“There is nothing better than standing up for imperishable values.”
– Hanna Bekker vom Rath (1893-1983), letter to Alexej Jawlensky (1865-1941), 1940

Our museum is a place of remembrance and knowledge that fulfills a unique objective. We are the only art museum in the German-speaking area dedicated to permanent and exclusive research into the artists of the Lost Generation. We seek out, preserve and research their artworks and biographies, which were lost in Europe during National Socialism. We then make them accessible to the public. In the heart of Salzburg, we are conducting pioneering research on a subject that is culturally significant throughout Europe.

Our collection stands for timeless humanitarian values such as diversity, empathy and inclusion and helps to pass these on to future generations. The Circle of Friends & Patrons supports the museum in fulfilling its educational mission for art history, society and our shared future.

Our museum is financed by a non-profit foundation that uses all its resources exclusively for the operation and maintenance of the museum. We and our work are therefore dependent on external support and donations to ensure the long-term operation of the museum. We welcome anyone who would like to support us, as every contribution helps. We would be happy to inform you personally about the various options!

For a minimum donation of EUR 100, as a Friend you will receive

• Friend’s welcome greeting by post
• Free admission to the museum incl. 1 companion
• Free participation in our public guided tours incl. 1 companion
• Monthly news about the museum
• Invitation to exclusive events such as exhibition openings or exhibition previews
• Invitation to the annual Summer Soirée
• Tax deductibility of your donation

For a minimum donation of EUR 500, as a Patron you will receive

• Patron’s welcome greeting by post
• Free admission to the museum incl. 1 companion
• Free participation in our public guided tours incl. 1 companion
• Monthly news about the museum
• Participation in exclusive events such as exhibition previews or exhibition openings
• Invitation to the annual Summer Soirée
• Two museum admissions as a gift
• One private tour for up to 5 people
• Tax deductibility of your donation

For a minimum donation of EUR 26, as a Young Friend you will receive

• Young friend’s welcome greeting by post
• Free admission to the museum incl. 1 companion
• Free participation in our public guided tours incl. 1 companion
• Monthly news about the museum
• Participation in exclusive events such as exhibition openings or exhibition previews
• Invitation to the annual Summer Soirée
• Tax deductibility of your donation

For a minimum donation of EUR 1.000, you can become a Patron of an Artwork and will receive the following exclusive benefits

• A personalised art patron certificate with a detailed description of the artwork and artist biography
• Mention of your patronage in our collection inventory, in exhibitions and on our website (if desired)
• Invitations to exclusive events such as exhibition openings or exhibition previews
• Free admission to the museum incl. 1 companion
• One private tour for up to 5 people
• Two museum admissions as a gift
• Invitation to the annual Summer Soirée
• Tax deductibility of your donation

Options to support a specific project

• Conservation care of the collection (framing, glazing, repairs, conservation work and transport)
• Professional preparation of the works in accordance with international museum standards (photography, scientific documentation, digitisation and maintenance of the collection database)
• The development and realisation of our next exhibition (research costs, book costs, exhibition materials, lighting, exhibition set-up and dismantling and advertising)
• The development and realisation of our next publication (research costs, book costs, reproduction costs, printing costs, graphics, translation)

To register, please complete this Form and send it to us by e-mail or post.

This collection of artworks has grown over the years, and I no longer wished to keep it restricted to just a few guests in my own private living room. As my collection grew, I began to wonder: “What should I do with these paintings?”

There are several reasons why I settled on the idea of turning my private collection into a public museum. I want to tell the moving stories of the people behind these artworks. For this reason, their biographies are here placed centre-stage. These artists of the “Lost Generation” – the so-called “degenerates” and the ostracised – should finally get the recognition that was denied them during their lifetime. Furthermore, the high artistic quality of their work should also be acknowledged. With this Museum, I want to create an inviting space that exudes a sense of wellbeing – both for the “lost” artists themselves, as it were, and for visitors. This Museum should not be just a thought-provoking place of remembrance. It should be a museum that is full of life: a space for people to come together, for readings, events and discussions.

Above and beyond this, the private character of this collection and of the Museum should be both retained and continued. Step-by-step, and in exhibitions of our own, we are presenting the paintings from the collection to the public in exhibitions that are held roughly once a year. The members of the “Lost Generation” are thus on permanent exhibition, and remain a long-term topic of debate. Most of these paintings have never been shown before in public.

These artists of the “Lost Generation” have hitherto received little attention, neither in art histories nor in our own time. It is only in recent years that historians and art historians alike have begun to engage with this generation of artists as a whole. One of the tasks of my Museum is to help fill this gap in art history by making known the biographies of these artists, and by placing them in the scholarly context of art history and of the history of their times.

The life stories of these men and women should also be preserved in societal memory, and for future generations. Only by learning their stories, by treating them with the necessary respect, and by retaining an awareness of their fate can we create a sound basis for us to gaze with equanimity into the future. My prime concern is to help create conditions under which society cannot repeat the inhumanity experienced by these artists and all victims. If witnesses to those times can no longer speak to us and cannot pass on their experiences, then we need to create a bridge from them into the present and into the future. The biographies of the “Lost Generation” provide us with just such a bridge.

Prof. Dr Heinz R. Böhme,
Founder of the Museum

The Museum “Art of the Lost Generation” is run as a non-profit foundation.
We should be delighted to receive your contribution in support of our work.

Tax deductibility of donations

Donations to the non-profit foundation “Prof. Dr. Heinz R. Böhme Foundation Salzburg” are tax-deductible in Austria. The Museum “Art of the Lost Generation” is registered under the number MP-17365 on the list of charitable institutions maintained by the Austrian Federal Finance Ministry (tax deductibility of donations in accordance with § 4a Para. 2 line 5 of the Income Tax Act, EStG).

We will be happy to inform you in person of possible forms of support, and can provide details on the provision of receipts for charitable donations.

Bank details

Museum Kunst der Verlorenen Generation
Raiffeisenbank Untersberg
IBAN: AT13 3501 8000 1806 5656
BIC: RVSAAT2S018

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