Lentos Friends
Friends support and help one another where they can. For example in researching, collecting, preserving and communicating. The Association of Friends of the Lentos aims to support and promote the museum. Through the purchase of art works the association supports the museum direction in further expanding the Collection. Since the Association was founded in 1985, members have purchased works by Tony Cragg, Gerwald Rockenschaub or EVA & ADELE and others. With their friendship they contribute to strengthening Lentos as one of the leading addresses for modern and contemporary art, thus promoting the important social, artistic and academic tasks of the museum. The museum also gives something back to you as a good friend: you become part of a pulsating art scene and provide – tax deductible – support for one of the most important museums of modern and contemporary art in Austria.
Upcoming Events
| Date | Title | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 26.09 | Lentos Freunde: Linz Blick. Die Stadt im Fokus Kuratorin Lisa Schmidt führt durch diesen neuen Teil der Sammlungsschau des Nordico, in dem Kunstwerke, volkskundliche Objekte und andere seltene Dokumente von den Linzer*innen, den Traditionen oder speziellen Begebenheiten in der Stadt Linz zeugen. Dazu gehören das sich stets verändernde Stadtbild, Mobilität, das urbane Leben, künstlerisches Schaffen, herausragende Personen, historische Ereignisse und Zuschreibungen, wie jene als „Führerstadt“. Als Hochburg der Industrie rücken auch die Wirtschaft und das Arbeiten in den Fokus. Zuletzt bleibt stets die Frage: Was ist typisch Linz? | 6:30 pm–8:30 pm |
| Tue 10.10 | Lentos Freunde: Treffpunkt Lentos „Haus-Rucker-Co“ Mit ihren Arbeiten an der Schnittstelle von Kunst und Architektur zählt die 1967 gegründete Gruppe Haus-Rucker-Co zu einer der wichtigsten Positionen der österreichischen Nachkriegsavantgarde, indem sie mit ihrem wegweisenden Werk die Grenzen traditioneller Gattungen überschreitet. Die Ausstellung, die in Zusammenarbeit mit Günter Zamp-Kelp entstand, präsentiert erstmals wesentliche Teile der 2020 durch das Lentos von ihm übernommenen Werkbestände der Gruppe. Professor Günter Zamp-Kelp wird durch die Ausstellung führen. | 6:30 pm–8:30 pm |
| Tue 07.11 | Lentos Freunde: Treffpunkt Lentos „Fremde“ Kuratorin Brigitte Reutner-Doneus führt durch die Ausstellung im Untergeschoß, in der Werke aus der Fotosammlung der Museen der Stadt Linz präsentiert werden: von frühen Expeditionen in ferne Länder über MAGNUM-Fotoreportagen der 1950er-Jahre bis zu zeitgenössischen Auseinandersetzungen mit den Begriffen „Heimat“ und „Migration“ sowie der Identitäts- und Geschlechterkonstruktion. | 6:30 pm–8:30 pm |
Become a member
You can register electronically here. We will contact you after your registration.
We will also be happy to provide you with additional information in a personal conversation.
Give the Gift of Art!
Make a friend or a relative happy by giving them a membership as a gift. You can register electronically or in a personal conversation.
Registration Form (DOC 39,5 KB) (German only)
(complete digitally and send it back via E‑Mail)
Registration Form (PDF 15,1 KB) (German only)
(print and send it back by postal service)
Categories and benefits
Get informed on the different categories of membership and the advantages that come with each one.
Lentos Friend
As a Lentos Friend you enjoy benefits throughout the year:
- a year ticket for free admission (with one guest) to all exhibitions of Lentos and Nordico
- art excursions, i.e. visits to museums, studios and collectors
- invitations to annual events, previews, and exclusive guided tours for the Friends Association
- personal expert advice in art matters
- 10 – 20% reduced admission for museums of modern/contemporary art in Austria (Kunstmeile Krems, Neue Galerie Graz, Kunsthaus Graz, Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Salzburg Museum, Museum Moderner Kunst Passau, MUMOK, Oberes Belvedere, Unteres Belvedere, 21er Haus, Winterpalais)
- opportunity to acquire an annual gift in the form of a limited art edition not available on the market
- 10 % reduction on each current exhibition catalogue, all collection catalogues, and exhibition posters free of charge (as long as the supply lasts)
- further reductions on selected products and various cultural and leisure time offers
Membership Fee: € 250 p.a.
Lentos Patron
Patrons acquire a corporate membership, or they are especially active as private persons: patrons particularly support Lentos in purchasing art works.
In return, Patrons receive special benefits in addition to the Friends benefits:
- privileged access to the museum and a glimpse behind the curtains
- individual, exclusive events for friends and employees at special conditions
Membership Fee: € 800 p.a. (€ 750,- of this amount is tax deductible.)
Lentos New Friend
New Friend is a trial offer to become acquainted with our Friends Association: this offer is limited to three years, no time limit for people under 30.
As a New Friend you receive:
- a year ticket for free admission to all Lentos and Nordico exhibitions
- an invitation to the Lentos Art Fest
- invitations to studio visits and art excursions
- 10 – 20% reduction on admission to museums of modern/contemporary art in Austria (Kunstmeile Krems, Neue Galerie Graz, Kunsthaus Graz, Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Salzburg Museum, Museum Moderner Kunst Passau, MUMOK, Oberes Belvedere, Unteres Belvedere, 21er Haus, Winterpalais
- 10 % reduction on each current exhibition catalogue, all collection catalogues, and exhibition posters free of charge (as long as the supply lasts)
- the benefit of being there at the hub of ART: artist discussions, performances, meeting new people, and much more.
Membership Fee: € 50 p.a. (limited to three years)
Limited art editions
As a Lentos Freunde member, you have the opportunity to acquire an art edition not available in the trade. Currently, the Inge Dick Edition and the Josef Bauer Edition are still for sale.
If you are interested, you can contact the shop manager Julia Furtner +43 732 7070 3608 or julia.furtner@lentos.at.
Inge Dick Edtion
Inge Dick Edition
We would like to draw your attention to the sale of the Inge Dick Edition exclusively for members of the Friends. The price is € 3.200. Five folders each with four different motif variants have been published, so the total number of copies is only 20. The four works are from the series “2013/42 – 2021/5a,b,c,d” with the title “sommer licht weiß [summer light white]” and are each 70×50 cm in size.
Work a) 1. Abend [evening] 30.6.2013, 20:25:30 – 20:50:21, Ciclee-Print Hahnemühle, Photoluster 260 gr. aluminium, acrylic glass
Work b) 2. Abend [evening] 1.7.2013, 20:41:26 – 21:00:11, Ciclee-Print Hahnemühle, Photoluster 260 gr. aluminium, acrylic glass
Work c) 2. Morgen [morning] 2.7.2013, 05:05:37 – 06:01:08, Ciclee-Print Hahnemühle, Photoluster 260 gr. aluminium, acrylic glass
Work d) 3. Abend [evening] 2.7.2013, 20:42:44 – 21:04:32, Ciclee-Print Hahnemühle, Photoluster 260 gr. aluminium, acrylic glass
If you are interested, you can contact the store manager, Julia Furtner, at +43 732 7070 3608 or by email at julia.furtner@lentos.at or use your next visit to the museum for this purpose.
Josef Bauer Edition
Josef Bauer Edition
We would like to draw your attention to the sale of the Josef Bauer Edition exclusively for the members of the Förderverein at the price of € 1.900. The folders with the three sheets Im Obstgarten, 1970, A in der Landschaft, c. 1970, and Steirischer Herbst, Schloss Eggenberg, 1970, are signed by the artist and can be viewed and purchased in the Lentos Shop.
The sheets have a size of 70,5 x 50 cm mount dimension, photo dimension 29 x 29 cm, and were published in the edition of 20 + 2.
If you are interested, you can contact the store manager, Julia Furtner, at +43 732 7070 3608 or by email at julia.furtner@lentos.at or use your next visit to the museum for this purpose.
Josef Bauer Edition 
Josef Bauer Edition