Kunstboom in Linz: Record visitors and Picasso visit the Lentos!

Das Kunstmuseum Lentos in Linz feiert 2024 Rekordbesucherzahlen und startet mit wichtigen Ausstellungen zu Klimakrise und Rollenzwängen.
The Lentos Art Museum in Linz celebrates number of records in 2024 and starts with important exhibitions on the climate crisis and roller constraints. (Symbolbild/DNAT)

Kunstboom in Linz: Record visitors and Picasso visit the Lentos!

Linz, Österreich - The Linz Art Museum Lentos has set an impressive record this year! Due to the "The Journey of the Pictures "'s cropping project, the number of visitors could be increased to a whopping 83,000, which corresponds to an increase of 20 percent compared to the previous year. "The year has developed very successfully for us," explains Lentos boss Hemma Schmutz. The financial sales are above the economic plan, and for the first time since the 2009 Capital of Culture, more than one million euros have been achieved. This shows that the fascination for art and culture in Linz continues to be unbroken, as well as krone.at reported.

Another highlight in the coming year will be the exhibition “Touch Nature”, which starts on January 24th. This multimedia show addresses the pressing problems such as environmental degrees and climate crisis. In addition, visitors can go to the second big highlight "girl!?" look forward to analyzed role models, including a loan from a real Picasso. In the meantime, the Nordico City Museum illuminates the history of the city with "Longing for 80 years of the end of the war in Linz" from a critical perspective.

works of art and their history

In parallel, an exhibition is presented in the Salzkammergut that is devoted to art at the time of the Second World War. The focus is on over 80 works that were collected and saved in the Salzburg area at the time. This place was a huge transshipment point for valuable art, including many Nazi robbery works of art. The fascinating exhibits tell of their sweets and their ultimate rescue, as described by lentos.at . You can see masterpieces by renowned artists such as Goya, Edvard Munch and Titian, supplemented by a critical examination of history through contemporary art.

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