In December 2024, the important Khevenhüller Chronicle was named Memory of Austria by the Austrian UNESCO Commission and the Memory of the World National Committee and entered in the “Austrian National Memory of the World Register”. This makes it the first MAK object to receive this award and once again draws attention to important historical documents and the need to preserve knowledge and make information accessible.

The Khevenhüller Chronicle from the early 17th century was commissioned by Count Franz Christoph von Khevenhüller as a family chronicle. Color plates executed in gouache technique show representatives of the Khevenhüller family as influential landowners and important imperial diplomats in splendid robes with their estates in the background. The appointment was preceded by a year-long research and restoration project of the MAK in cooperation with Hochosterwitz Castle and the IKR of the Academy of Fine Arts. The aim was to unearth this treasure and make it known and accessible to the general public. As part of the project, the MAK transcribed the approximately 360 pages of text.

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