The Kunsthaus Bregenz is an internationally active exhibition venue for outstanding contemporary art. Due to its ambitious exhibition program and its unique architecture, the KUB is also internationally renowned among art and architecture enthusiasts. It was planned by the Swiss architect Peter Zumthor on behalf of the state of Vorarlberg and built between 1990 and 1997. Peter Zumthor won the Mies van der Rohe Award for European Architecture with the Kunsthaus in 1998. In 2009, he was honored with the Pritzker Prize, the most prestigious award for architecture.
Artists are invited to react to the architecture or enter into a symbiosis with it. For this reason, a large proportion of the works on display are created on site and especially for the building. The exhibitions and projects at Kunsthaus Bregenz allow the artists' ideas to become reality. The boundaries of what is feasible and conceivable are pushed anew with every exhibition. The artists' visions - rough hand sketches or small models - become precisely executed projects. This is only possible thanks to the trusting cooperation between technology, curatorial management, artists and the entire team. Those responsible rely on close cooperation with partners from local industry and the trades. The exceptionally high quality and flexibility of Vorarlberg companies is repeatedly emphasized by the invited artists.
Architecture | Kunsthaus Bregenz © Matthias Weissengruber
Edelbert Köb was the founding director of Kunsthaus Bregenz, managing it until 2000, followed by Eckhard Schneider from 2000 to 2008. Yilmaz Dziewior was responsible for the program from 1 October 2009 to 31 January 2015. Austrian-born Thomas D. Trummer was appointed as his successor. He has been director of Kunsthaus Bregenz since May 1, 2015. Rudolf Sagmeister was curator from the beginning until 2022.
To date, the Kunsthaus Bregenz has offered well over a hundred artists from all over the world space for innovative and in some cases unique works, the realization of which has given the KUB an internationally renowned position among houses of contemporary art.
Opening hours Tuesday - Sunday: 10 am - 6 pm, Thursday: 10 am - 8 pm
