> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.catapult-platform.art/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Wunderkammer: Voliere – Birds, Fantasies and Cages of the Mind - URL: https://www.catapult-platform.art/esterhazy-contemporary-hotel-galantha-voliere-wunderkammer/ - Published: 2025-05-03T10:57:24.000Z - Updated: 2025-05-30T07:09:47.000Z - Description: A poetic deep dive into Wunderkammer: Voliere, the permanent art installation at Hotel Galántha in Eisenstadt. Opposite Esterházy Palace, birds, myths, music, and modernity collide in this contemporary cabinet of curiosities—curated by Vitus Weh with Katharina Hoffmann for Esterházy Contemporary. - Author: Dominique Catherina Foertig - Tags: Exhibition ## *Wunderkammer-Voliere is a project by Esterházy Now Contemporary* **– Hotel Galántha, Eisenstadt, Burgenland** Let’s be honest—most hotel lobbies are designed to make you feel vaguely rich and quietly bored. ![hotel galantha](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/05/hotel-galantha-2.webp) ****Hotel Galántha x Esterházy Now Contemporary** The hotel lobby is transformed through a powerful artistic intervention as part of **Wunderkammer: Voliere*. At Hotel Galántha in Eisenstadt, just opposite Esterházy Palace, birds, myths, music, and modernity collide in this contemporary cabinet of curiosities. Image: Timo Afentulidis But this one? It sings. Literally. > A swirling, ornithological fever dream—a cabinet of curiosities where birds rule the roost and metaphors fly. Inside [**Hotel Galántha in Eisenstadt**](https://hotelgalantha.at/?ref=catapult-platform.art), just opposite the [**Esterházy Palace**](https://esterhazy.at/schloss-esterhazy?ref=catapult-platform.art), the [***Wunderkammer: Voliere***](https://www.esterhazy-now.at/kunst-vor-ort/hotelgalantha/wunderkammer-voliere?ref=catapult-platform.art)—a permanent installation by [**Esterházy Now Contemporary**](https://www.esterhazy-now.at/?ref=catapult-platform.art)—isn’t just a visual detour. ****With works, designs, and arrangements** by Anna Artaker, Thomas Baumann, Hugo Canoilas, József Csató, Josef Frank, Ernst Koslitsch, Leo Lunger, Edith Payer, Dagobert Peche, Katrin Plavčak, Felice Rix-Ueno, Magdalena Maller, Peter Weisz, and the collections of the Esterházy Private Foundation It’s a full-blown conceptual opera starring birds, myths, music, and humans with a flair for obsession. ![Edith payer artwork](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/05/edith-payer-artist.webp) ****Edith Payer –** ***Vogelperspektive** Captured by Timo Afentulidis as part of **Wunderkammer: Voliere*, the permanent installation at Hotel Galántha in Eisenstadt. Presented by Esterházy Now Contemporary ![esterhazy contemporary now](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/05/magdalena-maller.webp) ****Full installation view: Magdalena Maller** Part of **Wunderkammer: Voliere*, the permanent art installation at Hotel Galántha, curated for Esterházy Now Contemporary. Photo: Timo Afentulidis The brainchild of [**Vitus Weh**](https://www.esterhazy-now.at/kunst-vor-ort?ref=catapult-platform.art), developed in collaboration with the incredibly sharp [**Katharina Hoffmann**](https://www.catapult-platform.art/author/katharinaxhoffmann/), the Voliere turns the hotel foyer into a contemporary *cabinet of curiosities*. [Wunderkammer VOLIEREBreadcrumbs list![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-6.png)Esterhazy NOW![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/thumbnail/logo_now.jpg)](https://www.esterhazy-now.at/kunst-vor-ort/hotelgalantha/wunderkammer-voliere?ref=catapult-platform.art) Wunderkammer - Voliere - All Artists It riffs on baroque traditions, echoes **Forchtenstein’s treasure chambers**, and builds a micro-mythology of flight, fantasy, and feathered things. At its glowing center is *Königin der Nacht* by [**Thomas Baumann**](https://www.instagram.com/studiothomasbaumann/?ref=catapult-platform.art)—a cage-sculpture hybrid made from a 1910 dressmaker's dummy, LED rings, and opera rage. This isn’t just décor. It’s a curated cosmos. ![exhibition Burgenland ](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/05/ausstellung-burgenland.webp) ****Installation view –** ***Wunderkammer: Voliere** At Hotel Galántha in Eisenstadt, directly opposite Esterházy Palace, birds, myths, music, and modernity collide in a vibrant cabinet of curiosities. Curated by Vitus Weh with Katharina Hoffmann for Esterházy Now Contemporary. The door is open, but she’s still trapped. Or is she? The contradiction hums. Just like the nightingale she out-sings. ### Birds, Baroque, and Bizarre Fantasies: Inside Eisenstadt’s Hidden Cabinet of Curiosities [**Edith Payer** ](https://www.edithpayer.com/?ref=catapult-platform.art)goes full surrealist in *Vogelperspektive*, turning famous opera composers into half-parrot avatars—Mozart, Verdi, Wagner—each placed in their own fantastical stage set. ![esterházy now contemporary](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/05/edith-payer--artist.webp) ****Hotel Galántha | Esterházy Now Contemporary** In **Wunderkammer: Voliere*, Edith Payer’s **Vogelperspektive* offers a gentle play on perception — inviting viewers to look again, and then again. Captured by Timo Afentulidis as part of the permanent installation in Eisenstadt. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/05/galantha-hotel-1.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/05/imo-afentulidis.webp) ****Edith Payer –** ***Vogelperspektive** Artworks placed around Hotel Galántha as part of the permanent installation **Wunderkammer: Voliere*, curated by Esterházy Now Contemporary. Image: Timo Afentulidis Her *Ornithologische Gemäldegalerie* pulls birds from centuries-old paintings and gives them star billing, reclaiming the background with forensic charm. [**Magdalena Maller**](https://www.instagram.com/magdalenamaller%5F/?ref=catapult-platform.art) paints *The Magic Flute, Part Twelve*—yes, seriously—as if opera sequels were a multiverse. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/05/4_Zauberfl-te_Timo_Afentulidis--4-.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/05/4_Zauberfl-te_Timo_Afentulidis--1-.webp) ****Esterházy Now Contemporary | Hotel Galántha, Eisenstadt** Details of Magdalena Maller’s **The Magic Flute, Part Twelve* , captured by Timo Afentulidis, is a lyrical presence in **Wunderkammer: Voliere* — a permanent installation that blends contemporary art with echoes of history. ![magdalena maller](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/05/esterhacy-contemmporary.webp) ****Magdalena Maller –** **The Magic Flute, Part Twelve* Part of the permanent installation **Wunderkammer: Voliere* at Hotel Galántha, curated for Esterházy Now Contemporary. Photo: Timo Afentulidis [**József Csató**](https://www.instagram.com/josefcsato/?ref=catapult-platform.art)constructs *Stage Cages* that flicker between baroque theater and aviary dream. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/05/jozef-csato.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/05/josef-csato-artist.webp) ****József Csató Stage Cages |** ***Wunderkammer: Voliere** A contribution to the permanent installation at Hotel Galántha, curated by Vitus Weh with Katharina Hoffmann for Esterházy Now Contemporary. Photo: Timo Afentulidis. [**Ernst Koslitsch’s** ](https://www.catapult-platform.art/author/ernst/)*Großer gelber Vogelbaum* bursts upward like a thought you almost had but couldn’t quite land. ![esterhazy now contemporary ](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/05/esterhazy-contemporary-2.webp) ****Esterházy Now Contemporary | Artwork by Ernst Koslitsch –** ***Der große gelbe Vogelbaum** A poetic deep dive into **Wunderkammer: Voliere*, the permanent art installation at Hotel Galántha in Eisenstadt. Captured by Timo Afentulidis. [**Leo Lunger** ](https://www.instagram.com/leolunger/?ref=catapult-platform.art)casts thoughts like fossils—his *Bibliothek der offenen Bücher* traps sketches, tools, and half-formed ideas in resin and concrete, turning creative process into relic. These books can’t be opened, but they still speak. ![leo lunger](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/05/leo-lunger-artist.webp) ****Leo Lunger’s intervention** **Bibliothek der offenen Bücher* **at Hotel Galántha** Commissioned by Esterházy Now Contemporary as part of **Wunderkammer: Voliere*, a permanent installation where artistic layers meet architectural elegance. Captured by Timo Afentulidis. ![leo lunger](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/05/leo-lunger.webp) ****Leo Lunger -** **Bibliothek der offenen Bücher* **| Site-specific intervention for** ***Wunderkammer: Voliere** At Hotel Galántha, part of the permanent installation curated for Esterházy Now Contemporary. Photo: Timo Afentulidis [**Hugo Canoilas**](https://www.instagram.com/h.canoilas/?ref=catapult-platform.art) channels the spirit of alchemy—fossils, ceramics, and lithographs collide in his tribute to transformation and the secret life of objects. It’s less display case, more time machine. ![Hotel Galántha](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/05/esterhazy-contemporary-1.webp) ****Hugo Canoilas |** ***Wunderkammer: Voliere** Part of the permanent installation at Hotel Galántha, curated for Esterházy Now Contemporary. Photo: Timo Afentulidis ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/05/hotel-galantha.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/05/Hugo-Canoilas.webp) ****Hugo Canoilas at Hotel Galántha** Take a poetic dive into **Wunderkammer: Voliere* — a permanent art installation where myth, nature, and contemporary gestures intertwine. Photo by Timo Afentulidis. ![hugo canoilas](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/05/hugo-canoilas.webp) ****Hugo Canoilas featured in** ***Wunderkammer: Voliere Photo:** Timo Afentulidis. Step inside the permanent art installation at Hotel Galántha, where contemporary works meet historical flair. Design greats flutter through: Josef Frank’s *Gröna Fåglar* curtain from the '40s, Dagobert Peche’s fantastical *Wundervogel* wallpaper, and Felice Rix-Ueno’s *Blütengarten*—each reactivated as habitats for contemporary works. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/05/josef-frank-artist.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/05/Katrin-Plav-ak.webp) ****Left image: Josef Frank’s** ***Gröna Fåglar** **| Courtesy of Esterházy Now Contemporary** ****Right: Artworks by Katrin Plavčak | Wallpaper design by Dagobert Peche** Part of **Wunderkammer: Voliere* — the permanent installation at Hotel Galántha, captured by Timo Afentulidis. ![Katrin Plavčak ](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/05/Katrin-Plav-ak--artist.jpg.webp) ****Artist: Katrin Plavčak | Wallpaper design by Dagobert Peche ->** Photo: Timo Afentulidis A poetic deep dive into **Wunderkammer: Voliere*, the permanent art installation at Hotel Galántha in Eisenstadt. [**Anna Artaker’s**](https://www.instagram.com/annaartaker/?ref=catapult-platform.art)trompe-l'œil *Menagerie* turns the viewer into the bird; you’re not just looking in, you’re in it. ![anna artaker, artist](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/05/wunderkammer-voliere.webp) ****Anna Artaker –** ***Wunderkammer: Voliere – Menagerie** Photo: Timo Afentulidis, courtesy of Esterházy Contemporary Hotel Galántha, Burgenland This isn’t just an exhibition. It’s a psychological aviary. A museum, a fiction, a place to read, sit, and feel slightly haunted. And it’s always there—free, open, and a little strange. Just like the best kind of art. --- Opposite [**Esterházy Palace**](https://www.instagram.com/esterhazy%5Fnow/?ref=catapult-platform.art), grab a coffee and wander into the Wunderkammer: Voliere at Hotel Galántha. It's free, it’s wild, and it’s permanent. ![schloss esterhazy](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/05/schloss-esterhazy.webp) ****View of Schloss Esterházy from Hotel Galántha, Burgenland | Image © Munchies Art Club** A poetic deep dive into **Wunderkammer: Voliere* — the permanent art installation at Hotel Galántha in Eisenstadt. Just across from Esterházy Palace, birds, myths, music, and modernity converge in this contemporary cabinet of curiosities, curated by Vitus Weh with Katharina Hoffmann for Esterházy Contemporary. Let the art, curated by Vitus Weh and the incredible Katharina Hoffmann for Esterházy Contemporary, surprise you. Birds optional. Wonder guaranteed. --- [**Esterhazy Now Contemporary**](https://www.instagram.com/esterhazy%5Fnow/?ref=catapult-platform.art) \+ [**Katharina Hoffmann Curator** ](https://www.instagram.com/kathxhoffmann/?ref=catapult-platform.art) **on Instagram!** --- ****Concept:** Vitus Weh ****Curatorial collaboration**: Sofie Mogensen (Finerum, Vienna) and Katharina Hoffmann ****Library consulting:** Hans-Otto Hügel, Professor of Pop Culture (Mainz/Hildesheim) ## Beyond the White Cube We scout the weird, the wonderful, and the unforgettable—get the next surprise straight to your inbox. Subscribe Email sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.