The EIB collection: A panorama of European contemporary art

EIB's art collection comprises some 580 works of art, encompassing paintings, photographs, works on paper, sculptures and installations. The collection mainly focuses on contemporary works by leading or emerging European artists.

The artistic focus of the art collection reflects the EIB's role at the forefront of economic and social development in Europe and naturally interacts with the evolving scope of the Bank's character and activities, particularly its geographic expansion.

The Bank has tended to acquire art at an early stage in an artist's career: some of the artists have since become widely recognised, or even iconic and internationally acclaimed such as Jannis Kounellis, Anish Kapoor, Tony Cragg, Sean Scully or Olivier Debré.

For its 50th anniversary, the EIB unveiled three works of art commissioned from two leading EU artists, Michael Craig-Martin and Tobias Rehberger. The new installations are a cultural centerpiece of the new building in Luxembourg, an innovative and luminous eco-building.

There will be a thematic exhibition.