After being appointed senator, Lorenzo Magnani commissioned the building construction at the end of the 16th century. A testament to his family's social status, it was erected between 1577 and 1583, following the design planned by architect Domenico Tibaldi, later replaced by Floriano Ambrosini.
In 1959, the bank Credito Romagnolo acquired the property and, in 1997, started a meticulous and thorough restoration project. They aimed to re-establish the original architectural layout reinstating the building's symbolic and representative significance. Currently, Palazzo Magnani houses one of the many offices of the UniCredit Group, showcasing a remarkable collection of paintings. Known as the Quadreria Palazzo Magnani, it includes works of art primarily from the Bolognese school, from the 16th to the 20th century.
This museum boasts an exceptional collection of canvasses assembled over the years. Visitors can immerse themselves in the beauty of these rooms, which preserve artworks from the Emilian region ranging from the 16th to the 20th century, all free of charge. This arrangement enables to share the magnificence of these works with the city's inhabitants.
For group bookings and further information, please write to: unicreditartcollection@unicredit.eu and/or premagnanibo@unicredit.eu.
Since the renovation of the building located in the centre of Vienna in 1988, this exhibition venue has staged numerous exhibitions. From the beginning, the focus has been defined clearly as the presentation of top international exhibitions of classical modern art and its pioneers: Schiele, Kokoschka, Turner, Van Gogh, Cézanne, Picasso, Miró, Malevich, Kadinsky, Chagall, Braque, Bonnard and many more.
In 2005, a new exhibition space for contemporary art with 400 square meters was created in the empty basement of the Bank Austria Kunstforum – in the vault of the former Zentralsparkasse and Kommerzbank: the tresor. With it, the Bank Austri aKunstforum created a laboratory for the young and contemporary art scene. Issues of contemporary art are combined with socially relevant themes (‘Pablo Chiereghin: Riot Design’, ‘Corona Art’, ‘Anna Artaker: The Pencil of Nature’, ‘paraflows.XI - Identity’, ‘Rainer Ganahl: I Wanna Be Alfred Jarry", “Guido Kucsko: Double Coated IP Capsule”) can be combined in specific projects.
Around 230,000 people visit the exhibitions at the Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien every year. Over 150 exhibitions have been realised for an audience of millions from the beginning to the present day. This makes the building on the Freyung one of the ten most visited art exhibition centres in Austria and one of the top 25 most popular tourist attractions in Vienna.
For more info: Home Page - Kunstforum Wien
The studio regularly hosts exhibitions that showcase the latest trends in photography, painting, sculpture, and art installations. From emerging talents to established artists, UniCredit Studio has become a go-to destination for art lovers who want to experience and appreciate the best of contemporary art.
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