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Sigmund Freud Museum 2020
A Mission
“But if we want to know what value can be attributed to our view [of] the
development of civilization, […] we must ask ourselves to what influences the
development of civilization owes its origin, how it arose, and by what its course
has been determined.” (Sigmund Freud, Vienna 1930)
Unique and unmistakable, the Sigmund Freud Museum counts among Austria’s most
important cultural assets. More than 90,000 visitors a year from more than 110 countries
demonstrate their interest in Freud’s legacy and the place where he lived for forty-seven
years, studying the human psyche and formulating a radically new self-conception of the
human being. Everyday consciousness, language and cultural behavioural codes are still
profoundly influenced by Freud’s insights. Who today could imagine a world without
Freudian slips, dream-work, sublimation, narcissism, defence mechanisms and superego?
Today, the places where Freud lived and worked are inscribed on international collective
memory as an important factor of memory: as the birthplace of psychoanalysis and as
a memorial site recalling the loss of humanity and civilisation in Austria under Nazi rule.
Committed to the beginnings and the ongoing history of the influence of Freud’s life and
work, the Sigmund Freud Museum is a site of memory and space of thought in one – a
place where our history combines with our present.
In order to showcase Freud’s legacy to an international audience in future too and to bring
the Sigmund Freud Museum in line with international museum standards in keeping with
its significance, we are planning a number of fundamental innovations forty-five years after
the Museum’s opening:
:: Renovation of Berggasse 19 ::
:: Barrier-free access to the Museum and library ::
:: Reorganisation and extension of the Museum to cover a surface of 400 m2 ::
:: Reorganisation of Europe’s largest library of psychoanalysis ::
The costs of the necessary renovation and conversion measures amount to 4.29
million euros – with planning and closure costs included, to be paid for from
external funding and Museum funds, the total costs of the project come to 5.07
million euros. It will take a concerted effort on the part of the Republic of Austria,
the City of Vienna and the support of private sponsors to develop the Sigmund
Freud Museum in keeping with its importance in terms of cultural history and to
preserve it for future generations.
The Sigmund Freud Museum in 2020
A Vision
As of 2020, Sigmund Freud’s former place of work at Vienna’s Berggasse 19 is to
be presented to the public in a form that does justice to the standards of this
unique museum and scientific venue.
:: Renovation of Berggasse 19 ::
The plans include renovation of the façade from the
Gründerzeit period, restoring it to its historical form as
seen by Sigmund Freud’s patients and visitors at the
beginning of the last century. The Museum’s courtyard will
offer a quiet, shaded place in the style of the famous Viennese
inner courtyards from the 19th century. By installing new
cloakrooms and sanitary facilities it will be possible to
cater for the basic needs of visitors to the Museum. The many
visitors to the Sigmund Freud Museum – along with local
residents in the Serviten area, with its university institutes,
businesses and public facilities – benefit from the Café on the
ground floor of the Museum as a social meeting place.
:: Barrier-free access to the Museum and library ::
In line with international museum standards, a lift will enable
barrier-free access to the Museum, the library and its function
room. Complying with conservation regulations and current
building regulations, the rooms open to the public will be adapted
to cater for the needs of visitors with walking disabilities.
:: Reorganisation and extension of the Museum to cover a surface of 400 m2 ::
Sigmund Freud, the most important intellectual of the 20th century and
figurehead of the Wiener Moderne, is at the centre of the new, variable and
critical museum concept focusing on the foundation of psychoanalysis and the
history of its lasting effect.
Contemporary museum interventions, combined with the largely preserved
Gründerzeit architecture of Freud’s living and working rooms, make the Museum a unique,
multilayered experience: the former living rooms of the Freuds, open to the public for the
first time, give insights into the family’s eventful history. Guests can visit the family’s
private rooms and thus learn more about the Freuds’ day-to-day life.
In Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic office, the original furnishings of the waiting room
take visitors on an atmospheric journey back in time to turn-of-the-century Vienna,
allowing them to immerse themselves in the social context of Freud’s work. Themed
displays are set up in Sigmund Freud’s treatment room and adjoining study, that, in
connection with the historic fabric of the building, illustrate day-to-day therapy and
methods of treatment along with the development of psychoanalytic theory. Without
engaging in a historicising reenactment, the reorganisation of the Museum allows visitors
to explore the one-time importance and function of these premises with their special aura.
The empty space created by the absence
of the couch in Freud’s former
treatment room plays a special role in
the new permanent exhibition. This
missing iconic piece of furniture
distinguishes the Museum as a
“vestigial memory space” and also
symbolises the reasons for this empty
space that is inherent to the Museum,
the City of Vienna and Austria: Freud’s
flight from the Holocaust stands pars pro
toto for millions of refugees and
murdered people.
The Museum surface, enlarged from 280 m² to 400 m², caters for constantly
increasing visitor footfall. On different display levels, visitors can learn about
Freud’s biography and family life as well as the development of psychoanalytic
research in theory and practice. There are also rooms for temporary exhibitions
showcasing the current importance of psychoanalysis and the relevance of
Sigmund Freud’s cultural writings.
:: Reorganisation of Europe’s largest library of psychoanalysis ::
In future, the Library of Psychoanalysis will have room for its collection of approximately
40,000 items: the floor above the Museum is devoted entirely to scientific research and,
together with the archive, will offer working space for the scientific team and researchers
working on site on longer-term scientific topics.
The centrepiece of the scientific area and library is a function and reading room that
forges a link between the 20th and 21st century with its classical period look and modern
infrastructure.
Work places with modern equipment for library users, professional service
facilities, and expert storage facilities for the library’s holdings ensure an
appropriate handling of Europe’s largest library of psychoanalysis in keeping with
international standards.
Sigmund Freud Museum 2020
An Opportunity
Sponsors of Sigmund Freud Museum 2020 promote the activation of Freud’s
legacy, enable a wide public to explore this important cultural heritage, and give
people an opportunity to link Vienna’s history with an auspicious future – into the
21st century and beyond.
Sigmund Freud is without a doubt one of the most important figures of the 20th century.
In view of the numerous challenges facing human society today – particularly growing
economisation that demands a high degree of flexibility from people – Freud’s works appear
more relevant than ever: the constantly growing number of visitors is impressive proof of
this relevance.
The task of the Sigmund Freud Museum as an educational institution is therefore to
preserve both the legacy of Sigmund Freud in Vienna and the memory of his life history,
that – like the history of ideas in Vienna as a whole – suffered a hiatus as a result of the
Holocaust: Freud was forced to flee in 1938 and died one year later in London.
By means of communicating, discussing and confronting people with his work, the aim is
to harness the potential of psychoanalysis for the contemporary discourse. Interdisciplinary
science and exhibition programmes open up new perspectives on individual life histories
and social developments that define our present day. One key resource in this respect is
the library of psychoanalysis at the Sigmund Freud Museum, a scientific platform of
international importance founded by Anna Freud – the world’s second-largest study library
on psychoanalysis.
To encourage and develop the current examination of Sigmund Freud’s cultural legacy and
to cater for the needs of our visitors, users and sponsors, we see the further development
of the Museum, library and archive as a platform of education and communication as our
central remit and, at the same time, as an opportunity for Austrian society as a whole.
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Sigmund Freud Museum 2020
Breakdown of costs
Schedule of building measures
Renovation of the building and general facilities (including lift, toilets, cloakrooms) € 1.388.862,59 incl. VAT
Renovation of cellar/ground floor/2nd floor € 663.238,24 incl. VAT
Renovation and setup of the Museum (mezzanine) € 1.197.563,29 incl. VAT
Renovation and setup of the library (1st floor) € 1.041.591,95 incl. VAT
TOTAL construction costs € 4.291.256,08 incl. VAT
Closure and planning costs € 775.867,00 incl. VAT
TOTAL project costs € 5.067.123,08 incl. VAT
Datum Baufortschritt
01/04/2017 Call for tenders, general contractor (GC)
30/06/2017 GC hired – start of planning
01/09/2017 Invitation to arch. Competition/Mus., lib.
18/12/2017 Arch. Competition completed
18/12/2017 Submission to MA37 + BDA
30/06/2018 Call for tenders, trades
01/09/2018 Start of construction
01/06/2019 Half-time of construction
01/03/2020 Opening of the Sigmund Freud Museum
Construction costs by
year
2017 215.274
2018
183.559
2019 1.946.212
2020 1.946.212
TOTAL 4.291.256
Sigmund Freud Museum 2016–2020
Facts and figures 2016 2020 Exhibition surface
280
400
(+ 80 on upper
ground floor)
Area of library/archive/ science
120
400
Barrier-free
No
Yes
Cloakroom
No
20 m2
Education rooms
No
Yes
Museum Café
No
Yes
Visitors
90,000
100,000 +
Construction time
2 years
Sigmund Freud Museum closure
max. 12 months
Opening
March 2020
Construction costs
EUR 4.29 million
Total costs incl. closure
EUR 5.07 million