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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 …

Painting of an open train window, with throngs of people hanging out of it, EXILES 1, 2017

Hausner in the House

The internationally successful Austrian artist Xenia Hausner shows her large-scale paintings in the Albertina.

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With a tendency for the unusual

Fancy hanging around with the best of the best in the MAK – Austrian Museum of Applied Arts/Contemporary Art? The finest in contemporary …

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Supermarket of Art

Art for everyone – and above all for every pocketbook – can be found again at the Supermarket of Art from the middle of October. Young and well-known …

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So much art in one city

The highlight of the autumn of art is the Vienna Art Week, which in 2020 will take place purely virtually for the first time. Every fall, Vienna …

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.

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

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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 …

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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 …

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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.

The Secession Museum

MYPERFECTDAY in Vienna

Spend a contemporary day in Vienna with Christian, Artist.

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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.

Sculpture with a shining Star of David, distributed at 24 locations throughout Vienna by Lukas Maria Kaufmann

Art in the public domain

Works of art can not only be seen in Vienna’s museums and galleries. Art in the public domain can be found on many corners across the city – 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 …

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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 …

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