Klimt at the "Burgtheater"

Let us begin our Klimt Walk with a guided tour through the Burgtheater. Here, between 1886 and 1888, the master created impressive ceiling paintings in both stairwells. Nearby are works by his brother Ernst Klimt and the artist Franz Matsch.

In the gala stairwell on the "Landtmann" side of the Burgtheater - the side nearest the renowned Café Landtmann - Gustav Klimt recreated the theater of antiquity in Taormina, Sicily. The stairwell on the "Volksgarten" side is adorned with a depiction of the London Globe Theatre and the final scene from Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet." In the background, the painter immortalized himself and his two colleagues.

Emperor Franz Joseph was so delighted with the paintings in the gala stairwells that he bestowed the Golden Cross of Merit on the members of the artists’ group.

Other stations of the Klimt Walk:

• A Klimt Walk through Vienna
• Ceiling painting by Klimt
• Klimt's Beethoven Frieze
• Art in Passing: Karlsplatz
• The Leopold Museum
• Apprenticeship of a Genius
• A Kiss makes History

Burgtheater

Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring 2
1010   Wien
www.burgtheater.at

Map Accessibility Details

Guide dogs permitted

Parking spaces Main entrance

2 disabled parking spaces available.

Elevator available

180 cm wide and 200 cm deep, Doors 160 cm wide.

More information

12 wheelchair spaces available (Zuschauerraum mit Lift erreichbar).

Restrooms with access for disabled persons available.

Special offers for disabled persons

Special tours for visitors with special needs on prior notification.

Comments

Prior arrangement necessary: Tel. +43 1 514 44-4145, Mon-Fri 9 am - 4 pm.

Contacts

• Tickets & information at service center :  +43 1 51444 4140
• Evening box office :  +43 1 51444 4440
• Tickets (credit card) :  +43 1 513 1 513

Opening hours

• Guided tours: in German (with English summaries), time: about one hour Mo - Th, 15:00
• Guided tours: in German and English; other languages upon request, time: about one hour Fr - Su, 15:00

Guided tours: in German and English, duration about one hour, daily 3:00 pm;
Mon - Thu in German with English summary;
Fri - Sun in German and English; other languages upon request

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