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Museums and exhibitions in Vienna

Vienna has more than 100 museums. These include important collections of world renown as well as small establishments that impress with original exhibits. Artists of the century, such as Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele, meet the stars of contemporary Vienna.

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

The Young Hare by Albrecht Dürer

Comeback of the hare

He hasn't been seen for ages: Albrecht Dürer's young hare. As part of a large Dürer retrospective, the Albertina is taking the world's most famous …

Madonna sitting with a baby on her lap, surrounded by people.

Baroque spectacle

Paintings by Caravaggio, sculptures by Bernini along with further masterpieces from the early Roman Baroque period will be shown together for the first …

Nude of the painter with a tiger.

Maria Lassnig's body art

Maria Lassnig was one of the most important artists of the 20th century. To mark her 100th birthday, the Albertina is dedicating a retrospective to …

Noise Aquarium, interactive exhibition room

Beautiful new values: Vienna Biennale for Change 2019

The year 2019 is all about change. This year's Vienna Biennale even carries the word it in its name and shows how art, …

Convex & Concave, Op-Art

Vertigo, go, go!

Note: This exhibition can make you really dizzy! From the end of May, the mumok – Museum of Modern Art Ludwig Foundation Vienna will be dedicating a …

Semi-nude of the artist in front of a blue background.

An outsider at the Leopold Museum

Misjudged in his lifetime, Richard Gerstl now numbers among the most important representatives of Austrian Expressionism with his portrait …

Self-portrait with colored strip painted over the face.

Arnulf Rainer turns 90!

He is considered to be the co-founder of informal art in Austria and is one of the most influential artists of the present day: Arnulf Rainer …

The color of memory

In his paintings, the French artist Pierre Bonnard made the play of colors the pillar of his creative process. Among his artistic idols was Paul …

Whole body plastinate

Journey to the center of the human body

Gunther von Hagens’ “Body Worlds” promises spectacular insights into the human body. The exhibition is centered around the heart. A …

City Hall

100 years of Red Vienna

A hundred years ago, Vienna began its transformation into a city and gave impulses that continue to be felt to this day. The Social Democratic …

Portrait of Emperor Maximilian.

Emperor Maximilian: the last knight

On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the death of Emperor Maximilian I, the Austrian National Library has a special exhibition …

Some lamps in a room in front of a window

So much art in one city

Vienna serves up a packed program of events in the autumn of art: the Long Night of Museums, the art fair viennacontemporary, the gallery festival …

Portrait of Arik Brauer

Mazel tov, Arik Brauer!

90 years of Arik Brauer. The Jewish Museum Vienna says #MazelTovArik and celebrates the artist, architect, singer and jack-of-all-trades with a …

Painting "The Kiss" by Gustav Klimt

Photo gallery: unmissable treasures in Vienna’s museums

There are more than 100 museums in the capital of culture. This photo gallery puts some of their greatest treasures …

Vienna Now

Dive into Vienna's art scene – with VIENNA / NOW

VIDEO: Experience the classics of art history and discover highlights of the avant-garde ...

Street art in Vienna

Street Art | VIENNA/NOW Tours

Some of the best street artists in the world have immortalized themselves on many of Vienna's walls. Go on a Vienna street art tour.

Woman with a blindman's stick

Dialogue in the Dark

Anyone who has ever wanted to know how blind people perceive the world now has the opportunity to learn about it in Vienna's Schottenstift during …

Kunsthalle, MuseumsQuartier

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Phantastenmuseum, Gerhard Strassgschwandtner

Video: Off-Beat-Museums

Vienna has always been one of the world’s greatest cities for museums. The capital’s 300-­strong list of exhibition venues includes a number of …

Two girls feeling felt anemones

Museums for children

Vienna boasts about 100 museums and collections - from very little ones to very big ones. And some of them are ideal for children.

Albertina

Art in the Evening

From the Albertina to the House of Music: Many Viennese museums keep their doors open for visitors until late in the evening.

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Relief

Approaching art from a new angle

Vienna’s museums have found a number of ingenious ways to make their exhibitions more accessible to visually impaired and deaf visitors.

Museum of Modern Art - mumok

Contemporary Art in Vienna

Lots of contemporary art is on presentation in Vienna alongside Baroque opulence. The creative Austrian and international art scene has long …

Grandstand with people in front of posters in the House of Austrian History

House of Austrian History

A hundred years after the founding of the First Republic, the new House of Austrian History on Heldenplatz casts light on our country's eventful …

Salt cellar 'Saliera' by Benvenuto Cellini

Kunstkammer Vienna

More than 2,100 valuable objects, which were collected by the emperors and archdukes of Habsburg over centuries, are on display in the Kunstkammer …

Museum of Fine Arts, Vienna

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien (Art History Museum)

The Kunsthistorisches Museum (Art History Museum) was built in 1891 near the Imperial Palace to house the extensive …

Albertina

Albertina

The Albertina not only has the largest and most valuable graphical collections in the world, with works such as Dürer’s “Hare” and Klimt's studies of women. Its …

Pond in front of the Upper Belvedere

Belvedere

The Belvedere is not only a magnificent Baroque palace but also houses one of Austria's most valuable art collections – with key works by Gustav Klimt, Egon …

View inside the exhibition hall Museomania

Weltmuseum Wien

Following extensive renovations, the Weltmuseum Wien on Heldenplatz now shows valuable treasures from around the world in 14 rooms. The collection's …

Liechtenstein Garden Palace

Liechtenstein Garden Palace

One of the biggest Rubens collections and key works by van Dyck, Lucas Cranach and Raffael can be admired, as can works by Rembrandt, van …

Ballroom in Liechtenstein City Palace

Liechtenstein City Palace

After extensive renovations, the Liechtenstein City Palace shines with a new gleam.

Leopold Museum

MuseumsQuartier

Vienna’s exciting art complex near the Imperial Palace offers not only renowned museums such as the Leopold Museum, with its numerous works by Schiele, the …

Schiele collection in the Leopold Museum

Leopold Museum

Hundreds of masterworks of Austrian modern art collected by the passionate art lover Dr. Rudolf Leopold are shown in the Leopold Museum at MuseumsQuartier …

Kunst Haus Wien

Kunst Haus Wien

Colorful areas, irregular forms, many grown over with lush green plants: this is how painter Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928 - 2000) encouraged new …

MAK - Austrian Museum of Applied Arts/Contemporary Art

MAK - Museum for Applied Arts

Design is one of the main features of MAK. The museum shows furniture, glass, china, silver, and textiles from the Middle Ages to the present …

Wien Museum Karlsplatz

Wien Museum Karlsplatz

With its unique collection of high-quality artworks and historic exhibits, the Wien Museum offers insights into the city's history, from the …

Museum of Natural History

Naturhistorisches Museum Vienna (Natural History Museum)

The history of the earth and the breathtaking variety of nature can be practically experienced due to 20 million …

Hieronymus Bosch, The Last Judgment, inner side

Academy of Fine Arts, Picture Gallery

The Academy of Fine Arts was built from 1872 to 1876 according to plans by Theophil Hansen. Its Picture Gallery shows valuable works …

BA-CA Kunstforum, entrance

Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien

The Bank Austria Kunstforum of Vienna chiefly displays art from the classic and modern period and postwar avant-garde.

Technical Museum, exterior view

Museum of Technology

The Vienna Museum of Technology offers extraordinary insights into the world of technology in a space of 22,000 square meters.

House of Music

House of Music

Vienna, the city of music, there is also a place where you will be "all ears."

Trams in the Transport Museum

"Remise" Transport Museum

The new Transport Museum of Wiener Linien was created in the former Erdberg depot in 2014. It shows historic and modern vehicles and offers …

Interior shot of the Literature Museum

Literature Museum

The Literature Museum of the Austrian National Library presents the history of Austrian literature from the 18th century until today.

Posters and photos marking the 100th birthday of Orson Welles in the Third Man Museum

The Third Man Museum

The Third Man Museum is a meeting place for people interested in film and a door-opener to Vienna’s post-war history. In addition to the extensive …

Interior shot of the Funeral Museum

Funeral Museum

The Funeral Museum at Vienna's Central Cemetery gives insights into the funeral and cemetery culture of past centuries.

Front view of the Museum of Military History

Museum of Military History

The Museum of Military History examines the history of the Habsburg Monarchy from the end of the 16th century to the end of the monarchy in 1918, …

Figure of “Vanity”

Porcelain Museum in the Augarten

A museum in the former imperial pleasure building in the Augarten illustrates the history of Viennese porcelain from its beginnings to …

Exhibition view

Dom Museum Wien

The Dom Museum Wien right next door to St. Stephen's Cathedral shows precious church treasures and contemporary art.

Viktor Frankl Museum Vienna

Viktor Frankl Museum

A museum is dedicated to the world-famous founder of logotherapy and existential analysis, Viktor E. Frankl, in the 9th district.

View of the main niche of St. Vergilius Chapel

Medieval Vergilius Chapel

The Vergilius Chapel next to St. Stephen’s Cathedral is one of the best-preserved Gothic interiors in Vienna.

Three women in an inclined position

Museum of Illusions

This extraordinary museum has holograms, stereograms and optical illusions for the whole family to enjoy.