Museum Moderner Kunst Kärnten

MMKK, like its predecessor the Carinthian Provincial Gallery, is dedicated to collecting, preserving, researching, documenting, and interpreting modern and contemporary visual art while actively supporting artistic production and critical discourse. As a dynamic forum for artistic exchange, the museum presents current developments and new perspectives in contemporary art through an ambitious programme of exhibitions, scholarly publications, and public engagement initiatives. These activities are complemented by the continuous development of the museum’s collection through strategic acquisitions.

Spanning approximately 1,000 square metres of renovated exhibition space, MMKK presents solo and thematic exhibitions featuring both emerging and nationally and internationally established artists. The Burgkapelle (Castle Chapel) Art Space provides a distinctive setting for experimental projects, site-specific installations, and interdisciplinary artistic practices. In the arcades of the castle courtyard, a permanent presentation of sculptures and selected works from the collection offers visitors an encounter with the museum’s holdings beyond the exhibition galleries.

MMKK is responsible for two collections: the Art Collection of the Province of Carinthia/MMKK and the Artothek Collection of the Carinthian Provincial Gallery. The latter is the Province’s art lending collection, also administered by the museum. Together, the collections comprise works from the nineteenth century to the present, with a particular emphasis on artists from Carinthia and those whose work maintains a significant connection to the region.

The museum’s in-house library supports scholarly research and curatorial practice, with particular strengths in publications relating to artists represented in the collection as well as exhibition catalogues from leading museums and institutions across the German-speaking and Alpine–Adriatic regions. The library is accessible to external researchers and visitors by appointment. The museum archive preserves and documents Carinthia’s artistic and cultural life through extensive digital and analogue holdings, including press documentation and printed materials.

Education and public engagement are central to MMKK’s mission. A wide-ranging programme of guided tours, workshops, participatory formats, and interdisciplinary events—including literature, music, and the performing arts—creates multiple points of access to contemporary art and encourages dialogue with diverse audiences.