The Art Collection of the Province of Carinthia/MMKK

The Museum of Modern Art Carinthia houses the collection of the Province of Carinthia, including two different art-collections: the art-collection of the Province of Carinthia and the picture-lending library (Artothek)/Carinthian Landesgalerie.

The Art Collection of the Province of Carinthia/MMKK, founded on the first donations received at the establishment of the Carinthian Provincial Gallery in 1933, forms the core of the Museum of Modern Art Carinthia. Continuously expanded through annual acquisitions, the collection today comprises nearly 7,000 works, including prints and drawings, paintings, sculptures, objects, installations, photography, and new media.

The Museum of Modern Art Carinthia houses the collection of the Province of Carinthia, which is expanded annually by new purchases. The current 7,000 art-works include works bei Carinthian artists as well as by international represantatives of art from the 19th century until the present day, such as Markus Pernhart, Anton Kolig, Franz Wiegele, Herbert Boeckl, Maria Lassnig, Arnulf Rainer, Hans Staudacher, Hans Bischoffshausen, Kiki Kogelnik, Bruno Gironcoli, Cornelius Kolig, Peter Kogler, Heimo Zobernig, Erwin Wurm, Ines Doujak, Hans Schabus, Lawrence Weiner oder Richard Tuttle.

At regular intervals, the Museum presents the new purchases, which are selected by an independent jury of experts and financed by the Province together with the gallery subsidy from the Federal Government. Here the focus is on young artists who have some connection with Carinthia, perhaps born or resident here, but who often live in major cities and provide opportunities für international exchanges.

Thus besides promoting the young art scene, we offer an insight into the current international art world.