Exhibition highlights in September

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.

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Photography by Robert Longo, Untitled (Herzeleide, Barbara’s Eyes), 2012 — At the Albertina from September 4: the monumental, photorealistic paintings of Robert Longo. The US-American artist is known for his powerful, dynamic charcoal drawings. (Robert Longo, Untitled/Herzeleide, Barbara's Eyes, 2012) – © Robert Longo Studio

Painting by Marc Chagall, Le Clown au Bouquet, 1970-1974 — On September 6, the Heidi Horten Collection will open its first permanent exhibition: “Klimt ⮂ Warhol” with masterpieces selected by the public. (Marc Chagall, Le Clown au Bouquet, 1970-1974) – © Anders Sune Berg

ALPIN, Gmundner Ceramics, Bong, 2023 — At the MAK - Museum of Applied Arts, the exhibition “AUT NOW” is set to present 100 exceptional Austrian product designs ranging from the year 2000 to the present day – opening on September 18. (ALPIN, Gmundner Keramik, Bong, 2023) – © Gmundner Keramik

Drawing by Alfred Kubin, The Egg, ca. 1901/02 — The Albertina modern exhibition “Aesthetics of Evil” presents around 100 early works by the Austrian draughtsman Alfred Kubin (1877-1959), who allowed us to look deep into the recesses of his soul. (Alfred Kubin, The Egg/Das Ei, approx. 1901/02) – © ALBERTINA, Wien © Eberhard Spangenberg, München / Bildrecht, Wien 2024

Lotte Laserstein (1898–1993): tennis player, 1929 — The Leopold Museum is presenting an epochal phenomenon until September 29: “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) – © Bildrecht, Wien 2023 / Foto: Lotte-Laserstein-Archiv Krausse, Berlin

Gustav Klimt: Pallas Athene — 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) – © Foto: Birgit und Peter Kainz, Wien Museum

Artwork by Hannah Höch, Um einen roten Mund, 1967 — “Assembled Worlds” is on display at 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) – © Foto: Christian Vagt; © Bildrecht, Wien 2024

Kunstwerk von Sine Hansen, On Top, 1967 — Founded in the 1960s, the mumok – museum of modern art ludwig foundation vienna is looking back on an eventful decade for art with “Mapping the 60s”. (Sine Hansen, On Top, 1967) – © Nora Meyer

Exhibition 007 ACTION VIENNA — Get to see over 100 original objects from six decades of James Bond movies: the “007 Action Vienna” exhibition is on at the Metastadt from September 7. (Exhibition view) – © 007 ACTION VIENNA © Stefan Moertl

Kunstwerk von Bracha L. Ettinger, Eurydice n.65, (2019-2022) — New at the Jewish Museum Vienna from September 18: “The Third Generation. The Holocaust in Family Memory” focuses on the generation of grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. (Bracha L. Ettinger, Eurydice n.65, (2019-2022) – © Bracha L. Ettinger

Holidays in Austria, Haus der Geschichte Österreich, Exhibition View — "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) – © Lorenz Paulus/hdgö

Artwork by Arnold Schönberg, Erwartung op. 17, ca. 1911 — “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) – © Belmont Music Publishers, Los Angeles/CA

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) – © Photography: Imam Guseinov / Special thanks to Dzhamilya Dagirova, Naida Omarova / Commissioned by RD Magazine

At the Albertina from September 4: the monumental, photorealistic paintings of Robert Longo. The US-American artist is known for his powerful, dynamic charcoal drawings. (Robert Longo, Untitled/Herzeleide, Barbara's Eyes, 2012) – © Robert Longo Studio

On September 6, the Heidi Horten Collection will open its first permanent exhibition: “Klimt ⮂ Warhol” with masterpieces selected by the public. (Marc Chagall, Le Clown au Bouquet, 1970-1974) – © Anders Sune Berg

At the MAK - Museum of Applied Arts, the exhibition “AUT NOW” is set to present 100 exceptional Austrian product designs ranging from the year 2000 to the present day – opening on September 18. (ALPIN, Gmundner Keramik, Bong, 2023) – © Gmundner Keramik

The Albertina modern exhibition “Aesthetics of Evil” presents around 100 early works by the Austrian draughtsman Alfred Kubin (1877-1959), who allowed us to look deep into the recesses of his soul. (Alfred Kubin, The Egg/Das Ei, approx. 1901/02) – © ALBERTINA, Wien © Eberhard Spangenberg, München / Bildrecht, Wien 2024

The Leopold Museum is presenting an epochal phenomenon until September 29: “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) – © Bildrecht, Wien 2023 / Foto: Lotte-Laserstein-Archiv Krausse, Berlin

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) – © Foto: Birgit und Peter Kainz, Wien Museum

“Assembled Worlds” is on display at 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) – © Foto: Christian Vagt; © Bildrecht, Wien 2024

Founded in the 1960s, the mumok – museum of modern art ludwig foundation vienna is looking back on an eventful decade for art with “Mapping the 60s”. (Sine Hansen, On Top, 1967) – © Nora Meyer

Get to see over 100 original objects from six decades of James Bond movies: the “007 Action Vienna” exhibition is on at the Metastadt from September 7. (Exhibition view) – © 007 ACTION VIENNA © Stefan Moertl

New at the Jewish Museum Vienna from September 18: “The Third Generation. The Holocaust in Family Memory” focuses on the generation of grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. (Bracha L. Ettinger, Eurydice n.65, (2019-2022) – © Bracha L. Ettinger

"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) – © 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) – © Belmont Music Publishers, Los Angeles/CA

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) – © Photography: Imam Guseinov / Special thanks to Dzhamilya Dagirova, Naida Omarova / Commissioned by RD Magazine

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