In autumn, Vienna's museums and galleries invite you to discover new and spectacular exhibitions. Be enthralled by these current art shows.
The autumn highlight at the Albertina: "Basquiat. The Retrospective" brings 50 key works of the deceased superstar, who caused a sensation in New York in the 1980s, to Vienna. (Jean-Michel Basquiat, La Hara, 1981)
– © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York
Art competitions gave rise to some of the greatest masterpieces of art history. The Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna shows key works by Michelangelo, Titian, Peter Paul Rubens, and others with "Idols & Rivals". From September 20. (Titian, Danae, after 1554)
– © KHM-Museumsverband
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. From September 22. (Cagnaccio di San Pietro, Zoologia, 1928)
– © mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien erworben | acquired in 1977
"Abstract" is the motto at the Albertina modern in the autumn. "Ways of Freedom. Jackson Pollock to Maria Lassnig" compares the greats of US expressionism with Austrian pioneers starting October 15. (Georges Mathieu, Hommage au Connétable de Bourbon, 1959)
– © ASOM Collection © Bildrecht, Wien 2022
From October 19: Cult photographer Helmut Newton from Berlin would have turned 100 years old in 2020. The Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien honors him this autumn with a retrospective comprising 300 works, which depicts his entire oeuvre. (Helmut Newton, Fashion, Melbourne, 1955)
– © Helmut Newton Foundation
The Leopold Museum presents "Hagenbund. From Moderate to Radical Modernism", with which it takes a look at the sensational Wiener Künstlervereinigung artists' association founded in 1900. (Robert Kloss, Terzetta, 1922)
– © Sammlung Österreichische Nationalbank, Foto: Graphisches Atelier Neumann
The first themed exhibition in the Heidi Horten Collection, which opened in June, starts on October 21 with "LOOK". An exiting liaison between great artworks and haute couture! (Andy Warhol, Female Head with Stamps, c. 1960)
– © Heidi Horten Collection/Bildrecht, Vienna, 2022
"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 tree is considered to be one of the most important subjects in art history. The Lower Belvedere dedicates to it the comprehensive exhibition "Grow. The Tree in Art", which covers numerous styles and epochs. (Emilie Mediz-Pelikan, Blühende Kastanien (Flowering Chestnuts), 1900)
– © Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Wien
The best press photos of the year: Galerie WestLicht presents the winners of the World Press Photo Contest, the most important exhibition of international press photography, for the twentieth-first time. (Kamloops Residential School)
– © Amber Bracken, Kanada, for the New York Times
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. From October 21
– © Dominik Gruss
Spectacular installations by Māori artist George Nuku can now be seen at the Weltmuseum Wien (as part of the exhibition "Oceans. Collections. Reflections.") and free of charge at the Theseus Temple until Oct. 9 ("Bottled Ocean 2122"). (George Nuku, Bottled Ocean 2122)
– © KHM-Museumsverband
One of Gustav Klimt's most symbolic paintings is presented anew. "The naked truth. Gustav Klimt and his Vienna around 1900" shows Nuda Veritas in a redesigned room of the Theater Museum in the context of a variety of the museum's objects.
– © KHM-Museumsverband
"BRAZIL. 200 Years of Relations": The new special exhibition at the Natural History Museum Vienna focuses on the fascinating diversity of Brazil from the perspective of the ties between Brazil and Austria. (NHM, Room 17)
– © NHM Wien, Christina Rittmannsperger
At the Geymüllerschlössel it´s all about fashion at the moment. "(Con)Temporary Fashion Showcase" includes numerous exciting talks, symposia, workshops and book presentations. Open on weekends only. (Susanne Bisovsky, ensemble from the Chic Slavique collection, 2010)
– © Wolfgang Zac
Until Otc. 23: What did the everyday life of the Viennese look like on the city's streets from the 1860s to the present day? "Instantly! Vienna Street Photography" provides answers at the Wien Museum MUSA. (Heinrich Steinfest, Female Spectators at a Horse Race, 1956)
– © Sammlung Wien Museum, Heinrich Steinfest
The exhibition "Love me Kosher", currently on show at the Jewish Museum Vienna, takes an exciting look at love and sexuality in Judaism. (Chassidim in Love, 2018)
– © Benyamin Reich
The autumn highlight at the Albertina: "Basquiat. The Retrospective" brings 50 key works of the deceased superstar, who caused a sensation in New York in the 1980s, to Vienna. (Jean-Michel Basquiat, La Hara, 1981)
– © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York
Art competitions gave rise to some of the greatest masterpieces of art history. The Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna shows key works by Michelangelo, Titian, Peter Paul Rubens, and others with "Idols & Rivals". From September 20. (Titian, Danae, after 1554)
– © KHM-Museumsverband
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. From September 22. (Cagnaccio di San Pietro, Zoologia, 1928)
– © mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien erworben | acquired in 1977
"Abstract" is the motto at the Albertina modern in the autumn. "Ways of Freedom. Jackson Pollock to Maria Lassnig" compares the greats of US expressionism with Austrian pioneers starting October 15. (Georges Mathieu, Hommage au Connétable de Bourbon, 1959)
– © ASOM Collection © Bildrecht, Wien 2022
From October 19: Cult photographer Helmut Newton from Berlin would have turned 100 years old in 2020. The Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien honors him this autumn with a retrospective comprising 300 works, which depicts his entire oeuvre. (Helmut Newton, Fashion, Melbourne, 1955)
– © Helmut Newton Foundation
The Leopold Museum presents "Hagenbund. From Moderate to Radical Modernism", with which it takes a look at the sensational Wiener Künstlervereinigung artists' association founded in 1900. (Robert Kloss, Terzetta, 1922)
– © Sammlung Österreichische Nationalbank, Foto: Graphisches Atelier Neumann
The first themed exhibition in the Heidi Horten Collection, which opened in June, starts on October 21 with "LOOK". An exiting liaison between great artworks and haute couture! (Andy Warhol, Female Head with Stamps, c. 1960)
– © Heidi Horten Collection/Bildrecht, Vienna, 2022
"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 tree is considered to be one of the most important subjects in art history. The Lower Belvedere dedicates to it the comprehensive exhibition "Grow. The Tree in Art", which covers numerous styles and epochs. (Emilie Mediz-Pelikan, Blühende Kastanien (Flowering Chestnuts), 1900)
– © Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Wien
The best press photos of the year: Galerie WestLicht presents the winners of the World Press Photo Contest, the most important exhibition of international press photography, for the twentieth-first time. (Kamloops Residential School)
– © Amber Bracken, Kanada, for the New York Times
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. From October 21
– © Dominik Gruss
Spectacular installations by Māori artist George Nuku can now be seen at the Weltmuseum Wien (as part of the exhibition "Oceans. Collections. Reflections.") and free of charge at the Theseus Temple until Oct. 9 ("Bottled Ocean 2122"). (George Nuku, Bottled Ocean 2122)
– © KHM-Museumsverband
One of Gustav Klimt's most symbolic paintings is presented anew. "The naked truth. Gustav Klimt and his Vienna around 1900" shows Nuda Veritas in a redesigned room of the Theater Museum in the context of a variety of the museum's objects.
– © KHM-Museumsverband
"BRAZIL. 200 Years of Relations": The new special exhibition at the Natural History Museum Vienna focuses on the fascinating diversity of Brazil from the perspective of the ties between Brazil and Austria. (NHM, Room 17)
– © NHM Wien, Christina Rittmannsperger
At the Geymüllerschlössel it´s all about fashion at the moment. "(Con)Temporary Fashion Showcase" includes numerous exciting talks, symposia, workshops and book presentations. Open on weekends only. (Susanne Bisovsky, ensemble from the Chic Slavique collection, 2010)
– © Wolfgang Zac
Until Otc. 23: What did the everyday life of the Viennese look like on the city's streets from the 1860s to the present day? "Instantly! Vienna Street Photography" provides answers at the Wien Museum MUSA. (Heinrich Steinfest, Female Spectators at a Horse Race, 1956)
– © Sammlung Wien Museum, Heinrich Steinfest
The exhibition "Love me Kosher", currently on show at the Jewish Museum Vienna, takes an exciting look at love and sexuality in Judaism. (Chassidim in Love, 2018)
– © Benyamin Reich
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Visits to museums in Vienna can ideally be combined with an outdoor program – e.g. in the MuseumsQuartier cultural area.
– © Hertha Hurnaus
Visits to museums in Vienna can ideally be combined with an outdoor program – e.g. in the MuseumsQuartier cultural area.
– © Hertha Hurnaus
