Going for exhibitions in Innsbruck 2024

Innsbruck is a popular tourist destination. The big attraction remains the mountains, but the city has a lot to offer: events of all kinds, a historic center that is absolutely worth visiting, places to enjoy the specialties of local and international cuisine, concerts, theater performances, and exhibitions. For those who, between a downtown tour and an ice cream, want to indulge in art, here is an overview of some of the exhibitions scheduled in Innsbruck in the coming months.

The issue of "free time" will have to be renegotiated in the course of digital transformation. It is a time when we have the opportunity to move freely and meet the people we want. It is a time for emotions, for reconnection and dialogue. It is a time for reflection. It is a political time that can prepare for change.
But how is "free time" political? The women artists in the exhibition address these issues through their works.

"FREE TIME" / DIE „FREIE ZEIT“
8.6.-14.8.2024
Works by Anamarija Batista & Iva Simčić, Renate Bertlmann, Anna Hofbauer, Maria Meinild, Marietta Mavrokordatou, Joëlle Tuerlinckx, Pınar Öğrenci. Exhibition curated by Anamarija Batista (in collaboration with Ivana Marjanović)
Kunstraum Innsbruck, Maria-Theresien-Straße 34 / Arkadenhof, Innsbruck
hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 1-6 p.m., Thursday from 1-8 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
free admission

The city of Innsbruck has a vast collection of artworks, some of which are located at the historical archive and some in municipal offices and storage facilities. For the first time, an exhibition offers the opportunity to view the rich collection of art owned by the city. The title „was bleibt“ - meaning "what remains" - refers to the red thread traceable in the collection and stimulates a reflection on the very reasons for collecting.

Was bleibt. Werke aus der Kunstsammlung der Stadt Innsbruck
6.6-26.10.2024
Stadtarchiv, Badgasse 2, Innsbruck
hours: Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
full admission €4.20, reduced €2.90, free with Innsbruck Card

The final exhibition of Büchsenhausen's Fellowship-Programm in Art and Theory 2023-24 addresses the growing antagonisms and identity-political shifts in our present. The decolonial questioning of (post-)Soviet identity formation, queer cruising practices in repressive societies, and the (im)possibility of socio-political identity constructions as an Arab Jew in the Israeli-Palestinian context are central themes explored in the works in the exhibition, in dialogue with botanical "actors."

The Secret Life of Plants and Trees
24.5.-10.08.2024
Works by Agil Abdullayev, Tatiana Fiodorova-Lefter, Hori Izhaki. Curated by Andrei Siclodi
Kunstpavillon, Rennweg 8a, Innsbruck
hours: Wednesday through Friday 12 noon to 6 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., free admission

Artist Uta Kögelsberger deals with the effects of climate change on our forests. Her way of working is meticulous. To carry out this project she traveled to East Tyrol and the Zillertal seven times, spending a total of about four months in the local forests, conducting research and talking to experts. A photo exhibition that blends information and emotion.

Forest Komplex. Uta Kögelsberger
through 7/20/2024
BTVStadtforum Innsbruck, Gilmstraße 1, Innsbruck
hours: Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
free admission

In the years 2021 to 2023, Tyrol acquired some 80 works by 39 artists, which are on display at the Ferdinandeum Museum until the end of June. With this diverse collection of works by Tyrolean and international artists, the arttirol exhibition, now in its 10th year, invites visitors on a walk through the diverse world of contemporary art.

arttirol. Kunstankäufe des Landes Tirol 2021–2023
through 6/30/2024
Ferdinandeum, Museumstrasse 15, Innsbruck
hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
admission: full 9 euros, reduced 7 euros, free for under 19s and with Innsbruck Card

Why is The Portrait of a Disabled Person in the Wunderkammer of Ambras Castle? Who are the people in the painting of the bearded family? And why are we interested in the stories of the giants and dwarves of the court? The exhibition displays works of art from the collections of Archduke Ferdinand II and discusses the theme of diversity in the past from today's perspective.

Schauen erlaubt? Vielfalt Mensch vom 16. bis 18. Jahrhundert
20.6-6.10.2024
Schloss Ambras, Schlossstraße 20, Innsbruck
hours: Monday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
admission: full 16 euros, reduced 12 euros, free up to 19 years and with Innsbruck Card