The Outset Partners Awards Programme 2024 awarded a Transformative Award to Albertinum, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, for their project ‘At Eye Level: Rethinking the Albertinum‘.
‘At Eye Level: Rethinking the Albertinum‘ is a two-year research and exhibition project aimed at developing and enacting a new vision for the public responsibility of museums by reimagining the heart of the Albertinum: its collection display. The project is a response to the ongoing crisis of public discourse in Germany’s East. Considering the challenges exacerbated by right-wing populism, the Albertinum sees it as imperative to interrogate art’s role in society, exploring innovative approaches to learning from and responding to the public’s needs.
Hilke Wagner, Director of the Albertinum said:
‘Outset’s support offers a vital opportunity to address something often overlooked by traditional funding structures: the sustainable, long-term transformation of an institution’s foundation. Amid this lack, having Outset by our side provides the flexibility we urgently need — particularly as the Albertinum, with its expanded temporal definition of modernity, strives to be a responsive institution driven by dynamic curatorial thinking.‘
Dennis Brzek, Curator of Contemporary Art of the Albertinum said:
‘‘At Eye Level: Rethinking the Albertinum’ is our opportunity to cultivate the infrastructure needed to maintain and sustainably grow the agility our institution requires to thrive in today’s world. Receiving Outset’s Transformative Award is an exciting affirmation of our vision for reimagining what a museum can be, and we are thrilled to embark on this journey with their support and guidance.‘
