The Liaunig Museum in Neuhaus (Slov. Suha) is a private art museum in Carinthia. It opened in 2008.
In addition to the Essl Collection in Klosterneuburg, it is the second Austrian private museum of contemporary art. The private collection of the industrialist and art collector Herbert W. Liaunig, who lives in the Neuhaus castle in southeastern Carinthia, will be presented.
The museum has been run by his son, the architect Peter Liaunig, since 2018.
From 2000 Liaunig had plans to build a museum for his collection, which no longer had enough space in his residence at Neuhaus Castle. It should also be available to the public.
In 2004, a first competition was held for the construction of a museum, which was won by the French architect Odile Decq.
The original commitments of the Carinthian state government to contribute financially to the costs of building and running the museum did not materialize under cultural advisors Jörg Haider and Martin Strutz (both BZÖ).
The implementation of Decq's plans failed, among other things, because the cost of their project was exceeded. A second, purely Austrian competition followed, won by the Querkraft team of architects.
Liaunig Museum
Address: Neuhaus 41, 9155
Phone: +43435621115
Site:
http://www.museumliaunig.at/Location inserted by
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