Gallery sights in Vienna
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MUMOK
The dark basalt edifice and sharp corners of the Museum moderner Kunst (Museum of Modern Art) are a complete contrast to the MuseumsQuartier’s historical sleeve. Inside, MUMOK is crawling with Vienna’s finest collection of 20th-century art, centred on fluxus, nouveau realism, pop art and photo-realism. The best of expressionism, cubism, minimal art and Viennese Actionism is represented in a collection of 9000 works that are rotated and exhibited by theme – but take note that sometimes all this Actionism is packed away to make room for temporary exhibitions. On any visit you might glimpse: wearily slumped attendant (not part of any exhibit), photos of horribly deformed bab…
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Palais Liechtenstein
After many years collecting dust in depot vaults, the private collection of Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein is now displayed in the magnificent Palais Liechtenstein. It’s a magnificent private collection consisting of some 200 paintings and 50 sculptures, dating from 1500 to 1700.Built between 1690 and 1712, the palace illustrates the audacious folly and extravagance of baroque architecture. Frescoes and ceiling paintings by the likes of Johann Michael Rottmayer (1654–1730) and Marcantonio Franceschini (1648–1729) decorate the halls, staircases and corridors of this sumptuous palace. The palace is in four sections. On the ground floor near the western staircase (lef…
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Akademie Der Bildenden Künste
The Akademie der bildenden Künste (Academy of Fine Arts) is an often underrated art space. Its gallery concentrates on the classic Flemish, Dutch and German painters, and includes important figures such as Hieronymus Bosch, Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Rubens, Titian, Francesco Guardi and Cranach the Elde, to mention a handful. The supreme highlight is Bosch’s impressive and gruesome Triptych of the Last Judgement altarpiece (1504–08), with the banishment of Adam and Eve on the left panel and the horror of Hell in the middle and right panels. The building itself has an attractive facade and was designed by Theophil Hansen (1813–91), of Parlament fame. It still operates as an a…
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Generali Foundation
The Generali Foundation is a fine gallery that picks and chooses exhibition pieces from its vast collection – numbering around 1400 – to create new themes. The majority of its ensemble covers conceptual and performance art from the mid-to-late 20th century. The entrance to the exhibition hall is towards the back of a residential passageway. Guided tours in German, which take place at 6pm on Thursdays, cost €2. Tuesday is free for students, and from 6pm Thursday entry costs €3 for everyone.
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Oberes Belvedere
Oberes Belvedere is one of those ‘must sees’ for visitors to Vienna. Its collection of art offers a deep insight into Austrian artists in particular, and secondly this baroque palace is a sublime masterpiece whose interior allows you to drift with the ebb and flow of the ages, from the historic to the modern. Headphones with a commentary in English can be hired for €4; 30-minute tours costs €3.
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Kunstforum
The private Kunstforum museum gets about 300,000 visitors each year, and for good reason – it stages an exciting program of changing exhibitions that focus on a specific theme, often (but not always) with a modern and postmodern skew. One in recent years focused on food in still life art, with 90 works from the 16th to the 20th century, some by Cézanne and Picasso.
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Kunsthalle Project Space
Once the Kunsthalle had taken up its new residence in the MuseumsQuartier, this glass cube was built on the site. Its doors were thrown open in 2001 to temporary exhibitions of up-and-coming artists. The website tells you what’s on (and any variation in times). After the exhibition, chill out at the Kunsthallecafé next door.
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Bawag Foundation
Well located in the very heart of the Innere Stadt is this gallery, financed by the Bawag Bank. It features contemporary artists from both the international and local scene and has a regular influx of temporary exhibitions on display. Works range from sculpture pieces to photo exhibitions and film.
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ÖsterReichische Galerie
The Schloss Belvedere is now home to the Österreichische Galerie, split between the Unteres Belvedere and Orangerie, which combine to house special exhibitions, and the Oberes Belvedere, housing primarily Austrian art from the Middle Ages to the present.
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Sammlung Essl
This gallery houses the extensive contemporary art collection of the Essl family, and includes the likes of Gerhard Richter, Hermann Nitsch, Georg Baselitz and Elke Krystufek.
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