Museum Liaunig, Private museum in Neuhaus, Austria.

Museum Liaunig is a private museum in Neuhaus, Carinthia, built into a hillside with a black metal exterior and long glass fronts. Most of the exhibition spaces sit below ground level, while skylights channel daylight into the galleries.

The museum opened in 2008 to give public access to a private collection that Herbert Liaunig had been building for decades. An extension completed in 2015 added more underground gallery space to the original building.

The collection is shown in rotating selections of about 300 works from roughly 2,500 pieces, with parts of the display changed annually. The "Gold of the Akan" section presents 600 jewellery and ritual objects of the Ashanti, Baule and Ebrie peoples, mostly from the 19th and 20th centuries. A light installation by Brigitte Kowanz links this underground gallery to the Austrian paintings and sculptures above.

The museum opens seasonally, so it is worth checking the current hours before making the trip. Parking is available on the grounds, and the entrance is clearly signed from the road.

The "Gold of the Akan" collection, shown in a completely underground black cube of about 350 m², holds 600 jewellery and ritual objects of the Ashanti, Baule and Ebrie peoples, mostly from the 19th and 20th centuries. It is one of the four largest collections on this subject worldwide. A light installation by Brigitte Kowanz links it to the Austrian paintings above.