On March 7.1863, after Rudolf Eitelberg's long petitions, the Imperial Austrian Museum of Art and Industry (abbreviated: Austrian Museum) was founded by Emperor Franz Josef at the initiative of his cousin Archduke Rainer. The museum is modeled on the South Kensington Museum (now Victoria & Albert Museum), founded in 1852. Its task is to become a gathering with worthy examples for artists, industrial and general workers, as well as a place where developers and craftsmen could get an education or improve their skills. The exhibits of the permanent exhibition are grouped by materials of manufacture. The museum was opened on May 12.1864 in one of the Hofburg Palace.
In 1868, the architect Heinrich von Ferstel began building a new museum complex for the Imperial Museum of Art and Industry (Stubenring 5).
On November 15.1871, the museum was inaugurated, the public gained access to the exhibits, and the building itself became the first museum building on the Ringstrasse. In 1875, the construction of a neighboring building (also according to Ferstel's plans) for the School of Applied Arts (Stubenring 3), which opened in 1877, began. In 1906-1908, the architect Ludwig Baumann continued to build the museum on Weiskirchnerstrase 3.
Between 1939 and 1945, Vienna's museums increased their collections through private collections (mostly requisitioned from exiled Jews). The Museum of Applied Arts also enriched its funds, but since 1998 some of these collections have had to be returned. After the Second World War, the elimination of damage to the museum building lasted until 1949.
Restoration work, which began in 1989, contributes to the expansion of the museum area and the creation of new exhibition halls.
In 1993, the museum opened its doors to the already rebuilt, the interior of the exhibition halls decorated with artists. The building at Weiskirchnerstrase 3 is intended for temporary exhibitions, and the halls at Stubenring 3-5 house permanent exhibitions, student exhibitions and the IAC Gallery.
Next to the museum is another object - the Minerva Fountain. The fountain was created for the art gallery of the World's Fair in Vienna in 1873. Located in a niche with terracotta ornaments of open brick construction, which connects the buildings of the University of Applied Arts and the Museum of Applied Arts. The wall part of the fountain is made of white marble - the frame, sink and head of the gargoyle, from which water flows. Shallow pool - quarry stone W? llersdorfer. A large mosaic painting depicts the goddess Minerva with a scepter in one hand and a ball on which stands the goddess of victory Nick, in the other. At Minerva's feet is an owl, a symbol of wisdom.
The stone parts of the fountain were made by sculptor Josef Pokorna. The mosaic was created by the masters of the Antonio Salviati factory in Murano, designed by Ferdinand Laufberger and Heinrich von Ferstel. The coat of arms of Vienna is placed in the arch of the fountain, and above it in the triangular pediment of the wall is the coat of arms of Austria-Hungary.
In 1868, the architect Heinrich von Ferstel began building a new museum complex for the Imperial Museum of Art and Industry (Stubenring 5).
On November 15.1871, the museum was inaugurated, the public gained access to the exhibits, and the building itself became the first museum building on the Ringstrasse. In 1875, the construction of a neighboring building (also according to Ferstel's plans) for the School of Applied Arts (Stubenring 3), which opened in 1877, began. In 1906-1908, the architect Ludwig Baumann continued to build the museum on Weiskirchnerstrase 3.
Between 1939 and 1945, Vienna's museums increased their collections through private collections (mostly requisitioned from exiled Jews). The Museum of Applied Arts also enriched its funds, but since 1998 some of these collections have had to be returned. After the Second World War, the elimination of damage to the museum building lasted until 1949.
Restoration work, which began in 1989, contributes to the expansion of the museum area and the creation of new exhibition halls.
In 1993, the museum opened its doors to the already rebuilt, the interior of the exhibition halls decorated with artists. The building at Weiskirchnerstrase 3 is intended for temporary exhibitions, and the halls at Stubenring 3-5 house permanent exhibitions, student exhibitions and the IAC Gallery.
Next to the museum is another object - the Minerva Fountain. The fountain was created for the art gallery of the World's Fair in Vienna in 1873. Located in a niche with terracotta ornaments of open brick construction, which connects the buildings of the University of Applied Arts and the Museum of Applied Arts. The wall part of the fountain is made of white marble - the frame, sink and head of the gargoyle, from which water flows. Shallow pool - quarry stone W? llersdorfer. A large mosaic painting depicts the goddess Minerva with a scepter in one hand and a ball on which stands the goddess of victory Nick, in the other. At Minerva's feet is an owl, a symbol of wisdom.
The stone parts of the fountain were made by sculptor Josef Pokorna. The mosaic was created by the masters of the Antonio Salviati factory in Murano, designed by Ferdinand Laufberger and Heinrich von Ferstel. The coat of arms of Vienna is placed in the arch of the fountain, and above it in the triangular pediment of the wall is the coat of arms of Austria-Hungary.
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