Kunstverein Braunschweig

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The Kunstverein Braunschweig, founded in 1832, is one of the most important art societies in Germany. In year four solo or group exhibitions, the art association presents significant positions in international contemporary art.

 

The promotion of young positions in the discourse of contemporary art is his primary objective. The Kunstverein Braunschweig sees itself as a living place of exchange and dialogue. The placement of the potential of contemporary art production is our main concern and we meet about the publication of exhibition catalogs, about lectures, artist talks and guided tours.

 

In 1996, the additional coach house was opened as an exhibition space. As a testing ground, this area is a platform for young artistic positions and curatorial projects.

Salve Hospes Villa

The Kunstverein Braunschweig was founded in 1832 as one of the first art societies in Germany. Since 1946 he resided at the Lessing place in the Villa Salve Hospes, which was built from 1805 to 1808 by the architect Peter Joseph Krahe as the private home of a merchant in the classical style. In its clear, simple concept of space it takes up the great tradition of Venetian villas of the Renaissance, and has the Villa Rotunda in Vicenza by Andrea Palladio as a concrete example.

 

The inner space design is based on a central room sequence and the resulting vertical and horizontal lines of sight. The defining feature of the house is the main entrance axis with respect to its scenic park from the entrance rotunda opens a spacious rectangular room that is sharing with three large windows looking on a raised terrace in the landscape. At the same time opens up the rotunda of the minor axes to the left and right side, enabling the tour of the house. The rotunda is a central starting and end point of these axes. On two floors will have about 400 square meters of exhibition space.

 

In the summer of 1999 the lower floor of the Villa Salve Hospes has been renovated with generous support from the city of Braunschweig and the Braunschweiger Vereinigten Kloster- und Studienfonds. The Austrian artist Heimo Zobernig was invited to design the reception area of the rotunda and set up a cafe. For this permanent installation is one of the chandeliers of the Cologne based artist Joseph Zehrer.