Vienna celebrates Gustave Klimt’s birthday

In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), considered one of the most influential artists of "Vienna Modernism", a number of museums in Vienna organize specialized exhibitions on the life and work of the author of the famous "Kiss".

Tomb of Gustave Klimt

The Austrian Museum of Theater in Vienna (Museo Austriaco del Teatro, en Viena), from next Friday until September 2, will present the exhibition “Klimt and the Künstlerhaus”, combined with letters and photographs documenting the period when the artist was a member of this exhibition center painting, sculpture, architecture and arts. Also, the harbinger of Austrian modernism will be resurrected in a musical performance that reflects all periods of the master’s life, starting from his youth, which will be held from September 2 to October 7.

The Museum of Vienna (Museo de Viena) from May 16 exhibits the largest and most diverse collection of Klimt. The presented exhibits contain almost the entire period of his experiments in creativity, his first important contracts in 1880 and some works created a year before his death in 1918. Here you can see sketches, engravings and paintings by a recognized artist. The exhibition will run until September 2 of this year.

The Austrian Folklore Museum (Museo Austriaco del Folclore) also joined the celebration with the exhibition "Collection of Textile Drawings by Emilia Flöge". Since May 25, more than 300 samples of the dressmaker’s fabrics have been presented here, which was not only Klimt’s partner and mistress, but also his main muse. The exposition, which can be visited until November 1, is complemented by seminars and programs to promote the arts education of children, adolescents and adults.

Anna Sidorova