The museums in Vienna are home to spectacular art exhibitions that are just waiting to be discovered. Let yourself be wowed by these new exhibitions.
Until July 14: “Roy Lichtenstein. A Centennial Exhibition”: the major exhibition at the Albertina to mark the 100th birthday of the Pop Art master. (Albertina, Roy Lichtenstein, Thinking of Him, 1963)
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© Estate of Roy Lichtenstein/Bildrecht, Vienna 2023, Foto: Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven
Let's go to the Wien Museum: the special exhibition “Secessions. Klimt, Stuck, Liebermann”, focusing on the Secession movement in Vienna, Munich and Berlin. (Gustav Klimt, Pallas Athene, 1898)
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© Foto: Birgit und Peter Kainz, Wien Museum
The Leopold Museum will be taking a look at an era-defining phenomenon: “New Objectivity in Germany”, an art movement in the interwar period that radically set itself apart from what had gone before. (Lotte Laserstein, Tennisspielerin, 1929)
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© Bildrecht, Wien 2023 / Foto: Lotte-Laserstein-Archiv Krausse, Berlin
New in the Lower Belvedere: The work of the German Dadaist, painter and photomontage artist Hannah Höch (1889-1978) is being presented for the first time in Austria with a major museum retrospective. (Hannah Höch, Um einen roten Mund, 1967)
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© Foto: Christian Vagt; © Bildrecht, Wien 2024
After a six-month closure, the mumok is highlighting the significance of global modernism for contemporary art with its exhibition “Avant-Garde and Liberation”. (Omar Ba Clin d‘oeil à Cheikh Anta Diop, Un continent à la recherche de son histoire, 2017)
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© Adagp, Paris, 2024 / Photo: Galerie Templon, New York / Paris / Brussels Photo: Georg Petermichl / mumok
"Iconic Auböck. A Workshop Shapes Austria's Concept of Design": The MAK, the Museum of Applied Arts, is dedicating an extensive exhibition to the legendary Viennese manufactory. (Carl Auböck II, newspaper stand with fabric covering by Mara Uckunowa-Auböck, 1938)
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© MAK/Christian Mendez
“The Beauty of Diversity” at the Albertina modern showcases the variety of the museum’s collection, with works by women, LGBT artists, people of color, Aboriginal perspectives and much more. (Amoako Boafo, Ivy Off Shoulder Dress, 2023)
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© Albertina, Wien – Familiensammlung Haselsteiner © Bildrecht, Wien 2024
Until July 14: 60 participating institutions are offering a wide-ranging program as part of the Vienna Climate Biennale. The Kunst Haus Wien is the headquarters of the festival.
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© Kunst Haus Wien/Paul Bauer
At the Architekturzentrum Wien (Az W): “About Tourism” looks at key aspects of tourism and at the same time highlights the potential for transformation. (Chalet village in Lachtal, Styria)
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© Günther Bogensberger
"Holidays in Austria. Reinventing a Tourist Destination": The House of Austrian History uses the photo albums of a British couple to tell the story of the development of a tourist nation. (Exhibition view)
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© Lorenz Paulus/hdgö
“Listening to love with Schönberg”: to mark the 150th birthday of the Viennese composer, the Arnold Schönberg Center is exploring the emotional content of his music. (Arnold Schönberg, Erwartung op. 17, ca. 1911)
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© Belmont Music Publishers, Los Angeles/CA
WE ❤: The Heidi Horten Collection presents iconic highlights from her own collection. (Francis Bacon, Study for Portrait of Henrietta Moraes, 1964)
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© Heidi Horten Collection, Bildrecht, Wien 2022
“Who Cares? Jewish Responses to Suffering”: The new exhibition at the Jewish Museum Vienna illustrates forms of care work in times of hardship. (Georg Ehrlich, The Blind and the Lame)
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© Kunsthandel WIdder, Wien
“Here We Are! Women in Design 1900 - today.” at the Vienna Furniture Museum sheds light on the major contributions women have made to the evolution of modern design. (Nanda Vigo, 1985)
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© Gabriele Basilico_courtesy_by Archivio Nanda Vigo
The Weltmuseum Wien is hosting the special exhibition entitled “On the Backs of Camels” to mark the UN Year of Camelids. (Super Taus and a Camel Yasha)
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© Photography: Imam Guseinov / Special thanks to Dzhamilya Dagirova, Naida Omarova / Commissioned by RD Magazine
The special exhibition Arktis at the Naturhistorischen Museum Vienna (Natural History Museum) is dedicated to the unique Arctic ecosystem, which is particularly suffering from climate change. (Stuffed polar bear from the Schönbrunn Zoo, Naturhistorischen Museum)
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© NHM Wien, A. Schumacher
Until July 14: “Roy Lichtenstein. A Centennial Exhibition”: the major exhibition at the Albertina to mark the 100th birthday of the Pop Art master. (Albertina, Roy Lichtenstein, Thinking of Him, 1963)
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© Estate of Roy Lichtenstein/Bildrecht, Vienna 2023, Foto: Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven
Let's go to the Wien Museum: the special exhibition “Secessions. Klimt, Stuck, Liebermann”, focusing on the Secession movement in Vienna, Munich and Berlin. (Gustav Klimt, Pallas Athene, 1898)
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© Foto: Birgit und Peter Kainz, Wien Museum
The Leopold Museum will be taking a look at an era-defining phenomenon: “New Objectivity in Germany”, an art movement in the interwar period that radically set itself apart from what had gone before. (Lotte Laserstein, Tennisspielerin, 1929)
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© Bildrecht, Wien 2023 / Foto: Lotte-Laserstein-Archiv Krausse, Berlin
New in the Lower Belvedere: The work of the German Dadaist, painter and photomontage artist Hannah Höch (1889-1978) is being presented for the first time in Austria with a major museum retrospective. (Hannah Höch, Um einen roten Mund, 1967)
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© Foto: Christian Vagt; © Bildrecht, Wien 2024
After a six-month closure, the mumok is highlighting the significance of global modernism for contemporary art with its exhibition “Avant-Garde and Liberation”. (Omar Ba Clin d‘oeil à Cheikh Anta Diop, Un continent à la recherche de son histoire, 2017)
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© Adagp, Paris, 2024 / Photo: Galerie Templon, New York / Paris / Brussels Photo: Georg Petermichl / mumok
"Iconic Auböck. A Workshop Shapes Austria's Concept of Design": The MAK, the Museum of Applied Arts, is dedicating an extensive exhibition to the legendary Viennese manufactory. (Carl Auböck II, newspaper stand with fabric covering by Mara Uckunowa-Auböck, 1938)
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© MAK/Christian Mendez
“The Beauty of Diversity” at the Albertina modern showcases the variety of the museum’s collection, with works by women, LGBT artists, people of color, Aboriginal perspectives and much more. (Amoako Boafo, Ivy Off Shoulder Dress, 2023)
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© Albertina, Wien – Familiensammlung Haselsteiner © Bildrecht, Wien 2024
Until July 14: 60 participating institutions are offering a wide-ranging program as part of the Vienna Climate Biennale. The Kunst Haus Wien is the headquarters of the festival.
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© Kunst Haus Wien/Paul Bauer
At the Architekturzentrum Wien (Az W): “About Tourism” looks at key aspects of tourism and at the same time highlights the potential for transformation. (Chalet village in Lachtal, Styria)
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© Günther Bogensberger
"Holidays in Austria. Reinventing a Tourist Destination": The House of Austrian History uses the photo albums of a British couple to tell the story of the development of a tourist nation. (Exhibition view)
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© Lorenz Paulus/hdgö
“Listening to love with Schönberg”: to mark the 150th birthday of the Viennese composer, the Arnold Schönberg Center is exploring the emotional content of his music. (Arnold Schönberg, Erwartung op. 17, ca. 1911)
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© Belmont Music Publishers, Los Angeles/CA
WE ❤: The Heidi Horten Collection presents iconic highlights from her own collection. (Francis Bacon, Study for Portrait of Henrietta Moraes, 1964)
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© Heidi Horten Collection, Bildrecht, Wien 2022
“Who Cares? Jewish Responses to Suffering”: The new exhibition at the Jewish Museum Vienna illustrates forms of care work in times of hardship. (Georg Ehrlich, The Blind and the Lame)
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© Kunsthandel WIdder, Wien
“Here We Are! Women in Design 1900 - today.” at the Vienna Furniture Museum sheds light on the major contributions women have made to the evolution of modern design. (Nanda Vigo, 1985)
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© Gabriele Basilico_courtesy_by Archivio Nanda Vigo
The Weltmuseum Wien is hosting the special exhibition entitled “On the Backs of Camels” to mark the UN Year of Camelids. (Super Taus and a Camel Yasha)
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© Photography: Imam Guseinov / Special thanks to Dzhamilya Dagirova, Naida Omarova / Commissioned by RD Magazine
The special exhibition Arktis at the Naturhistorischen Museum Vienna (Natural History Museum) is dedicated to the unique Arctic ecosystem, which is particularly suffering from climate change. (Stuffed polar bear from the Schönbrunn Zoo, Naturhistorischen Museum)
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© NHM Wien, A. Schumacher
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In the Albertina
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© WienTourismus/Paul Bauer
In the Albertina
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© WienTourismus/Paul Bauer