The Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art is the only public collection in the country that presents local and international artists on a common platform. Thus, as a regional centre in Central Europe, it plays a decisive role in contemporary art scene.
The German couple, Irene and Peter Ludwig, founders of the Ludwig Museum, Budapest, had a collection of more than twelve-thousand pieces of artworks ranging from the Antiquity to Contemporary Art. Works of art that had been donated or lent by the Ludwigs, are on display at 30 museums worldwide, including institutions in Budapest, Cologne, Vienna and Beijing.
The Ludwig Museum collects and displays masterworks of modern and contemporary art. Its thoroughly selected permanent collection that consists of nearly 600 items preserves valuable pieces of American pop art (Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg etc.). While focusing on Eastern and Central European art, it also gives a special emphasis on presenting Hungarian art of the 60's to present days in an international context.
Since 2005 the Ludwig Museum is housed in the impressive building complex of the Palace of Arts, and occupies 12,000 square meters. As a main institution of both local and international art scene, the museum dedicates itself to the continuous research as well as to the presentation of remarkable results, radical turning points and important artists of contemporary art. The museum regards its primary task to mediate contemporary art, also to provide a qualitative selection, as well as to present such artistic position, that sensitively reflect social, artistic and philosophical problems. Due to its popular programmes (programmes inspired by the allied arts, educational lectures, exclusive events, museum education workshops), also to its activities intended for professionals (curator training, museum educational and museological research, artist-in-residence programme) the Ludwig Museum has become a decisive factor regarding both Hungarian and regional visual culture.
target groups
18 – 60 years old locals and visitors who are interested in art
6 –18 years old young people within the frame of museum education programmes
people with special needs
prior and current sponsors, promoters and media partners:
Mastercard
Raiffeisen Bank
Samsung
Siemens
