This city-promoted museum space features some excellent changing exhibitions based around mostly Austrian artists. Schiele has made a couple of appearances (surprise, surprise). Admission prices and opening times vary according to exhibition. It adjoins the Minorite church.
Museum im Minoritenkloster
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