Vienna’s museums and galleries invite you to discover spectacular and new exhibitions. Discover the captivating sights of these current art shows.
The spring highlight at the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna: "Naked Masters" meet one another – 75 works by Georg Baselitz and 40 works from the KHM Picture Gallery. (Georg Baselitz, Finger-painting – Female Nude, 1972)
– © Georg Baselitz 2023
"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). Until May 25.
– © Foto: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Wien. Privatsammlung, courtesy of HomeArt
"Amazing. The Würth Collection": The Leopold Museum shows a total of 200 masterpieces from the prestigious German Würth Collection. (Max Beckmann, Quappi in Blau im Boot (Quappi in Blue in the Boat), 1926/1950)
– © Sammlung Würth. Foto: Volker Naumann, Schönaich
To mark the 150th anniversary of the Vienna World's Fair, the Vienna Museum of Technology highlights a previously little considered aspect with "Women at Work": the "Women's Pavilion", in which women's works were presented for the first time in 1873. (Exterior view of the Women's Pavilion)
– © Technisches Museum Wien/Archiv
The Albertina celebrates the 20th anniversary of its reopening with a grand exhibition duet: "Dürer, Munch, Miró – The Great Masters of Printmaking" in the main building (until May 14) and "Andy Warhol to Damien Hirst – The Revolution in Printmaking" at the Albertina modern (until July 23) cast light on 600 years of printmaking. (Albrecht Dürer, The Rhinoceros, 1515)
– © Albertina, Wien
The Albertina remembers the probably greatest artist of the 20th century: "Picasso. Marking the 50th anniversary of his death" shows 70 works by Picasso from the Albertina's own collection. (Pablo Picasso, Woman in a Green Hat, 1947)
– © ALBERTINA, Wien - Sammlung Batliner © Succession Picasso/ Bildrecht Wien, 2023
"RENDEZ-VOUS. Picasso, Chagall, Klein and their times": The summer exhibition of the Heidi Horten Collection shows artists of the collection, in whose biographies France played a key role. (Marc Chagall, Les Amoureux, 1916)
– © Bildrecht, Wien, 2023
A whole bunch of art in the open air. Under the motto "Public Matters", the Belvedere´s three locations transform into a giant sculpture park until October 1. (Goshka Macuga, “I could have gone on flying through space forever but I have always loved a window, especially an open one.”, 2023)
– © Johannes Stoll/Belvedere, Wien © Bildrecht, Wien 2023
"On Stage. All the Art World's a Stage": A new special exhibition at the mumok on theater- and stage-related forms of presentation that found their way into art. (Cindy Sherman, Untitled # 464, 2008)
– © Cindy Sherman
"Big City / Small Format. Vienna in Postcards" at the Wien Museum MUSA undertakes to present a comprehensive view of the history of the postcard in Vienna for the first time. (Fire at the rotunda in the Prater, Postkartenverlag Donauland, 1937)
– © Wien Museum
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. All rights reserved
The Weltmuseum Wien (World Museum Vienna) looks at different ideas for the future with "Science Fiction(s). If there were a tomorrow" with the aid of installations, paintings, and films. (Weltmuseum, Things Are Looking Native, Native's Looking Whiter, Nicholas Galanin)
– © Georg Petermichl / Courtesy the artist and Peter Blum Gallery, New York
In its exhibition "Mining Photography" the Kunst Haus Wien addresses the exciting question: What ecological footprint does the medium of photography leave behind? (Unknown, silver bars in a safe, 1945)
– © Kodak Collection 003, East Kodak Company
New at the Marx Halle: "Viva Frida Kahlo" is a multimedia staging of the works of the legendary Mexican artist.
– © Mac Matzen
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
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 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
The spring highlight at the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna: "Naked Masters" meet one another – 75 works by Georg Baselitz and 40 works from the KHM Picture Gallery. (Georg Baselitz, Finger-painting – Female Nude, 1972)
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© Georg Baselitz 2023
"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). Until May 25.
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© Foto: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Wien. Privatsammlung, courtesy of HomeArt
"Amazing. The Würth Collection": The Leopold Museum shows a total of 200 masterpieces from the prestigious German Würth Collection. (Max Beckmann, Quappi in Blau im Boot (Quappi in Blue in the Boat), 1926/1950)
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© Sammlung Würth. Foto: Volker Naumann, Schönaich
To mark the 150th anniversary of the Vienna World's Fair, the Vienna Museum of Technology highlights a previously little considered aspect with "Women at Work": the "Women's Pavilion", in which women's works were presented for the first time in 1873. (Exterior view of the Women's Pavilion)
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© Technisches Museum Wien/Archiv
The Albertina celebrates the 20th anniversary of its reopening with a grand exhibition duet: "Dürer, Munch, Miró – The Great Masters of Printmaking" in the main building (until May 14) and "Andy Warhol to Damien Hirst – The Revolution in Printmaking" at the Albertina modern (until July 23) cast light on 600 years of printmaking. (Albrecht Dürer, The Rhinoceros, 1515)
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© Albertina, Wien
The Albertina remembers the probably greatest artist of the 20th century: "Picasso. Marking the 50th anniversary of his death" shows 70 works by Picasso from the Albertina's own collection. (Pablo Picasso, Woman in a Green Hat, 1947)
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© ALBERTINA, Wien - Sammlung Batliner © Succession Picasso/ Bildrecht Wien, 2023
"RENDEZ-VOUS. Picasso, Chagall, Klein and their times": The summer exhibition of the Heidi Horten Collection shows artists of the collection, in whose biographies France played a key role. (Marc Chagall, Les Amoureux, 1916)
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© Bildrecht, Wien, 2023
A whole bunch of art in the open air. Under the motto "Public Matters", the Belvedere´s three locations transform into a giant sculpture park until October 1. (Goshka Macuga, “I could have gone on flying through space forever but I have always loved a window, especially an open one.”, 2023)
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© Johannes Stoll/Belvedere, Wien © Bildrecht, Wien 2023
"On Stage. All the Art World's a Stage": A new special exhibition at the mumok on theater- and stage-related forms of presentation that found their way into art. (Cindy Sherman, Untitled # 464, 2008)
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© Cindy Sherman
"Big City / Small Format. Vienna in Postcards" at the Wien Museum MUSA undertakes to present a comprehensive view of the history of the postcard in Vienna for the first time. (Fire at the rotunda in the Prater, Postkartenverlag Donauland, 1937)
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© Wien Museum
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)
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© Kiki Kogelnik Foundation. All rights reserved
The Weltmuseum Wien (World Museum Vienna) looks at different ideas for the future with "Science Fiction(s). If there were a tomorrow" with the aid of installations, paintings, and films. (Weltmuseum, Things Are Looking Native, Native's Looking Whiter, Nicholas Galanin)
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© Georg Petermichl / Courtesy the artist and Peter Blum Gallery, New York
In its exhibition "Mining Photography" the Kunst Haus Wien addresses the exciting question: What ecological footprint does the medium of photography leave behind? (Unknown, silver bars in a safe, 1945)
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© Kodak Collection 003, East Kodak Company
New at the Marx Halle: "Viva Frida Kahlo" is a multimedia staging of the works of the legendary Mexican artist.
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© Mac Matzen
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)
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© Arye Wachsmuth und Sophie Lillie, im Rahmen der Ausstellung Dispossession im Künstlerhaus, 2021
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)
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© Belvedere, Wien, Foto: Johannes Stoll
With the 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)
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© Technisches Museum Wien/Heimat Wien
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At the Leopold Museum
– © WienTourismus/Peter Rigaud
At the Leopold Museum
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© WienTourismus/Peter Rigaud
