Permanent Collection of the Imperial Royal Austrian Museum of Art and Industry in the Ballroom Building

Industry in the Ballroom Building, Photograph of Ludwig Angerer, ca. 1866

Exhibition of Austrian Arts and Crafts

1911/12

Central Hall/Section I: General Arts and Crafts, exhibition designed by Karl Witzmann, Photograph by Bruno Reiffenstein, 1912

Exhibition: Jenny Holzer XX

2006

Central Exhibition Room, Weiskirchnerstraße, For MAK, Projection of Elfriede Jelinek’s Text Women as Lovers

Photograph of the Salzburger Volkskeller

in the former Hotel Pitter, Salzburg
Photographer: Bruno Reiffenstein
taken: 1913

Photograph of a Chandelier with Female Figure

from the MAK Collections
Photographer: Wilhelm Gmeiner
taken: 1903

Photograph of indian earrings

Photograph: Survey of India
taken: pre-1874

Photograph of a Rococo Sleigh

from the MAK Collections, 1913
Photographer: Josef Wlha
taken: 1913

Research Project

Exemplary Sample Collection

Project Manager: Kathrin Pokorny-Nagel, Head of MAK Library and Works on Paper Collection/Archive; Appraisal: Alexandra Hois

The Collection is one of the most significant of its kind in Austria and comprises almost 100,000 historical photographs from the second half of the 19th century, stylistic replications by professors at the School of Arts and Crafts, all kinds of reprographic images, and even large-format transparencies. From the moment the museum was founded, these exemplary reproductions were arranged and inventoried systematically according to thematic area, whereby the focus was on areas that were particularly relevant to the arts and crafts, such as shapes, decorations, and styles. The aim of this project is to scientifically analyze the holdings and put them online in order to make this important source of reference material at the museum accessible to a broader public.

Project Manager: Kathrin Pokorny-Nagel, Head of MAK Library and Works on Paper Collection/Archive
Appraisal: Alexandra Hois