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22-682: The Künstlerhaus in Vienna's 1st district has accommodated the Künstlerhaus Vereinigung since 1868. It is located in the Ringstrassenzone in between Akademiestraße, Bösendorferstraße and Musikvereinsplatz. The building was erected between 1865 and 1868 and has served as an exhibition space and an event venue ever since. In 2015, shares were split between two proprietors, with the Haselsteiner Familien-Privatstiftung as

44-602: A guesthouse, Leopold Ernst had a Neo-Gothic festival hall built (at a great loss) in 1847. The hall became the meeting place of the Society of Young Artists and Academics, which was founded in 1851 and later renamed the Albrecht Dürer Society. In 1861 it merged with another artists' society, Eintracht, to form a new association representing Viennese painters, sculptors and architects: the Vienna Artists' Society. In 1868

66-465: A member of the conservative ÖVP party since 1946. Former Bezirksvorsteher Ursula Stenzel has spoken out against holding events in the inner city , citing concerns regarding noise pollution. Her comments have drawn criticism from other parties, especially the social democratic SPÖ . The first district's coat of arms is a white cross on a red background. It is also the coat of arms for the City of Vienna and

88-523: A theatre was established in the eastern wing in 1974, which was last operated by the brut until 2017. Between autumn 2016 and spring 2020, the Künstlerhaus faced a major renovation. During the reconstruction the former Altmann'sche Textilfabrik in Vienna-Margareten  (Stolberggasse 26) served as its temporary accommodation. The newly refurbished Künstlerhaus was reopened on 6 March 2020. Today,

110-497: The 20th century, real estate observers speculated that the Society was under pressure to demolish the building in favor of something larger, as it is unusually low-rise for the Ringstraße area, or to rebuild it. For example, the "Kaym-Hetmanek Plan" in the early 1930s proposed to replace the historic pavilion with eight-storey apartment blocks. The recommendations of an architectural planning competition for Karlsplatz in 1946 showed that

132-536: The Innere Stadt along the route of the former city walls . The first district is, with a workforce of 100,745, the largest employment locale in Vienna. This is partially due to tourism, as well as the presence of many corporate headquarters due to the district's central location. Innere Stadt is the central district of Vienna. It borders Leopoldstadt in the northeast, Landstraße in the east, Wieden and Mariahilf in

154-466: The Künstlerhaus Vereinigung presents its exhibitions on the upper-floor of the building, while the Albertina Modern, which first opened its doors on 27 May 2020, shows/displays exhibitions on the ground- and underground-floor. Thus, the Künstlerhaus is now home to two independent cultural institutions. The society has its roots in the suburb of Laimgrube, now part of Mariahilf . Here, on the site of

176-478: The Künstlerhaus and for other museums and institutions. The architect of the building was August Weber (1836–1903). Several types of Austrian stone were used, supplied by the Viennese firm Anton Wasserburger. Emperor Franz Joseph I laid the keystone . Opened on 1 September 1868 as one of the earliest Ringstraße buildings, it was designed in the style of an Italian Renaissance villa, after Jacopo Sansovino . At

198-694: The State of Vienna. The current coat of arms dates back to around 1270, when it first appeared on the minted "Wiener Pfennige" coins. It may have been based on the flag of the King of the Romans ' forces during the Middle Ages , as the combat flag of Rudolph I of Germany featured a similar design. 48°12′35″N 16°22′12″E  /  48.20972°N 16.37000°E  / 48.20972; 16.37000 Beppo Mauhart Josef "Beppo" Mauhart (14 September 1933 – 7 May 2017)

220-512: The city of Vienna considered the Künstlerhaus, as well as the Office of Transport building, as expendable. In 1956–57 the Society modernised the Stiftersaal room. In 1966, Karl Schwanzer proposed a plan to build large offices for IBM on the site of the Künstlerhaus, which met with widespread objections among residents and the media. The previous year, protests had followed the decision to tear down

242-428: The history of Vindobona and Vienna, as well as historical significance after 1850. On November 2, 2020, a shooting occurred in the municipality at 6 locations, killing 4 people and injuring 22 at 20:00. Population has been declining ever since its peak of 73,000 in 1880, until it hit the lowest recorded value of 17,000 in 2001. Although population has been increasing slightly since then, Innere Stadt continues to remain

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264-534: The least populated district in Vienna. In 2001, 28.1% of the district's population was over 60 years of age, above the city average of 22.2%. The percentage of people under 15 years of age was 9.8%. The female population of 53.3% was also above city average. At 15.5%, the percentage of foreign residents in Innere Stadt was 2% under city average for the year 2001. 2.8% of the population had EU citizenship (Germany excluded), 2.7% were citizens of Serbia and Montenegro , and 2.2% were German citizens. In total, 25.6% of

286-474: The majority shareholder and the Künstlerhaus Vereinigung , Gesellschaft bildender Künstlerinnen und Künstler Österreichs, the oldest existing artists' association in Austria, as the minority shareholder. In 1949 a cinema moved into the western wing of the building. As of 2013, this cinema is operated as Stadtkino im Künstlerhaus and is one of the screening venues for the annual Viennale film festival . Additionally,

308-534: The old Florianikirche. The Society preserved the Künstlerhaus. In the 21st century, new plans have been discussed to expand and rebuild the Künstlerhaus, so as to integrate it more closely into the "museum cluster" on Karlsplatz. For example, in July 2010 Beppo Mauhart proposed the addition of two new buildings to this site. 48°12′04″N 16°22′19″E  /  48.201°N 16.372°E  / 48.201; 16.372 Innere Stadt The Ringstraße circles

330-448: The population were born in a foreign country. 79% of residents listed German as their language of choice. 4.0% spoke primarily Serbian , 1.8% Hungarian , and 1.4% Croatian . 14.3% spoke other languages. Roman Catholics made up 51.3% of the Innere Stadt population in 2001, followed by 6.6% Protestants , 5.1% Orthodox Christians , 3.3% Jews . 22.7% were listed as non-confessional. The Bezirksvorsteher (district director) has been

352-521: The secretary for Hannes Androsch at the Ministry of Finance . He was appointed to the supervisory board of Austria Tabak in 1972 and became deputy chairman there in 1976. In 1977, Austria Tabak became a sponsor of the FK Austria Wien football club. The club changed its name to Austria Memphis – a cigarette brand. From 1988 to 1995, Mauhart was CEO of Austria Tabak . From 1984 to 2002, Mauhart

374-550: The society moved into its current premises. In 1897 a number of modern artists seceded from the Künstlerhaus and founded the Vienna Secession . In 1972 the society opened its membership to practitioners of applied art , and in 1976 it was renamed the "Austrian Artists' Society, Künstlerhaus". Since 1983 the Society has included filmmakers and audio-visual artists among its members. Its limited company ( Künstlerhaus-Ges. m. b. H. ), founded in 1985, organises exhibitions both for

396-489: The south, Neubau and Josefstadt in the west, and Alsergrund in the north. The district border, starting at Urania, follows Wienfluss, Lothringerstraße, Karlsplatz, Gedreidemarkt, Museumsplatz, Museumstraße, Auerspergstraße, Landesgerichtsstraße, Universitätsstraße, Maria-Theresien-Straße and the Donaukanal. Before 1850, Innere Stadt was physically equivalent with the city of Vienna. See History of Vienna for details about

418-452: The time, it stood next to the banks of the Wien River , which still flowed openly in the city. The building was significantly expanded as early as 1882 with a pair of side wings. These were later used to house a cinema (from 1949) and a theatre (from 1974). Also in 1882, the Society held the "First International Art Exhibition in the Künstlerhaus". The inner garden was roofed over in 1888. In

440-661: Was an Austrian business executive. During his career, he worked as a newspaper executive and chief executive officer of Austria Tabak. He was also the longest serving president of the Austrian Football Association . Mauhart received his Matura at the Wilhering College in Wilhering . After his studies, he was editor of the newspaper of the Freier Wirtschaftsverband as of 1963. In 1970, he worked as

462-461: Was founded to support the Vienna Künstlerhaus in the collection of sponsorship money in order to renovate the building. In 2011 and 2012 the legendary Künstlerhaus-Gschnas was held once again, this time as a charity event. Mauhart was vice president of the association Bildungsinitiative für die Zukunft (English: educational initiative for the future). The association was responsible for

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484-496: Was president of the Austrian Football Association . He had the longest tenure in the history of the association. Under the leadership of Mauhart, the Wirtschaftsinititative Neues Künstlerhaus (English: Economic Initiative New Artist House), WINK, was established in 2005, together with the association of visual artists in Austria and on the initiative of its then-President Manfred Nehrer. The association

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