It’s me, Toni.
Searching for Anton Bruckner’s identity

A man, an organ and a 200-year anniversary. The whole of Upper Austria is celebrating. All of Upper Austria?

A small town museum is not just celebrating, but also wondering who this individual actually was, in whose honour an entire year is dedicated two centuries after his birth. A misunderstood genius, an eccentric, a church musician, a prince in the realm of sound, a nerd, a gifted organist, a punk, a revolutionary symphonist – a host of attributions paint a picture of a musician who was not just a local phenomenon in Upper Austria, but who today is known all over the world.

We will embark on a journey into the life of Anton Bruckner (4.9.1824 Ansfelden – 11.10.1896 Vienna), shedding light on it between provincial dust and the big city, and we will explore the set pieces that have been passed down to us. The two-part exhibition focusses both on facts and contemporary debatestations of his life and his musical career, and on the contemporary exploration of his œuvre. Seven invited artists will recount unique facets of his personality through graphic novels and provide inspiration to illustrate your very own interpretation of Toni on site. With alternating objects and stories, you will encounter everything from Anton’s real head of hair to his performance as Taylor Swift’s male counterpart.

It’s showtime for Toni!

Curator: Klaudia Kreslehner

Scientific collaboration: Sandra Föger

Exhibition Design: MOOI Design (Letitia Lehner, Sarah Feilmayr)

Graphic Novel Artists

Haras Ananas, Sarah Braid, Stefanie Hilgarth, Verena Hochleitner, Silke Müller, Cleo Rinofner, Laura Weiss, Laura Weiss

Artists

Works by, among others: Peter Androsch, Silke Grabinger, Gregor Graf, Kaltenbrunner | Lenz, Anton Kehrer, Marc 9, Annerose Riedl, Peter Sengl, Helga Traxler