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Exhibition highlights in October

Vienna´s museums are home to spectacular art exhibitions that are just waiting to be discovered. Let yourself be wowed by these current exhibitions.

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Art works by Erika Giovanna Klien at the Lower Belvedere — “Erika Giovanna Klien. All Is Movement”: A comprehensive solo exhibition at the Unteres Beldedere showcases the full range of the Austrian-American artist’s work, extending beyond her early kinetic pieces. (Exhibition view) – © Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Wien

Oil Painting by Pablo Picasso, Dora Maar, 1940 — In the compelling exhibition “Picasso - Bacon. What It Feels Like to Be Human", the Albertina presents the two most significant figurative painters of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso and Francis Bacon. (Pablo Picasso, Dora Maar, 1940) – © Succession Picasso / Bildrecht, Wien 2026, © Foto: bpk/Nationalgalerie, SMB, Museum Berggruen/ Jens Ziehe

Exhibition featuring works by Elisabeth von Samsonow at the Heidi Horten Collection — “Elisabeth von Samsonow” at the Heidi Horten Collection shows how the German-Austrian multidisciplinary artist explores ecological issues through colorful sculptures and paintings. Her works engage in a dialogue with pieces from the collection (exhibition view). – © Simon Veres

Art installation Terminal Piece by Kate Millett at the mumok — The new director of the mumok - Museum of Modern Art, Fatima Hellberg, is showcasing “Terminal Piece,” an exhibition in five acts featuring the eponymous installation by US artist Kate Millett. (exhibition view) – © Foto: Markus Wörgötter

Painting by Herbert Boeckl and sculpture by Hans Josephson — The dialogue exhibition “Herbert Boeckl / Hans Josephsohn: Figural Archetypes” at the Leopold Museum brings together, for the first time, works by two major artists of modernism - Austrian painter Herbert Boeckl and Swiss sculptor Hans Josephsohn. (Herbert Boeckl, Akt vor gelber Kiste, 1925 und Hans Josephsohn, Ohne Titel, 1969) – © Leopold Museum, Wien

Roof terrace on the Leopold Museum in the MuseumsQuartier, Vienna — The MuseumsQuartier is celebrating its 25th anniversary with “Vision and Resistance” at MQ Freiraum. The Second Republic’s largest cultural development project has transformed Vienna and polarised like few others. – © MuseumsQuartier Wien/Thomas Meyer

Photograph “Farīsāt: Gunpowder’s Daughters,” a horse in the water with a female rider — The WestLicht Museum of Photography hosts the annual “World Press Photo" exhibition, the most important presentation of international press photography, for the 25th time. (Chantal Pinzi, Farīsāt: Gunpowder’s Daughters) – © Chantal Pinzi, Panos Pictures

Exhibition view Lives and works in Vienna at Kunsthalle — Until October, 26: At its locations at the MuseumsQuartier and Karlsplatz, the Kunsthalle Wien presents “Lebt und arbeitet in Wien. Contemporary Art from Vienna”, its largest exhibition of contemporary Viennese art in more than a decade. The exhibition features over 130 works by 56 artists living and working in Vienna. (Exhibition view) – © Markus Wörgötter

Natural History Museum, 150th Anniversary Special Exhibition Featuring Animal Objects — “Good Collecting – Bad Collecting”: To mark its 150th anniversary, the Natural History Museum Vienna takes the opportunity to look back - critically, at times - on its own history. (Exhibition view) – © NHM Wien, Chloe Potter

Drawing by Eran Shakine: A Muslim, a Christian and a Jew spinning the same wheel — “A Muslim, a Christian, and a Jew – Eran Shakine” at the Jewish Museum Vienna: In his large-scale works, the Israeli artist humorously explores the similarities and differences between the three world religions. (Eran Shakine, A Muslim, a Christian, and a Jew Turn the Same Wheel) – © Eran Shakine

Photo of Sigmund and his brother Alexander Freud — “Documents of Injustice. The Case of Freud” at the Sigmund Freud Museum sheds light on the last months of the Freud family in Nazi occupied Vienna and the years that followed. Newly discovered documents complement this special exhibition. (Sigmund and his brother Alexander Freud, photo from Harry Freud's album, Grinzing, 1937) – © Sigmund Freud Museum

Piano reduction of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro — In “The Global Power of Love. A Journey Through the Centuries” the Austrian National Library aims to highlight love as a source of artistic inspiration. Among the approximately 100 exhibits are historical love letters. (Piano score for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, 1809) – © Österreichische Nationalbibliothek

Art works by Erika Giovanna Klien at the Lower Belvedere — “Erika Giovanna Klien. All Is Movement”: A comprehensive solo exhibition at the Unteres Beldedere showcases the full range of the Austrian-American artist’s work, extending beyond her early kinetic pieces. (Exhibition view) – © Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Wien

Oil Painting by Pablo Picasso, Dora Maar, 1940 — In the compelling exhibition “Picasso - Bacon. What It Feels Like to Be Human", the Albertina presents the two most significant figurative painters of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso and Francis Bacon. (Pablo Picasso, Dora Maar, 1940) – © Succession Picasso / Bildrecht, Wien 2026, © Foto: bpk/Nationalgalerie, SMB, Museum Berggruen/ Jens Ziehe

Exhibition featuring works by Elisabeth von Samsonow at the Heidi Horten Collection — “Elisabeth von Samsonow” at the Heidi Horten Collection shows how the German-Austrian multidisciplinary artist explores ecological issues through colorful sculptures and paintings. Her works engage in a dialogue with pieces from the collection (exhibition view). – © Simon Veres

Art installation Terminal Piece by Kate Millett at the mumok — The new director of the mumok - Museum of Modern Art, Fatima Hellberg, is showcasing “Terminal Piece,” an exhibition in five acts featuring the eponymous installation by US artist Kate Millett. (exhibition view) – © Foto: Markus Wörgötter

Painting by Herbert Boeckl and sculpture by Hans Josephson — The dialogue exhibition “Herbert Boeckl / Hans Josephsohn: Figural Archetypes” at the Leopold Museum brings together, for the first time, works by two major artists of modernism - Austrian painter Herbert Boeckl and Swiss sculptor Hans Josephsohn. (Herbert Boeckl, Akt vor gelber Kiste, 1925 und Hans Josephsohn, Ohne Titel, 1969) – © Leopold Museum, Wien

Roof terrace on the Leopold Museum in the MuseumsQuartier, Vienna — The MuseumsQuartier is celebrating its 25th anniversary with “Vision and Resistance” at MQ Freiraum. The Second Republic’s largest cultural development project has transformed Vienna and polarised like few others. – © MuseumsQuartier Wien/Thomas Meyer

Photograph “Farīsāt: Gunpowder’s Daughters,” a horse in the water with a female rider — The WestLicht Museum of Photography hosts the annual “World Press Photo" exhibition, the most important presentation of international press photography, for the 25th time. (Chantal Pinzi, Farīsāt: Gunpowder’s Daughters) – © Chantal Pinzi, Panos Pictures

Exhibition view Lives and works in Vienna at Kunsthalle — Until October, 26: At its locations at the MuseumsQuartier and Karlsplatz, the Kunsthalle Wien presents “Lebt und arbeitet in Wien. Contemporary Art from Vienna”, its largest exhibition of contemporary Viennese art in more than a decade. The exhibition features over 130 works by 56 artists living and working in Vienna. (Exhibition view) – © Markus Wörgötter

Natural History Museum, 150th Anniversary Special Exhibition Featuring Animal Objects — “Good Collecting – Bad Collecting”: To mark its 150th anniversary, the Natural History Museum Vienna takes the opportunity to look back - critically, at times - on its own history. (Exhibition view) – © NHM Wien, Chloe Potter

Drawing by Eran Shakine: A Muslim, a Christian and a Jew spinning the same wheel — “A Muslim, a Christian, and a Jew – Eran Shakine” at the Jewish Museum Vienna: In his large-scale works, the Israeli artist humorously explores the similarities and differences between the three world religions. (Eran Shakine, A Muslim, a Christian, and a Jew Turn the Same Wheel) – © Eran Shakine

Photo of Sigmund and his brother Alexander Freud — “Documents of Injustice. The Case of Freud” at the Sigmund Freud Museum sheds light on the last months of the Freud family in Nazi occupied Vienna and the years that followed. Newly discovered documents complement this special exhibition. (Sigmund and his brother Alexander Freud, photo from Harry Freud's album, Grinzing, 1937) – © Sigmund Freud Museum

Piano reduction of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro — In “The Global Power of Love. A Journey Through the Centuries” the Austrian National Library aims to highlight love as a source of artistic inspiration. Among the approximately 100 exhibits are historical love letters. (Piano score for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, 1809) – © Österreichische Nationalbibliothek

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Museum visit Albertina, two people sit on a bench and look at art — Albertina – © WienTourismus/Paul Bauer

Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. A man and a woman look at paintings from the Baroque period. — Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien – © WienTourismus/Paul Bauer

The Klimt Collection at the Leopold Museum — Leopold Museum – © WienTourismus/Paul Bauer

Upper Belvedere, people looking at paintings in the interior — Upper Belvedere – © WienTourismus/Paul Bauer

Two female visitors at mumok — mumok - Museum of Modern Art Ludwig Foundation Vienna – © WienTourismus/Paul Bauer

Albertina

Lower Belvedere and Orangery

Heidi Horten Collection

mumok – Museum of Modern Art Ludwig Foundation Vienna

Leopold Museum

MuseumsQuartier Vienna

Westlicht Center for Photography

Kunsthalle Wien MuseumsQuartier

Kunsthalle Wien Karlsplatz

Naturhistorisches Museum Vienna (Natural History Museum)

Jewish Museum Vienna (Jüdisches Museum Wien)

Sigmund Freud Museum

State Hall of the Austrian National Library

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Belvedere 21

Dom Museum Wien

Photos in the WestLicht and OstLicht

Liechtenstein Garden Palace

Foto Arsenal Wien

Weltmuseum Wien

Heidi Horten Collection

Sigmund Freud Museum

Albertina

Albertina modern

Wiener Aktionismus Museum (Vienna Actionism Museum)

Jewish Museum