Maria Biljan-Bilger Ausstellungshalle Sommerein

Om museet

The exhibition hall in Sommerein at the foot of the Leithagebirge preserves the work of the ceramicist, sculptor and textile artist Maria Biljan-Bilger (1912–1997). In the 1960s the artist, together with the architect Friedrich Kurrent, had converted a former chapel in the village into a home and studio. Kurrent, her later husband, designed the hall as a place to look after and preserve her extensive oeuvre; construction began in 1995 and was only completed in 2004, seven years after her death.

On display are, among other things, terracotta figures of the post-war years such as the "Water Carriers", reliefs, ceramic sculptures and toy designs. In the outdoor grounds stand four stoneware children's houses that Biljan-Bilger created in 1967 for the Floridsdorf outdoor pool in Vienna and which were moved to Sommerein in 2003/04.

In the adjoining archive the estate was reviewed and inventoried from 2006; in 2012 the book "Maria Biljan-Bilger. Leben und Werk" with a catalogue raisonné was published. The hall is run by the association of friends of the Maria Biljan-Bilger Exhibition Hall; exhibitions and events also take place there.

Højdepunkter

• Works by the ceramicist and sculptor Maria Biljan-Bilger
• Hall by the architect Friedrich Kurrent
• Terracotta figures of the post-war period
• Stoneware children's houses in the outdoor grounds
• Wheelchair-accessible entrance

Ejer

Verein der Freunde der Maria Biljan-Bilger Ausstellungshalle

Entrépriser & rabatter

Tilgængelighed

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

According to the website, the entrance, exhibition and toilet are wheelchair-accessible.

Børn og familie

Children have free admission; in the outdoor grounds there are children's houses made of stoneware.

Transport & parkering

Postal address of the association: Hauptstraße 61, 2453 Sommerein. On the website a site plan ("Erreichbarkeit") shows the hall along with other works by the artist in the village (fountain on the church square, stained-glass windows, burial place).

Service & spisesteder

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Arrangementer & udlejning

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