Viewed from the outside, the building looks like a light fixture. It absorbs the changing light of the sky, the hazy light of the lake, reflects light and color and, depending on the perspective, time of day and weather, gives a glimpse of its inner workings

Peter Zumthor 

KUB - Kunsthaus Bregenz

Karl-Tizian-Platz 1

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KUB Architecture

The KUB with its translucent glass facade is one of Bregenz's landmarks. “Viewed from the outside, the building looks like a light fixture. It absorbs the changing light of the sky, the hazy light of the lake, reflects light and color and, depending on the perspective, time of day and weather, gives a glimpse of its inner workings,” says architect Peter Zumthor about his work. Constantly changing exhibitions of outstanding contemporary art attract visitors from all over the world.

Artists are attracted by Zumthor's unique architecture - and the opportunity to use an entire building. Therefore, a lot of work is done on site, especially for Bregenz. The cooperation with partners from local industry and trade is close. The artists repeatedly emphasize this quality and flexibility. Train station and harbor train station are in the immediate vicinity of the house.

The Kunsthaus Bregenz was built in 1997 by the internationally renowned Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, who was awarded the Pritzker Prize. In 1998 Zumthor won the Mies van der Rohe Award for European Architecture with the Kunsthaus Bregenz. This makes the KUB one of the most important museum buildings of contemporary architecture in the world.

Conceived as a daylight museum, the building impresses with its significant external shape and the uncompromising implementation of its spatial concept. In his own words, the Swiss architect Peter Zumthor committed himself to the actual task of a museum, to be a place for works of art and a place for people who would like to encounter these works of art in peace and quiet with his design for the Kunsthaus Bregenz. For the artists exhibiting at the KUB, the architecture becomes a real benchmark and conceptual impulse for their exhibition appearances, especially when new productions of entire series of works are made. The architecture is thus an indispensable platform for the international exhibition program of the KUB.

Blick vom Hafen auf das Kunsthaus Bregenz und alte Post bei Sonnenschein Blick vom Hafen auf das Kunsthaus Bregenz und alte Post bei Sonnenschein

Opening Hours

Tuesday to Sunday 10 – 18 
Thursday 10 – 20 
(closed during exhibition change)

Prices

Adults 11€ / discounted 9€
20-27 years 7€
Free until the age of 19

Happy Friday – Free Entry

Free entry every first friday of the month