Vienna’s museums and galleries invite you to discover spectacular and new exhibitions. Discover the captivating sights of these current art shows.
The Albertina celebrates 20 years of its reopening with a grand exhibition duet: "Dürer, Munch, Miró – The Great Masters of Printmaking" in the main building and "Andy Warhol to Damien Hirst – The Revolution in Printmaking" (from February 24 at the Albertina modern) cast light on 600 years of printmaking. (Albrecht Dürer, The Rhinoceros, 1515)
– © Albertina, Wien
"Klimt. Inspired by Van Gogh, Rodin, Matisse...": The spectacular new exhibition at the Lower Belvedere compares the master of Viennese modernism with the most important artists of his time. (Gustav Klimt, Water Serpents II, 1904/1906–07)
– © Foto: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Wien. Privatsammlung, courtesy of HomeArt
Also at the Lower Belvedere: The special exhibition "The Belvedere. 300 Years a Venue for Art" in the Orangery looks back at the institution's changing history on its 300th anniversary. (Salomon Kleiner, view of Prince Eugene’s garden and the adjoining gardens of the Salesian Convent and of Prince Schwarzenberg, 1731)
– © Bibliothek des Belvedere, Wien © Belvedere, Wien
Kiki Kogelnik (1935-1997) is considered to be the only Austrian pop art artist. The Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien presents the largest solo show ever this spring with "Kiki Kogelnik. Now is the Time". (Kiki Kogelnik, The Painter, 1975)
– © Kiki Kogelnik Foundation
Celebrations have always played an important role in art, architecture, design and music. An exhibition at MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, “The Fest. Between Representation and Revolt”, shows 600 objects that offer insights on this topic. (André Ostier, Vicomtesse de Ribes and Pierre Celeyron, Winter Ball, Hotel Coulanges, Paris, December 30, 1958)
– © A. & A. Ostier
After renovation work lasting six months, the Grand Hall of the Austrian National Library opens its doors again from January 1, 2023. From January 12, the special exhibition "Fischer von Erlach and the Grand Hall of the Emperor" marks the 300th anniversary of the death of Fischer von Erlach the Elder.
– © Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
Experience Harry Potter's magical world in Vienna: The European premiere of "Harry Potter: The exhibition" is currently on at METAStadt. With great interactive elements and original props.
– © ALLEGRIA / Matthias Buchegger
The first themed exhibition in the Heidi Horten Collection, which opened in 2022, is "LOOK". An exiting liaison between great artworks and haute couture awaits! (Egon Schiele, Portrait of a Lady (Wally), 1912)
– © Heidi Horten Collection
Sensory overload – the Austrian artist Gerwald Rockenschaub is a master at playing with this concept. The new exhibition “circuit cruise / feasible memory / regulator” is hosted by Belvedere 21.
– © 2022 Gerwald Rockenschaub, Foto: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Wien
Brilliantly radical: The Leopold Museum presents until February 6 "Hagenbund. From Moderate to Radical Modernism", with which it takes a look at the sensational Wiener Künstlervereinigung artists' association founded in 1900. Also at the Leopold Museum: "Tilla Durieux. A Witness to a Century and Her Roles" casts light on the Viennese acting icon. (Egon Schiele, The Hermits, 1912)
– © Leopold Museum, Wien
The mumok – museum of modern art ludwig foundation vienna celebrates its 60th anniversary with a special exhibition. "The Animal Within" is dedicated to the museum's 500 or so works to do with animals. (Cagnaccio di San Pietro, Zoologia, 1928)
– © mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien erworben | acquired in 1977
At the Wien Museum MUSA: "Studio Bauhaus, Vienna" shows distinctive designs by the Bauhaus students Friedl Dicker and Franz Singer from the period between the world wars. (Friedl Dicker, Franz Singer: Hall at the Auersperg-Hériot residence, around 1933/34)
– © Archiv Georg Schrom, Wien / Dani Singer
Which stereotypes about Judaism should be challenged? “100 Misunderstandings about and among Jews” at the Jewish Museum Vienna invites visitors to an intriguing discourse. (Arye Wachsmuth and Sophie Lillie, Endsieger sind dennoch wir (We are the ultimate winners nevertheless), light installation, 2021)
– © Arye Wachsmuth und Sophie Lillie, im Rahmen der Ausstellung Dispossession im Künstlerhaus, 2021
Until February 19: "Unseen Places. Gregor Sailer" at the Kunst Haus Wien shows works by the Austrian photographic artist, who is out and about with his camera in hard-to-reach parts of the planet. (Gregor Sailer, Military Station, Norway, 2020)
– © Gregor Sailer
The presentation of food and drink has always played a role in art. The exhibition "Mahlzeit" at the Dom Museum Wien takes a look at the shared meal in different epochs and media. (Josef Danhauser, Der reiche Prasser, 1836)
– © Belvedere, Wien, Foto: Johannes Stoll
With the new special exhibition "Bioinspiration. Nature as a Role Model", the Vienna Museum of Technology shows how clever solutions from nature have been transferred to technology. (Exhibition subject)
– © Technisches Museum Wien/Heimat Wien
Immerse yourself in the world of Claude Monet with "Monet's Garden": Elaborate projections and installations, combined with music, create exhilarating worlds of color at the Marx Halle. Extended until March 3!
– © Lukas Schulze
Experience the world-famous but anonymous street art superstar: "The Mystery of Banksy" in Studio F of the Wiener Stadthalle presents 150 reproductions of Banksy’s best-known works. Extended until March 19!
– © Dominik Gruss
The Albertina celebrates 20 years of its reopening with a grand exhibition duet: "Dürer, Munch, Miró – The Great Masters of Printmaking" in the main building and "Andy Warhol to Damien Hirst – The Revolution in Printmaking" (from February 24 at the Albertina modern) cast light on 600 years of printmaking. (Albrecht Dürer, The Rhinoceros, 1515)
– © Albertina, Wien
"Klimt. Inspired by Van Gogh, Rodin, Matisse...": The spectacular new exhibition at the Lower Belvedere compares the master of Viennese modernism with the most important artists of his time. (Gustav Klimt, Water Serpents II, 1904/1906–07)
– © Foto: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Wien. Privatsammlung, courtesy of HomeArt
Also at the Lower Belvedere: The special exhibition "The Belvedere. 300 Years a Venue for Art" in the Orangery looks back at the institution's changing history on its 300th anniversary. (Salomon Kleiner, view of Prince Eugene’s garden and the adjoining gardens of the Salesian Convent and of Prince Schwarzenberg, 1731)
– © Bibliothek des Belvedere, Wien © Belvedere, Wien
Kiki Kogelnik (1935-1997) is considered to be the only Austrian pop art artist. The Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien presents the largest solo show ever this spring with "Kiki Kogelnik. Now is the Time". (Kiki Kogelnik, The Painter, 1975)
– © Kiki Kogelnik Foundation
Celebrations have always played an important role in art, architecture, design and music. An exhibition at MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, “The Fest. Between Representation and Revolt”, shows 600 objects that offer insights on this topic. (André Ostier, Vicomtesse de Ribes and Pierre Celeyron, Winter Ball, Hotel Coulanges, Paris, December 30, 1958)
– © A. & A. Ostier
After renovation work lasting six months, the Grand Hall of the Austrian National Library opens its doors again from January 1, 2023. From January 12, the special exhibition "Fischer von Erlach and the Grand Hall of the Emperor" marks the 300th anniversary of the death of Fischer von Erlach the Elder.
– © Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
Experience Harry Potter's magical world in Vienna: The European premiere of "Harry Potter: The exhibition" is currently on at METAStadt. With great interactive elements and original props.
– © ALLEGRIA / Matthias Buchegger
The first themed exhibition in the Heidi Horten Collection, which opened in 2022, is "LOOK". An exiting liaison between great artworks and haute couture awaits! (Egon Schiele, Portrait of a Lady (Wally), 1912)
– © Heidi Horten Collection
Sensory overload – the Austrian artist Gerwald Rockenschaub is a master at playing with this concept. The new exhibition “circuit cruise / feasible memory / regulator” is hosted by Belvedere 21.
– © 2022 Gerwald Rockenschaub, Foto: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Wien
Brilliantly radical: The Leopold Museum presents until February 6 "Hagenbund. From Moderate to Radical Modernism", with which it takes a look at the sensational Wiener Künstlervereinigung artists' association founded in 1900. Also at the Leopold Museum: "Tilla Durieux. A Witness to a Century and Her Roles" casts light on the Viennese acting icon. (Egon Schiele, The Hermits, 1912)
– © Leopold Museum, Wien
The mumok – museum of modern art ludwig foundation vienna celebrates its 60th anniversary with a special exhibition. "The Animal Within" is dedicated to the museum's 500 or so works to do with animals. (Cagnaccio di San Pietro, Zoologia, 1928)
– © mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien erworben | acquired in 1977
At the Wien Museum MUSA: "Studio Bauhaus, Vienna" shows distinctive designs by the Bauhaus students Friedl Dicker and Franz Singer from the period between the world wars. (Friedl Dicker, Franz Singer: Hall at the Auersperg-Hériot residence, around 1933/34)
– © Archiv Georg Schrom, Wien / Dani Singer
Which stereotypes about Judaism should be challenged? “100 Misunderstandings about and among Jews” at the Jewish Museum Vienna invites visitors to an intriguing discourse. (Arye Wachsmuth and Sophie Lillie, Endsieger sind dennoch wir (We are the ultimate winners nevertheless), light installation, 2021)
– © Arye Wachsmuth und Sophie Lillie, im Rahmen der Ausstellung Dispossession im Künstlerhaus, 2021
Until February 19: "Unseen Places. Gregor Sailer" at the Kunst Haus Wien shows works by the Austrian photographic artist, who is out and about with his camera in hard-to-reach parts of the planet. (Gregor Sailer, Military Station, Norway, 2020)
– © Gregor Sailer
The presentation of food and drink has always played a role in art. The exhibition "Mahlzeit" at the Dom Museum Wien takes a look at the shared meal in different epochs and media. (Josef Danhauser, Der reiche Prasser, 1836)
– © Belvedere, Wien, Foto: Johannes Stoll
With the new special exhibition "Bioinspiration. Nature as a Role Model", the Vienna Museum of Technology shows how clever solutions from nature have been transferred to technology. (Exhibition subject)
– © Technisches Museum Wien/Heimat Wien
Immerse yourself in the world of Claude Monet with "Monet's Garden": Elaborate projections and installations, combined with music, create exhilarating worlds of color at the Marx Halle. Extended until March 3!
– © Lukas Schulze
Experience the world-famous but anonymous street art superstar: "The Mystery of Banksy" in Studio F of the Wiener Stadthalle presents 150 reproductions of Banksy’s best-known works. Extended until March 19!
– © Dominik Gruss
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At the Leopold Museum
– © WienTourismus/Peter Rigaud
At the Leopold Museum
– © WienTourismus/Peter Rigaud
