Römer oder so” follows in the footsteps of the latest scientific insights and sheds new light on the findings of the last 150 years at the region’s largest burial ground.

“ganznah. Landläufige Geschichten vom Berühren” (up close. touching local stories)
The goal is to focus on the region and to bring unexpected stories to light (for potential collections or for story or memory resources). Duration: until spring 2019

Special exhibitions

“Wacker im Krieg. Erfahrungen eines Künstlers”
Until 17 February 2019, a special exhibition is dedicated to the painter Rudolf Wacker (1893-1939), one of the leading Austrian representatives of New Objectivity.
To complement the programme, there are talks with eminent personalities, story-telling cafés and a string of other events.

Special tips

• “Reiseziel Museum” event series, Holiday programme for children, in August & September;
• Jazz in the museum, with Peter Madsen and Oliver Rath, Thursday 6 Decembre, 8 p.m.