Forum Frohner

Om museet

The painter, sculptor and draughtsman Adolf Frohner (1934–2007) is one of the defining figures of Austrian post-war modernism and, in 1962, together with Hermann Nitsch and Otto Mühl, was one of the co-founders of Viennese Actionism. He rejected a classic museum for his own work – instead he envisioned a place for exchange and debate.

Out of this idea, Forum Frohner was created in 2007 on Minoritenplatz in Krems-Stein, at the western end of what is now the Kunstmeile Krems. The architect Lukas Göbl added a plain, windowless exhibition space as a “white cube” to the historic Minorite monastery; a glass corridor connects the old and new buildings. Materials such as acoustic panels and a terrazzo floor take up references to Frohner’s works and to the neighbouring Minorite Church.

In changing themed exhibitions, Frohner’s work is combined with works by other Austrian and international artists – by the end of 2024, around 40 exhibitions with more than 260 participants had been held, including juxtapositions with Joseph Beuys, Adalbert Stifter and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Accompanying events include talks, symposia, and film, literature and music evenings. Together with the Forum Frohner Private Foundation, a three-volume catalogue raisonné on sculpture, painting and drawing was also published. The house is operated by Kunstmeile Krems.

Højdepunkter

• Work of Adolf Frohner, co-founder of Viennese Actionism
• Themed exhibitions that put Frohner in dialogue with other artists
• White-cube extension by Lukas Göbl at the historic Minorite monastery
• Intimate exhibition venue in the Old Town of Stein at the end of the Kunstmeile

Grundlagt

2007

Ejer

Kunstmeile Krems Betriebs GmbH

Ledelse

Elisabeth Voggeneder

Entrépriser & rabatter

Admission to Forum Frohner is included with every ticket to the Landesgalerie Niederösterreich. Prices 2026. Free admission with the Niederösterreich-CARD (once in the booked year), with IAA ID, ICOM Card and the Kulturpass “Hunger auf Kunst und Kultur”. Two tickets for the price of one with a Krems City Library card; reduced admission after arriving by nextbike rental bicycle. Pupils and kindergarten children from Lower Austria have free admission as part of a class or group (ABENTEUER MUSEUM! project). Day tickets without time slot, multiple entry and exit possible on the day of the visit. No annual pass; Friends of the Kunstmeile Krems have free admission.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator: ingen oplysninger
• Handicaptoilet
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

According to Kunstmeile Krems, all venues and exhibition rooms are accessible (ramps, handrails, sliding doors, lift, low hanging, easy-to-read labels, wheelchair-accessible toilets). Wheelchairs and lightweight folding stools are available free of charge at the ticket desk. Assistance dogs (noted on their ID) are permitted, please report to the ticket desk; no other animals. Personal tours can be booked to suit individual needs. Designated disabled parking spaces are located on Museumsplatz (by the Landesgalerie and the Karikaturmuseum).

Børn og familie

Family programmes of the Kunstmeile Krems (family tours, the open studio Family Factory, MY MUSEUM BOX, children’s birthday parties) take place mostly in the venues on Museumsplatz. Children up to 6 years free.

Transport & parkering

By car from Vienna or Salzburg via the A1 and, from St. Pölten/Ost, via the S33 to Krems; alternatively from Vienna via the A22 and, from Stockerau, via the B3; on site, follow the traffic guidance system of the Kunstmeile Krems. The Stein–Mautern Danube bridge has been closed to motor vehicles since 18 May 2026 (diversion via the St. Pölten bridge). From the Krems/Stein boat landing it is about a four-minute walk to Museumsplatz; nextbike rental bicycles are available, among other places, at Krems station (about eight minutes’ ride), with bicycle racks in front of the museums.

Service & spisesteder

• Museumsbutik
• Garderobe
• Opbevaringsskabe
• Wi-fi

Museum shop with catalogues and editions; free cloakroom, lockers with deposit (€1 or €2), free Wi-Fi on the Kunstmeile. The Poldi Fitzka restaurant on the ground floor of the Landesgalerie Niederösterreich (Museumsplatz) with a beer garden.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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