Museum of Modern Art

The Museum of Modern Art Salzburg has two structures at two unique areas in Salzburg, Austria. The Rupertinum in the old town for new creative ideas opened in 1983 and the Museum on the Monchsberg for present day craftsmanship in a contemporary setting opened in 2004. The thought for the establishment of a gathering and historical center of present day workmanship returns to an activity of Salzburg craftsmanship merchant Friedrich Welz, who gave an expansive piece of his private accumulation to the province of Salzburg.

Attributable to his own fellowship with Oskar Kokoschka the exhibition hall likewise got an incredible number of works from the Austrian expressionist. In 1983 the Rupertinum was opened as Salzburg Museum of Modern Art and Graphic Collection. The historical center's establishing chief Otto Breicha likewise coordinated the Austrian Photographic Gallery into the exhibition hall, which has turned into the most critical gathering of contemporary Austrian photography.

The Rupertinum, arranged in the focal point of the old town, was said without precedent for 1350. Under diocese supervisor Paris Lodron, the town castle "Collegium Rupertinum" was utilized as a theological school. Completed in 1633, the town royal residence was worked in early elaborate style. The house has a conspicuous area between Franziskaner Church and Kollegien Church and has been utilized as a theological school by the Archdioceses of Salzburg for a long time.