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A shelf in oragne stands in the middle of a room and is filled with objects.

© MAK/Georg Mayer

Exhibition space with pedestal and objects

© MAK/Georg Mayer

Exhibition room with objects, staircase

© MAK/Georg Mayer

Figure swinging her arms in the air stands on small pedestal

© MAK/Georg Mayer

A shelf in oragne stands in the middle of a room and is filled with objects.

© MAK/Georg Mayer

Display case with objects

© MAK/Georg Mayer

Exhibition space with pedestal and objects, in the background WHW is on the wall

© MAK/Georg Mayer

Werkstätte Hagenauer

Viennese Metal Art 1898–1987

For almost 90 years, Werkstätte Hagenauer products enjoyed huge popularity and were sold around the globe. Some of the workshop’s pieces even appeared in Hollywood films.

16.11.2022—3.9.2023

Wiener Werkstätte Room

Now the MAK is offering an unprecedented in-depth look at the history and production processes of this family-run business using the company’s own archives, large parts of which the museum has acquired since 2014 through purchases and generous donations from Richard Grubman, Auction House im Kinsky, and Caja Hagenauer. Numerous designs, models, molds, and blanks, together with a vast collection of documents and records, are now housed at the museum.

The exhibition is thus able to explore the workshop’s varied repertoire, ranging from popular figurines and innovative household objects to furnishings for public buildings and Franz Hagenauer’s major sculptural works. It also invites visitors to follow the workshop’s stylistic transformation, beginning with historic styles and the Wiener Bronzen before moving on to Art Nouveau and the Wiener Werkstätte, and, finally, functionalism.

CURATORS

Anne-Katrin Rossberg, Curator, MAK Metal Collection and Wiener Werkstätte Archive

Maria-Luise Jesch, MAK Metal Collection and Wiener Werkstätte Archive

MAK Blog

Insights into the fascinating archive of the Hagneauer workshop at MAK Blog (in German): blog.mak.at/werkstaette-hagenauer

Cassette, Alpaca, silver-plated

© MAK/Katrin Wißkirchen

Two silver handles

© MAK

5 serving forks, Flatlay

© MAK

© MAK/Kristina Wissik

Media

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MAK Exhibition View, 2022, Werkstätte Hagenauer © MAK/Georg Mayer

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MAK Exhibition View, 2022, Werkstätte Hagenauer © MAK/Georg Mayer

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MAK Exhibition View, 2022, Werkstätte Hagenauer © MAK/Georg Mayer

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MAK Exhibition View, 2022, Werkstätte Hagenauer © MAK/Georg Mayer

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MAK Exhibition View, 2022, Werkstätte Hagenauer © MAK/Georg Mayer

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MAK Exhibition View, 2022, Werkstätte Hagenauer © MAK/Georg Mayer

<BODY>MAK Exhibition View, 2022, Werkstätte Hagenauer © MAK/Georg Mayer</BODY>

MAK Exhibition View, 2022, Werkstätte Hagenauer © MAK/Georg Mayer

<BODY><div>Carl Hagenauer, cassette, 1912</div><div>Alpaca, silver-plated</div><div>© MAK/Katrin Wißkirchen</div></BODY>

Carl Hagenauer, cassette, 1912 Alpaca, silver-plated © MAK/Katrin Wißkirchen

<BODY><div>Franz Hagenauer, group of heads, ca. 1970</div><div>Brass, chased, nickel-plated</div><div>© Breinsberg Collection</div></BODY>

Franz Hagenauer, group of heads, ca. 1970 © Breinsberg Collection

<BODY><div>Franz Hagenauer, door handles, 1979</div><div>Contemporary photograph</div><div>© MAK</div><div> </div></BODY>

Franz Hagenauer, door handles, 1979 © MAK

<BODY><div>Werkstätte Hagenauer, company sign “Glücksstelle Stein,” 1930s </div><div>Contemporary photograph</div><div>© MAK</div></BODY>

Werkstätte Hagenauer, company sign “Glücksstelle Stein,” 1930s © MAK

<BODY><div>Franz Hagenauer, serving fork, 1981</div><div>Metal, silver-plated</div><div>© MAK</div></BODY>

Franz Hagenauer, serving fork, 1981 © MAK

<BODY><div>Karl Hagenauer, cassette, 1925</div><div>Wood, sheet brass</div><div>© MAK/Kristina Wissik</div></BODY>

Karl Hagenauer, cassette, 1925 © MAK/Kristina Wissik

<BODY><div>Franz Hagenauer, head, 1936</div><div>Alpaca, chased</div><div>© MAK/Katrin Wißkirchen</div><div> </div></BODY>

Franz Hagenauer, head, 1936 © Franz Hagenauer, head, 1936

<BODY><div>Carl Hagenauer, table clock, 1912</div><div>Alpaca, silver-plated</div><div>© MAK/Katrin Wißkirchen</div><div> </div></BODY>

Carl Hagenauer, table clock, 1912 © MAK/Katrin Wißkirchen

Related

Wiener Werkstätte Archive

Wiener Werkstätte Archive

Hagenauer Archive

Research Project

Hagenauer Archive

The Werkstätte Hagenauer in the MAK Collection Online

The Werkstätte Hagenauer in the MAK Collection Online

The fascinating archive of the Werkstätte Hagenauer

The fascinating archive of the Werkstätte Hagenauer