Mission Statement

For more than 30 years, Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien stands for new projects, new approaches to the work of important artists and innovative ways of art education.

Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien is the flagship of UniCredit Bank Austria and the most successful private exhibition house in Austria with a strong service orientation. Under the direction of Ingried Brugger, the house maintains close relations with prestigious institutions such as Tate Modern (London, UK), Royal Academy (London UK), Guggenheim Museum (New York City, USA), State Russian Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia), Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam, Netherlands), Kunsthaus Zürich (Zurich, Switzerland) or Fondation Beyeler (Basel, Switzerland) and realises multinational exhibitions. The main focus is on classical modernism and avant-garde as well as female artists of the post-war period.

Tresor is an exhibition space for contemporary art and is open to different genres.

The Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien has always been a pioneer in innovative art education and is represented online with a strong digital range to present exhibitions across geographical borders and to inspire new audiences. Numerous publications of the Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien are considered standard works of art history.

The Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien has an average of 230,000 direct and 260 million indirect visits per year. The exhibition house is a leading player in Vienna's cultural offerings.

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