The Kunsthaus Zug has several thematic collection areas, ranging from classical modernism to contemporary art and also including art from the region.

The Kunsthaus Zug has several thematic areas of collection, ranging from classical modernism to contemporary art and also including art from the region. It has the most important collection of Viennese modern art in Europe outside of Austria, with works by Klimt, Gerstl, Hoffmann, Kokoschka, Schiele, Wotruba and others. Due to limited space, the diverse collection is not on permanent display and is presented in thematic temporary exhibitions. Four to five projects a year are dedicated to contemporary and 20th century art with a targeted inclusion of public space.

With "Project Collection" a worldwide unique collection model of contemporary art was developed, which turns the museum into a laboratory. Site-specific interventions are created in collaboration with international artists (Eliasson, Kabakov, Kawamata, Pepperstein, Rütimann, Signer, Tuttle) over several years. "Project Collection" lets the audience follow artistic processes from their idea to their realization.

Since 2002, "Kunsthaus Zug mobil" has been on the road, a transportable exhibition space in the form of a special container for site-specific projects. It is a traveling museum that presents exhibitions of contemporary art in the smallest possible space. Since 2002, it has stopped at over 30 locations in Zug, the rest of Switzerland and abroad, opening its doors to a wide public.

Another special feature of the Kunsthaus Zug is its cross-disciplinary collaboration with partners in architecture, music, literature and dance. Together, projects are realized in which word, image, sound and movement combine ideally and, despite all the differences in the media, commonalities become apparent. The visual arts can be experienced as part of a cultural context.

The art education takes a high value with its offers, which take place inside and outside the house for children, young people and adults. A variety of dialogues and mediation approaches open up different approaches to the works of art and the exhibitions. In addition to numerous offers for schools and families, the art education department tests specific and unique projects with guests from the most diverse social and cultural contexts. It also realizes new and innovative forms of collaboration with partners from interdisciplinary disciplines such as architecture, music, literature and dance. It co-curates exhibitions and allows visitors to act as art mediators.

The Kunsthaus Zug is located on the edge of Zug's old town in a 16th century building with two wings added later. A quiet garden behind the baroque wall invites visitors to linger. Thanks to the renovation by Swiss architect Franz Füeg, the Kunsthaus Zug has spacious, modern, clearly defined rooms for personal encounters with works of art.


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