MuseumsQuartier

Where the two milestone museums end a new section of art shrines known as the MuseumsQuartier (MQ) begins. The MuseumsQuartier consists of about 70 (!) cultural facilities making it one of the largest art & culture complexes in the world today.

Historic buildings from the 18th & 19th centuries are incorporated into a single architectural entity along with museums of modern architecture.

A one-of-a-kind setting that includes outdoor exhibition spaces, innovative sculpture projects, art exhibiting courtyards & passageways dedicated to art genres.

These include comics, sound art, street art & typography supplemented by elegant cafés, shops & restaurants. An environment that could only be described as the ultimate dream of a real art lover.

The two main institutions of the quarter are the MUMOK (Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien) & the Leopold Museum. The 4800 m² cubics of MUMOK are clad in anthracite basalt lava. It is today the largest museum for modern & contemporary art in Central Europe. A collection that spans from Classic Modernism to Pop art, present-day film & media art. Under its roof, one can marvel at works by artists like Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol or even Yoko Ono.

The contrasting white limestone cubic building of the Leopold Museum, considered a treasure trove of Viennese Art Nouveau & expressionism consists of the works that had been accumulated by the passionate art lover Dr.Rudolf Leopold during the 20th century.

Within its more than 5000 art pieces collection, one can see the largest & most important collection of masterpieces created by the Austrian painter Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt who was the founder of the Vienna Secession movement as well as many exhibits of the Vienna workshop from Josef Hofmann to Koloman Moser, which are considered to be unique artworks of international design history.

The Kunsthalle Wien focuses on photography, video, film, installation, and new media, and presents large-scale exhibitions featuring selected themes covering trends and interrelationships from classical modernism to present-day art.

Other institutions include the Tanzquartier Wien, Austria’s first center for contemporary dance and performance, and the Architekturzentrum Wien, which each year features several changing exhibitions demonstrating the diversity of contemporary architecture.

In addition to serving as a venue for performances of the Wiener Festwochen, Halle E+G hosts a variety of international music, theater, and dance productions regularly.

Art and cultural facilities specially designed for children, like the ZOOM Kindermuseum, DSCHUNGEL WIEN – Theater for Young Audiences, and wienXtra-kinder info, complete the extensive range of artistic offerings.