Kulturzentrum Mattersburg, Brutalist cultural center in Mattersburg, Austria

The Kulturzentrum Mattersburg is a cultural center built in brutalist style featuring raw concrete surfaces, angular forms, and distinctive staircases from the 1970s. The building houses an auditorium seating around 550 people, multiple seminar rooms, a foyer with dining services, and community spaces.

The center was designed by architect Herwig Udo Graf following an architectural competition in 1973 and opened in May 1976 as Austria's first cultural institution of this type. It established a new wave of cultural centers throughout the region.

The center became a model for similar institutions throughout the Burgenland region and fulfilled an important need for venues dedicated to performances, exhibitions, and learning. Its role shaped the city's cultural life significantly.

The building sits on a slope; since 2019 a stepped footpath has replaced the former direct link to the neighbouring Neue Mittelschule. The Burgenland State Library and most of the State Archive moved here from Eisenstadt in 2022, and archive use is possible both in Mattersburg and at the Landhaus in Eisenstadt. Parts of the complex remain closed during events, so check access before setting out.

The protected status of 2016 covers only the outer walls of the north-west wing, a wall fountain and a stone block with an inscription. The rest of the complex was partly demolished from July 2019 and rebuilt, reopening in May 2022. The architecture museum DAM in Frankfurt had already added the building to its virtual collection.