FREDERICK KIESLER FOUNDATION

The Austrian Frederick and Lillian Kiesler Private Foundation was founded in 1997, after the Republic of Austria and the city of Vienna, with the help of numerous private benefactors, had acquired the descendant's estate of Frederick Kiesler. It is its objective to explore the heritage of this Austro-American architect (1890-1965) and to ascribe it to the contemporary canon of architectural and artistic practice. 
In his attempt to achieve a symbiosis of artistic and social domains, Kiesler was oriented towards an interdisciplinary combination of theory and practice. He was active in the various disciplines of architecture, visual arts, design and theatre. The Kiesler Foundation Vienna develops its interdisciplinary and transmedial activities based on this holistic way of thinking. Research projects, symposia and exhibitions examine Kieslerﾒs oeuvre and its historical impact, attending to aspects of historical inquiry, as well as of contemporary cultural discourse.

Founders and Sponsors
Bundeskanzleramt Österreich für Kunst und Kultur
Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Wirtschaft
Kulturabteilung der Stadt Wien
Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG
Österreichische Postsparkassen Aktiengesellschaft
Österreichischen Lotterien
WITTMANN MÖBELWERKSTÄTTEN
Wiener Städtische Allgemeine Versicherung Aktiengesellschaft
Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft Aktiengesellschaft
Hannes Pflaum
Gertraud Bogner and Dieter Bogner
John Sailer

Board
Hani Rashid (President)
Thomas Angermair
Christa Bock
Martin Böhm
Birgit Brodner
Gudrun Schreiber
Christoph Thun-Hohenstein
Barbara Weitgruber

Director 
Peter Bogner 

Archive and research
Gerd Zillner
Jill Meißner

Administration 
Isabelle Abrokat