Portraits of a church. How artists see the Mariahilfkirche

City Museum/City Archive Innsbruck - 24 March 2022 to 22 May 2022

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Portraits einer Kirche. Wie Künstler:innen die Mariahilfkirche sehen

Over the centuries, the characteristic architecture of the Mariahilfkirche has repeatedly inspired painters and graphic artists to take an artistic approach to this sacred building. A particularly large number of depictions were created in the 20th century. Many views have been acquired in recent years by the Mariahilf parish, which has also used these works of art to decorate the front pages of its parish newsletters. The artists include well-known Tyrolean names such as Gerhild Diesner and Max Weiler, but also largely forgotten personalities such as Alois Burger and Walter Kühn. Contemporary artists still take up the motif. Even the late former bishop Reinhold Stecher had his artistic eye on the Mariahilfkirche.