RLB Kunstbrücke

RLB Kunstbrücke is the art exhibition brand of Raiffeisen-Landesbank Tirol AG (RLB Tirol), a regional bank in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It was opened in October 1998 as a dedicated exhibition space in Innsbruck and, until July 2020, presented 62 exhibitions featuring the work of Tyrolean artists, thematic projects, and insights into museum and private collections, each accompanied by a catalogue. In 2001 the brand expanded with the RLB Atelier in the bank's Lienz branch, which from 2013 to 2025 focused on solo presentations of young Tyrolean artists. In May 2026 the Kunstbrücke reopened in a new form, dropping the 'RLB' prefix, as a 220-square-metre exhibition space designed as an art project by Dorit Margreiter Choy in collaboration with the Vienna architecture firm Pichler & Traupmann. The new venue is located in the RAIQA, the new headquarters of Raiffeisen-Landesbank Tirol AG near Innsbruck's main railway station. The RAIQA combines the bank, a Radisson RED hotel with an event centre, regional shops, the rooftop restaurant and bar loft9, and FRIEDA's Hub, an open forum and non-commercial meeting zone. The Kunstbrücke's exhibition architecture is deliberately flexible: mobile stands with movable panels of different sizes can be rearranged and combined to create changing sightlines and spatial situations, complemented by a dynamic rail system for curtains that can divide, open, or densify the space. Exhibitions thus take place not in a rigid architecture but in a space that changes with them, supported by a resource-conscious exhibition design. The programme features three exhibitions per year, focusing on solo presentations of renowned contemporary artists from Tyrol, Austria, and the Alpine region. Every two years, an exhibition of the winners of the RLB Kunstpreis is held; occasional presentations from the bank's own collection are also planned. The RLB Kunstpreis has been awarded since 2004. Admission and all events are free. The opening exhibition, running from 13 October 2026 to 9 January 2027, features Christa Sommerer & Laurent Mignonneau with 'Come and Grow'. Opening hours are Monday to Friday 14:00–18:00 and Saturday 10:00–13:00, closed Sundays and holidays; mornings are available for school classes by arrangement. The main entrance is on Adamgasse in the RAIQA, Raiffeisenplatz 1, 6020 Innsbruck.

The RLB Kunstbrücke was opened in October 1998 by Raiffeisen-Landesbank Tirol AG as an exhibition space in Innsbruck. Until July 2020, it presented 62 exhibitions covering the work of Tyrolean artists, thematic projects, and insights into museum and private collections, each accompanied by a catalogue. In 2001, the RLB Atelier was added at the bank's Lienz branch; from 2013 to 2025 it focused on solo presentations of young Tyrolean artists. In May 2026, the Kunstbrücke reopened in a new form, now without the 'RLB' prefix, as a 220-square-metre exhibition space designed as an art project by Dorit Margreiter Choy in collaboration with the Vienna architecture firm Pichler & Traupmann. The new venue is part of the RAIQA, the new headquarters of Raiffeisen-Landesbank Tirol AG near Innsbruck's main railway station. The programme features three exhibitions per year, focusing on solo presentations of renowned contemporary artists from Tyrol, Austria, and the Alpine region. Every two years, an exhibition of the winners of the RLB Kunstpreis is held; occasional presentations from the bank's own collection are also planned. The RLB Kunstpreis has been awarded since 2004. The opening exhibition, running from 13 October 2026 to 9 January 2027, features Christa Sommerer & Laurent Mignonneau with 'Come and Grow'. Admission and all events are free.

• 2026

  Kunstbrücke reopens in May in the RAIQA as a 220 m² space, without the 'RLB' prefix.

• 2026

  Opening exhibition 'Come and Grow' by Christa Sommerer & Laurent Mignonneau runs from 13 October 2026 to 9 January 2027.

• 2025

  RLB Atelier programme ends.

• 2020

  Last exhibition in the original space in July, after 62 exhibitions.

• 2013

  RLB Atelier begins focusing on solo presentations of young Tyrolean artists.

• 2004

  RLB Kunstpreis first awarded.

• 2001

  RLB Atelier added at the bank's Lienz branch.

• 1998

  RLB Kunstbrücke opened in October in Innsbruck.

A free, non-commercial contemporary art exhibition space run by a regional bank, focused on Tyrolean, Austrian, and Alpine artists, with a flexible, resource-conscious exhibition architecture.

• Kunstbrücke exhibition space

  220 m² exhibition space in the RAIQA, designed by Dorit Margreiter Choy with Pichler & Traupmann.

• RLB Kunstpreis

  Art prize awarded since 2004, with winners' exhibitions every two years.

• RLB Atelier

  Exhibition format at the Lienz branch (2001–2025), focusing on young Tyrolean artists from 2013.

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2. 2Geschichte | Kunstbrückekunstbruecke.at
3. 3RLB Kunstbrückewikidata.org