Austria
Destinations in Austria
Top museums in Austria
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Magnificent architecture and breathtaking master pieces from Titian to Rubens in the world famous picture gallery!
Essl Museum
The art collector couple, Karlheinz and Agnes Essl acquired their first works of art after a stay in the USA in the late 1950s.
Albertina
One of the world’s finest art collections has been housed since 1805 in the Albertina, a grand Viennese palace in the Neoclassical style.
Liechtenstein Museum Vienna
The Liechtenstein Museum in Vienna, Austria, showcases works of art from the Liechtenstein Royal Family.
Osterreichisches Galerie Belvedere Palace
The Belvedere, the palace at the heart of Vienna, was once the Baroque summer residence of the renowned general and art connoisseur Prince Eugene.
Top exhibitions in Austria
Auguste Rodin
Drawing from the Belvedere’s own holdings, the museum’s autumn exhibition will be devoted to Auguste Rodin and his relations to Vienna.
1st October 2010 - 9th January 2011
EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN I (1459-1519) AND THE ART OF HIS TIME
The Albertina owns many of the most important works produced for Maximilian’s public relations machinery by the greatest artists of his day.
16th September 2011 - 29th January 2012
Michelangelo
The Albertina will present around one hundred of the most beautiful drawings by Michelangelo.
8th October 2010 - 9th January 2011
Showpieces. Neoclassical porcelain from the Marton Museum in Zagreb
The LIECHTENSTEIN MUSEUM is showcasing a selection of Viennese porcelain dating to around 1800 from the holdings of the Marton Museum in Zagreb.
18th June 2010 - 9th November 2010
PICASSO PEACE AND FREEDOM
Fifty paintings and one hundred drawings, as well as numerous historical documents, will highlight Picasso as a political figure.
22nd September 2010 - 16th January 2011
Top permanent collections in Austria
Gustav Klimt
The Belvedere has the largest collection in the world of Gustav Klimt's paintings.
MASTERPIECES OF MODERNISM THE BATLINER COLLECTION
The permanent exhibition spans the most fascinating chapters from more than 130 years of art history, from Impressionism to the most recent present.
Top exhibits in Austria
The Kiss
The Kiss, 1907 - 1908, was painted by Gustav Klimt and is held in the Osterreichisches Gallerie Belvedere, Vienna, Austria.
Nude Self-Portrait
Nude Self-Portrait, 1910 was created by Egon Schiele and is held in the Albertina, Vienna, Austria.
Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve, c. 1518 was painted by Lucas Cranach the Elder and is held in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria.
Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve, 1917-1918 was painted by Gustav Klimt and is held in the Belvedere Museum, Vienna, Austria.
The Painter in his Studio
The Painter in his Studio, 1666 was painted by Johannes Vermeer and is held in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria.
