Dr.in Elisabeth Nowak-Thaller

Curator

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Born in Linz. Studied art history and journalism at the University of Salzburg, dissertation on Klemens Brosch (1894-1926).

Since 1986, exhibition curator and organizer, art mediator, Head of Collection (Paintings & Sculptures) and Deputy Director of the Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz / Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz. 2015-2016 Acquisition Curator of the City of Linz. Curator of over fifty exhibitions in the museums of the City of Linz (Lentos Kunstmuseum and Nordico Stadtmuseum), guest curator at the Belvedere and organizer of international exhibition tours and collaborative exhibitions in both Austria and abroad.

Author of monographs and catalogues on 20th century art.

In 2021 awarded the Upper Austrian Prize for the Arts and Humanities.

Participations

The Journey of the Paintings

Hitler's cultural policy, art trade and storage in the Salzkammergut during the Nazi era

Three different art exhibitions of a special kind at three locations: During the Second World War, Hitler and the most important Austrian museums and art dealers used the Salzkammergut to bring masterpieces of European art history to safety or to protect museum collections from destruction.

(Original title: Die Reise der Bilder)