Karikaturmuseum description and photos - Austria: Krems (Topic)

Karikaturmuseum description and photos - Austria: Krems. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Karikaturmuseum.

Photo and description

The Krems Caricature Museum was created by the architect and cartoonist Gustav Pechl. The museum was opened on September 29, 2001. The first guests were awaited by the exhibition "All cartoons - XX century". Here, for the first time in Austria, a selection of original graphics on humorous and satirical themes, created by local and foreign artists of the 20th century, was demonstrated. The works that can be seen here are made in various genres. The glass showcases contain comics, political drawings, cartoons, cartoons. There are still no analogues to this museum in Austria.

In addition to organizing exhibitions, the staff of the Museum of Caricatures strive to create their own collection of caricatures and are working on the foundation of a specialized library where all acquired drawings could be kept. The area of interest of the Krems Museum is the European caricature of the 20th century, in particular the Austrian one.

The Museum of Caricatures occupies a bizarre three-story building built by the founder of the museum, Gustav Pahl. The permanent exhibition occupies the first two floors. The works located on the ground floor are allowed to be photographed. More interesting drawings on church and political themes, as well as unusual installations that can be mistaken for voluminous caricatures, are exhibited on the second floor. They cannot be photographed, which is carefully reminded not only by the inscriptions on the walls, but by the hall keepers. The roof of the building is partially glazed. The large and spacious foyer in the museum is shared by several floors. On the ground floor there is a library and an interesting gift shop,

We also recommend reading Museum of Collectors description and photos - Russia - St. Petersburg: Peterhof

Topic: Karikaturmuseum description and photos - Austria: Krems.