Neue Galerie Graz

About the museum

The Neue Galerie came into being in 1941, when the Landesbildergalerie of the Styrian provincial museum Joanneum was divided: the older holdings went to the Alte Galerie, the works from the 19th century onwards to the Neue Galerie. From the 1960s the museum developed into a centre for current art. Formative were the Trigon biennials (1963–1992) and the International Painting Weeks in Styria (1966–1992), which directed attention to Austria and its neighbouring countries.

Since the 1990s the Neue Galerie has worked increasingly internationally. From 1992 to 2011 Peter Weibel, as chief curator, together with the director Christa Steinle, shaped the programme. In 2011 the museum moved into the newly designed Joanneumsviertel, where in the neo-Baroque museum building on Neutorgasse it has more than 2,000 square metres of exhibition space.

The collection comprises around 70,000 works – painting, graphic art, posters, sculpture, photography and video – from the Biedermeier period through Realism, Art Nouveau and Modernism to Viennese Actionism, media art and conceptual art. A major purchase in 2008 established a focus on the Styrian artist Günter Brus; the BRUSEUM opened on 26 November 2011 and shows his work in a permanent exhibition area. The Neue Galerie holds the Austrian Museum Seal of Quality.

Highlights

• Collection presentation "Selection" with highlights from 1800 to the present
• BRUSEUM on the life and work of Günter Brus
• Works from the Biedermeier period to Viennese Actionism
• studio with works by young Austrian art, free admission
• Joanneumsviertel with access via transparent entrance cones

Permanent exhibitions

• Selection. Highlights aus der Sammlung – A condensed collection presentation as a journey through art from 1800 to the present; the selection incorporates the results of a visitor survey.
• BRUSEUM – Permanent exhibition area on Günter Brus with drawings, picture-poems and documents of actions, complemented by positions related to his work; presentations change.

Founded

1941

Operated by

Universalmuseum Joanneum GmbH

Director

Peter Peer

Admission & discounts

Free admission: National Holiday (26 October): free admission

The ticket is valid for one calendar day for one admission; the Natural History Museum in the Joanneumsviertel has its own ticket. Exhibitions in the studio of the Neue Galerie are freely accessible. Reductions with the Ö1 Club card, ÖAMTC membership and Bühnen Graz Card, among others; Steiermark-Card and Graz Card are valid. Free admission with the Kulturpass "Hunger auf Kunst & Kultur". Drei KulturSonntag: on Sundays two tickets for the price of one.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials
• Audio description: no information

Step-free, barrier-free entrance to the left of the restaurant on the west side of the Joanneumsviertel square; through an automatic door to the lift to the visitor centre with ticket desk and accessible toilets. In the Neue Galerie, assistance is needed only at the platform lift. Induction system, loan wheelchair at the ticket desk, seating with armrests and portable stools, tactile objects and audio guides for blind and visually impaired people; information column with call connection at the Raubergasse entrance. Media guides also in Easy Language and sign language. Accessible parking in Kalchberggasse.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Stroller-friendly
• Baby changing facilities: not available

Family tour on selected dates for everyone aged 6 and over, followed by painting in the studio; 1-2-3 studio on every third Saturday of the month, MAL-Dienstag (painting Tuesday) in summer, "White Studio" on the Advent Saturdays. The barrier-free entrance with automatic door and lift is suitable for strollers.

Getting there & parking

Access via the visitor centre: escalator in the largest of the glass cones on the Joanneumsviertel square, lift at the passage to the Lesliehof. Access also from Kalchberggasse.

Amenities & dining

• Restaurant
• Museum shop
• Coat check
• Lockers

Gastronomy "PEP. deli vom land" in the Joanneumsviertel (Mon–Fri). Museum shop, lockers and toilets in the visitor centre.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Corporate events

Rentals in the Joanneumsviertel via "Joanneum to rent": Kurt Jungwirth Auditorium (150 seats), foyer (250 people standing), Lesliehof (600 standing) and Joanneumsviertel square (1,300 standing); guided tours of the exhibitions are possible for event guests.

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