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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 since discovered Vienna as an exciting breeding ground for their creativity. Numerous museums, special exhibitions, trade fairs and festivals provide for the exciting enjoyment of art.

Flower motive by Andy Warhol (with four colours)

Where misfitting fits

They were considered "misfits", the outsiders of pop, minimal, and conceptual art. The now world-famous misfits have come together for a very special …

Coronavirus street art along Vienna's Danube Canal

Viennese coronavirus street art

Coronavirus has all of Vienna firmly in its grasp, including the city's walls. The Viennese street art scene is reacting to the COVID-19 …

Egon Schiele portrayed by Hundertwasser.

Hundertwasser meets Schiele

Painter, designer and eco-pioneer: Friedensreich Hundertwasser left his mark on 20th century art far beyond the borders of Austria. Less known, …

Cindy Sherman, 1980

Cindy-fluenced

Cindy Sherman inspires. She influences onlookers as well as artists with her art. From the end of January, the Bank Austria Kunstforum shows the influence …

Naturally on a large scale

Nature dominates the work of Herbert Brandl. The Belvedere 21 now presents his oeuvre with a focus on the last twenty years.

Colorful neon sign by Optical Illusionens.

On striving for happiness and a good life

Cars are climate killers, food is becoming scarce and peace continues to hang in the balance across large parts of the world. …

Female model with fashion from Austria

Show of Austrian fashion

The MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, takes visitors on a journey through time of Austrian fashion design from the 1980s to the present day. …

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 …

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.

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 ...

mumok, Museum of Modern Art, exterior shot, MuseumsQuartier

mumok - Museum of Modern Art

The mumok - Museum of Modern Art Ludwig foundation Vienna in the MuseumsQuartier focuses its attention on the art of the 20th and 21st …

Kunsthalle Wien, from the outside

Kunsthalle Wien

The Kunsthalle Wien presents a very high standard of contemporary art in the MuseumsQuartier and at Karlsplatz. Art-lovers visiting Vienna will not want to …

Exterior shot of Belvedere 21

Belvedere 21

The Belvedere 21 museum is not only highly interesting from an architectural point of view, but is also intensively engaged in Austrian art of the 20th and …

The Secession Museum

Secession

In 1897, Gustav Klimt and a number of other artists quit the conservative Künstlerhaus and founded a new art association called the Secession. The building of the …

The MAK - Austrian Museum of Applied Arts

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 …

My perfect Day in Vienna

Isa's "Perfect Day in Vienna"

Accompany Street Art artist Isa (27) with an interactive video.

Christian

MYPERFECTDAY in Vienna

Spend a contemporary day in Vienna with Christian, Artist.

mumok, Museum of Modern Art, exterior shot, MuseumsQuartier

Contemporary Vienna

Vienna is not only imperial but also contemporary. This is proved by numerous institutions showing contemporary art.

Gigantic mural by Golif on Vienna's Gürtel

Art on the fringe

The biggest repositories of art and most galleries are found in the center of Vienna. But there is alss a flourishing art scene closer to the capital's …

OstLicht

Photos in the WestLicht and OstLicht

Eight hundred valuable historic cameras and special cameras as well as outstanding photographic works are being shown by the …

Ankerbrotfabrik

Art in the Bread Factory

The former Ankerbrotfabrik (Anker Bread Factory) in the 10th district is home to numerous institutions of contemporary art.

Exhibition view

MUSA Museum Start Gallery Artothek

MUSA hosting the collection of the Cultural Department of the City of Vienna, presents contemporary Austrian art with free admission.

Memorial of the Austrian Jewish Victims of the Shoah by Rachel Whiteread

Art in the public domain

Works of art can not only be seen in Vienna’s museums and galleries. Many corners of the city are dotted with art in the public domain – from …

Art installation by Anton Lehmden at the U3 station Volkstheater

Art in the Subway

Vienna’s subway (or U-Bahn) is the fastest way to get from A to B. But if you choose to spend a little more time underground in the stations, you might …

Interior shot of art gallery

From Vienna’s galleries

A tour of Vienna’s gallery scene is a journey through time spanning many centuries. It takes in everything from contemporary painting and Jugendstil …

The Yellow Fog light spectacle at the headquarters of Verbund in Am Hof.

Yellow Fog – light spectacle

The artist Olafur Eliasson has created a breathtaking light installation on the facade of the Verbund-Zentrale at the Am Hof square in the old …