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Otto Breicha Award
The Otto Breicha Award for Photographic Arts is awarded every two years by Museum der Moderne Salzburg to photographers from or living in Austria. The Award was first established in 1983 under the name 'Rupertinum Photo Prize'. The Salzburg Museum Rupertinum (which is now part of Museum der Moderne Salzburg) was co-founded by its first director Otto Breicha. The prize was awarded every two years until 2001. After a hiatus the prize was revived in 2007 and renamed "Otto Breicha Prize for Photographic Art" in memory of Otto Breicha's early promotion of photography as an art form, which was still not very popular at the time. It was reconceptualized so that it is not longer only awarded for pure photography, but also recognizes the role of photography in media contexts. The prize is supported by the Breicha family and the winner's work is shown in an exhibition at Rupertinum. Laureates {, class="wikitable" , - ! style="background:#ABCDEF", ! style="background:#ABCDEF", Year ! s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museum Der Moderne Salzburg
The Museum der Moderne Salzburg has two buildings at two different locations in Salzburg, Austria. The Rupertinum in the old town for new artistic concepts opened in 1983 and the Museum on the Mönchsberg for modern art in a contemporary setting opened in 2004. History The idea for the foundation of a collection and museum of modern art goes back to an initiative of Salzburg art dealer Friedrich Welz, who donated a large part of his private collection to the state of Salzburg. Owing to his personal friendship with Oskar Kokoschka the museum also received a great number of works from the Austrian expressionist. Museum der Moderne Rupertinum In 1983 the Rupertinum was opened as ''Salzburg Museum of Modern Art and Graphic Collection''. The museum's founding director Otto Breicha also integrated the ''Austrian Photographic Gallery'' into the museum, which has become the most important collection of contemporary Austrian photography. The Rupertinum, situated in the centre of the old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
