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Vienna Art Week Locations
Vienna art city map: Vienna’s art scene at a glance
Compose your own map of Vienna’s superabundant art offerings!
Special Projects
Oftmals nur temporär betriebene und bisweilen wenig bekannte Initiativen bieten exklusive und inspirierende Einblicke in die Wiener Kunstwelt.
Institutions
Vienna is one of a kind when it comes to art, as exemplified by its dense landscape of museums, exhibition spaces and art universities.
Galleries
Vienna’s galleries feature both established and new contemporary art. Seize the opportunity to gain inside knowledge in one-on-one conversations!
Alternative Spaces
Independent art spaces, many of which are run by artists, reflect recent developments in the art scene and show Vienna to be a hub in the international art scene.
Since 1978, the artists’ collective Medienwerkstatt Wien has been one of the locations that reflect, mediate and co-determine questions and approaches of media art in both the technological and theoretical fields. Regular interdisciplinary events and exhibitions build a bridge between production and discourse.
Eröffnung Jeannot Schwartz: „Minimalabstand“, Foto: © Medienwerkstatt Wien
TONSPUR Kunstverein Wien
MuseumsQuartier Wien, TONSPUR_passage, Museumsplatz 1,
1070 Wien
Curated by Georg Weckwerth and Peter Szely, the series “TONSPUR für einen öffentlichen Raum” (soundtrack for a public space) presents a changing selection of sound art pieces by international artists for the public space at MQ Vienna. Their multichannel sound installations generate fascinating sound architectures and create walk-in sonic spaces, building a virtual architecture with sound.
Setzkasten Wien
Hernalser Hauptstraße 29/4, 1170 Wien
T +43 699 11 34 47 46
Setzkasten Wien organizes intermedia workshops and publishes an art magazine for club members. As an open space, it serves as a place for the exchange of artistic practices from different disciplines. Setzkasten regularily presents exhibitions, concerts, installations and performances.
©Setzkasten Wien
As a project space, sehsaal is open to artistic, architectural and socio-political articulations that reflect current conceptions of space, with a special focus on in-situ interventions, dance, and film.
Gerald Moser 2019 im sehsaal
philomena+
Heinestraße 40, 1020 Wien
T +43 664 143 14 53
philomena+ acts as a networking platform for artists and people interested in cultural policies from Austria and the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa). In this context, philomena+ organizes public art projects, exhibitions, artists’ residencies, workshops, lectures, study trips and relevant publication projects.
OpenCave
Kaisermühlenstraße 14, 1220 Wien
T +43 670 400 09 07
OpenCave consists of a basement studio and a showroom (offCave) on the ground floor, which can be viewed 24/7. Our goal is to promote contemporary art in a non-artistic environment, which we realize in the form of individual and group exhibitions, as well as screenings and ArtCrits.
MAG3
Schiffamtsgasse 17, 1020 Wien
T +43 676 340 92 18
Since 2006, the programme of project space MAG3 has set out to counter a social heterogeneity where the pictorial has emerged as an end in itself and any reflection of what has entered our perception is bent back into the unknown and thus turns into a static moment. It is vital to create a tangible sense of real moments of existence, in all their changing, transitioning nature.
flat1
U-Bahn-Bogen 6–7,
1060 Wien
T +43 699 12 01 02 03
Since 2009 flat1 presents thematic group exhibitions, sometimes complemented by performance-orientated Interdisciplinary projects. The promotion of exchange between international/national artists and the creation of networks constitutes another focus point of flat1’s activities. The programme is curated by visual artists Karin Maria Pfeifer and Sula Zimmerberger, who see their curatorial activities as an expansion of their artistic work.
The MQ is a place where art is not only seen, but is also produced. The creative area at Q21 spans 7,000 square meters across several floors of the baroque building. Q21 is a workplace for initiatives, associations, galleries, agencies, and editorial offices; it also houses international artists-in-residence and serves as a venue for artistic presentations and exhibitions.
MQ_MuseumsQuartier (c) Alexander Eugen Koller
k48 – Offensive for contemporary perception
Kirchengasse 48/Lokal 2, 1070 Wien
T +43 699 17 71 17 37
Projektraum Oliver Hangl
Seit 2008 betreibt Oliver Hangl seinen eigenen Projektraum, der als szene- bzw. trendungebundene Plattform eine dynamische Produktions- und Diskursstätte für künstlerische Innovation darstellt – eine spielerische nichtkommerzielle Alternative zu etablierten Wiener Kunstpositionen und deren Marktplätzen.
hinterland Galerie
Krongasse 20, 1050 Wien
+43 1 5812359
hinterland is an exhibition space and platform for intercultural and interdisciplinary projects focusing on the Near and Middle East. In addition to presenting young artists from Austria and the Middle East, hinterland regularly opens it doors for discussions on art, culture, politics and social issues in an international context. hinterland builds on the fascination exerted by an art scene that is incredibly active and productive despite often difficult conditions. A core mission is contentual translation, with the aim of creating cross-cultural understanding, of strengthening existing networks and building bridges that allow for new encounters.
DO & FR 15:00–19:00, SA 11:00–15:00 und nach Vereinbarung
Die Schöne (The Beautiful) is a place for experiment, a place that does not want to pre-define itself but is designed by its users. Be it exhibitions, performances, theatre, banquets, work in progress settings, presentations: Die Schöne always creates something new – in/with and through the space. The gallery is located behind the Ottakringer brewery in the 16th district, on the first floor of an industrial building. On the ground floor, the sales room of the platform “Kunst ab Hinterhof” (KaH, kunstabhinterhof.at) is located – here, visitors are invited to peruse and buy young, contemporary art.
Fluc, a space for contemporary art, music and club culture, has risen from an artists’ initiative to an international institution. In 2007, the new Fluc building was nominated for the “Mies van der Rohe Prize” and named among the most outstanding 40 buildings in Europe. The monthly art salon “In der Kubatur des Kabinetts” (In the cubature of the cabinet), launched and run by Ursula Maria Probst and Martin Wagner, has been taking place ever since
The Creative Cluster is a curated, cross-disciplinary creative incubator and art incubator, as well as a business location and communication platform. Since August 2019 it has been housed in a former school of the City of Vienna. On 3.600m2, about 120 creative people from the fields of painting, film, photography, sculpture, media art, installation, performance, graphics, illustration, goldsmithing, stage design, music, dance, text, design, architecture, furniture construction and much more work here.
Foto: Florian Mair
Creative Cluster Projektraum Schlingermarkt
Brünner Straße 34-38/14/R1,
1210 Wien
+43 699 17 37 27 05
As part of the project “TETE A TETE / Stadtlabor Floridsdorf”, Creative Cluster has temporarily taken over a project room in a ground floor restaurant in the Schlingerhof, next to the Schlingermarkt. Since September 2019, artists work there in a kind of artists’ residence, regularly organizing exhibitions, performances, workshops, and talks. The space will also serve as a meeting zone between artists and local residents.
opening hours:
17.10.2019 – 28.02.2020
Do 14:00 – 19:00 Uhr
Fr 14:00 – 19:00 Uhr
Sa 10:00 – 15:00 Uhr
©claudio_farkasch
ada – artistic dynamic association
Wattgasse 16/6,
1160 Wien
T +43 664 2195761
ada is … The room that is not a blank slate, it has an inscribed history. Not a redundant white cube, a kind of art club, an outdoor living room, public and yet private. The last unrenovated apartment in a gentrified environment as a place full of adaptive networking, deductibles and symbiotic options. A place of encounter.
ASIFAKEIL by ASIFA Austria
Q21 / MuseumsQuartier Wien, Electric Avenue, Museumsplatz 1
1070 Wien
ASIFA Austria, the Austrian branch of the Association internationale du film d’animation, is considered the premiere Austrian platform for artistic animated film. ASIFAKEIL, its showroom at MQ Vienna, opened in 2007 and has since featured over 100 exhibitions focusing on common aspects of visual art and animation.
Sophie Tappeiner
An der Hülben 3, 1010 Wien
+43 664 88 92 96 21
SOPHIE TAPPEINER is a Vienna-based gallery that opened in May 2017. It is a critically engaged space which has developed a strong focus on intersectional feminism, the body and how our being relates with and impacts on the world around us. The aesthetic of the program is based deeply within the logic of each artist’s practice yet shares a tendency towards explorational materiality and a strong sense of figurative presence.
Charim Galerie
Dorotheergasse 12/1, 1010 Wien
+43 1 512 09 15
Die Charim Galerie, gegründet 1997, präsentiert international tätige Künstler*innen an zwei Standorten in Wien. Begleitet von Veranstaltungen und Publikationen wird auch ein breiteres Publikum adressiert, um vor allem jungen, aufstrebenden Künstler*innen Öffentlichkeit und einen Marktzutritt zu verschaffen. Ein wesentlicher Teil unserer galeristischen Arbeit dient, neben Messeteilnahmen und der Platzierung von Werken in privaten und öffentlichen Sammlungen, der Vernetzung durch die Zusammenarbeit mit Kurator*innen sowie Kunstinstitutionen.
Sophie Tappeiner
An der Hülben 3, 1010 Wien
+43 664 889 29 621
SOPHIE TAPPEINER ist eine in Wien ansässige Galerie, die im Mai 2017 eröffnet wurde. Die Galerie, ein kritisch engagierter Raum hat einen Fokus auf den intersektionalen Feminismus, den Körper und die Beziehung unseres Seins mit der Welt um uns herum und deren Auswirkungen entwickelt. Die Ästhetik des Programms basiert tief in der Logik der Praxis der einzelnen Künstler*innen und teilt dennoch eine Tendenz zu Materialität und einem Sinn für figurative Präsenz.
rauminhalt_harald bichler space & content
Schleifmühlgasse 13, 1040 Wien
+43 650 4099892
The gallery “rauminhalt – space & content”, founded by Harald Bichler in 2003, presents current artistic positions at disciplinary interfaces in regular solo and group exhibitions and presents the possibilities of dissolving the boundaries of different cultural areas from different perspectives in its program for discussion.
Galerie Nächst St. Stephan Rosemarie Schwarzwälder
Grünangergasse 1, 1010 Wien
+43 1 512 12 66
The gallery LAYR was founded as a continuation of the former gallery LayrWüstenhagen (2005-2011) 2011 by Emanuel Layr in Vienna, Austria. The gallery’s program focuses on the contextualization and confrontation of concepts and artistic manifestations of conceptual art with the relevant social, political and cultural issues of today. Starting from a city with a long history of oscillating between the hemispheres – East and West, North and South – the program strives for an interplay between artists of different generations and cultural or discursive backgrounds. The gallery exclusively represents the estate of the late Slovak neo-avant-gardist Stano Filko and the Belgian-American artist Cécile B. Evans. Since January 2017 it has been developing and operating a branch in Rome, Italy, which adds a further dimension of exchange, expansion and integration to its profile.
Gabriele Senn Galerie
Schleifmühlgasse 1A, 1040 Wien
+43 1 585 25 80
Marie Lund installation view 'The Apartment', Croy Nielsen, Vienna, 2020
Zeller van Almsick
Franz-Josefs-Kai 3/16, 1010 Vienna
+43 699 1088 1984
Galerie Ernst Hilger at Dorotheergasse 5 (first floor) in Vienna’s 1st district represents the works of artists such as Erró and Mel Ramos, along with exponents of Austrian modernism from the 1960s onward and the main exponents of the most important international art movements of the 20th century – from Pablo Picasso and Jean Dubuffet to Pop Art artists like Andy Warhol and Keith Haring through to Narrative Figuration (Jacques Monory). Ernst Hilger was the head of the FEAGA for several years and member of numerous art fair committees including Art Basel; he acted as the longest-serving president of the Austrian Gallery Association and was instrumental in establishing the present conception of the role of galleries as partners of museums, collectors and representatives of the state. The roster of represented artists reflects the long history of the gallery.
Galerie Gans
Kirchberggasse 4, 1070 Wien
+ 43 1 895 94 97
Gallery Lukas Feichtner
Seilerstätte 19 1010 Wien
0676 3387145
Christine König Galerie was founded in 1989 in Vienna. The gallery represents a variety of internationally recognized artists and works simultaneously with a decidedly younger generation of upcoming artists. The gallery’s program and its selection of the artists reflects the central concerns of Christine König: Politics and activism, feminism, literature, as well as post-conceptual approaches.
In the last decades art has become a dominant field of action and discourse. Visual arts can help develop an understanding for socio-political and cultural processes of change. In a highly stimulating and productive climate, galleries have assumed the role of intermediaries, making a preliminary selection and using their intellectual resources in a responsible way to back and promote certain positions and artists vis-à-vis collectors.
KOENIG2 by_robbygreif is a sealed exhibition room visible in its entirety from the exterior. In its focus on young artists the space acts as a counterpoint to the ongoing exhibition program at the main gallery. The artists usually create site-specific installations for the almost square space which is accessible by appointment only.
Christine König Galerie
Schleifmühlgasse 1A, 1040 Wien
43 1 585 74 74
Christine König Galerie was founded in 1989 in Vienna. The gallery represents a variety of internationally recognized artists and works simultaneously with a decidedly younger generation of upcoming artists. The gallery’s program and its selection of the artists reflects the central concerns of Christine König: Politics and activism, feminism, literature, as well as post-conceptual approaches.
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Galerie Reinthaler
Gumpendorfer Straße 53, 1060 Wien
+43 699 10681871
Die Galerie Reinthaler sieht sich als Plattform zeitgenössischer Kunstproduktion und kooperiert mit aufstrebenden und etablierten Kunstschaffenden aus Österreich und aller Welt. Großer Wert wird auf ein reflektiertes und kritisches Konzept gelegt, die eingesetzten Medien sind variabel. Seit 2014 findet man die Galerie im inneren Teil der Gumpendorfer Straße/Wien-Mariahilf. „Die Vitrine – Galerie Reinthaler“, ein historisches Schaufenster neben den Galerieräumlichkeiten, dient den Künstlerinnen und Künstlern als weitere Experimentierfläche für Installationen.
Galerie Jünger
Paniglgasse 17 A, 1040 Wien
+43 664 111 4771
The art historian Andrea Jünger presents contemporary art on 3 floors of a former bakery. Furthermore connecting fine arts with neigboring disciplines (music, philosophy, ..) the represented 50 positions (focused on Austrian artists) provide a differing insight into current movements.
unttld contemporary was founded in spring 2014.
Besides presenting established international positions the gallery first and foremost initiates, produces and presents exhibitions and projects with young artists.
Foto: Melanie Ender@unttld
projektraum viktor bucher
Praterstraße 13/1/2, 1020 Wien
+43 676 561 988 0
projektraum viktor bucher was founded by Viktor Bucher in 1994 and defined from the start as a “project space” and not as a “gallery”, as a “living” and non-static exhibition space – open to the most varied forms of expression of artistic practice at a very high level. In 1998 the gallery moved to its present location in Praterstrasse 13.
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Galerie Sturm & Schober
Kohlmarkt 9/2/5, 1010 Wien
+43 676 555 17 77
Die Galerie Sturm & Schober hat seit März 2019 ihre Räume Am Kohlmarkt 9/2/5 geöffnet. Die Galeristin Gabriele Schober, ehemals Galerie bäckerstrasse4, und der Stuttgarter Galerist Michael Sturm, Galerie Michael Sturm, möchten die Wiener Galerieszene durch ein vielfältiges Programm mit jungen und etablierten Künstlerinnen bereichern und internationale Positionen in Wien stärken.
Galerie Michaela Stock – ENGLISH
Schleifmühlgasse 18, 1040 Wien
+43 1 920 77 78
Das Galerieprogramm der galerie michaela stock konzentriert sich auf mittel- und osteuropäische Kunst, vor allem auf Konzept- und Performancekunst. Zusammenhänge zwischen künstlerischer Praxis wie Performance, Fotografie, Video und Film sowie zwischen zeitgenössischen Kunsttheorien und Literatur werden erforscht.
© Matthias Bildstein
© Christoph Luger
Galerie Krinzinger
Seilerstätte 16, 1010 Wien
+43 1 513 3006
The Krinzinger Gallery was founded in 1971. The origin of the program is international performative and body related art. Today the gallery works with important national and international positions and promotes young artists. Since 2002, the gallery has been running its second location, a space for discourse and AIR – and theme exhibitions, with the Krinzinger projects.
© Tamara Rametsteiner
mekân68 was founded in 2013 on the initiative of a group of artists, art historians and art lovers with Austrian-Turkish roots living in Vienna, in order to promote intercultural dialogue between the Orient and the Occident. mekân68’s programme presents contemporary artists as well as literary readings, lectures and music.
During VIENNA ART WEEK: daily 15:00–18:30
Regular: FRI–SAT 13:00–18:30
Exhibition Canan Dagdelen, Space of Presence at Mekan 68 Gallery, Vienna, Austria
Since its founding in 2013, Loft 8 Gallery for Contemporary Art has dedicated itself to collaborating with established as well as young up-and-coming artists with a focus on drawing, printmaking, sculpture, and installation, and to an engagement with contemporary art positions.
Tue-Fri 13:00–18:00, Sa 10:00–15:00
©Ausstellungsansicht Loft 8 Galerie, Xu Hongxiang: One Night While Hunting for Faeries, 2019, Foto: Simon Veres
Galerie Rudolf Leeb
Kaiserstraße 76,
1070 Wien
+43 1 956 03 41
Galerie Rudolf Leeb works mainly with up-and-coming national and international artists who live and work in Vienna. Curated solo and group exhibitions as well as participation in art fairs and exciting cultural projects of the city characterize the gallery’s program.
Einblick in die Lehrveranstaltung „Principle of Equality“, Adam Szymczyk und Studierende, Foto: Claudia Rohrauer © Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien
Jan Arnold Gallery
MuseumsQuartier Wien Q21 Schauräume, Museumsplatz 1 ,
1070 Wien
The refreshingly new gallery concept under the name of the fictional character Jan Arnold counters the established institutionalization of the art world and defines itself as a “curated space & missing link” for contemporary art. Among other things, the collective is responsible for the exhibition series “Living Studio” at the frei_raum q21 exhibition space and for exhibitions in cooperation with Q21 artists-in-residence at #Streetartpassage.
hinterland Galerie
Krongasse 20, 1050 Wien
+43 1 5812359
hinterland is an exhibition space and platform for intercultural and interdisciplinary projects focusing on the Near and Middle East. In addition to presenting young artists from Austria and the Middle East, hinterland regularly opens it doors for discussions on art, culture, politics and social issues in an international context. hinterland builds on the fascination exerted by an art scene that is incredibly active and productive despite often difficult conditions. A core mission is contentual translation, with the aim of creating cross-cultural understanding, of strengthening existing networks and building bridges that allow for new encounters.
DO & FR 15:00–19:00, SA 11:00–15:00 und nach Vereinbarung
Akademie der bildenden Künste Diploma Presentation
Ungargasse 38, 1030 Wien
+43 1 588 16-0
One of the oldest art universities in Europe, the Academy sees itself as both an arena for international experimentation in contemporary art and architecture, and a site for exploring the poles of theory and practice, scholarship and art, teaching and research.
The Academy has important historical art collections, a painting gallery, an engravings collection, and a sculpture gallery.
Akademie der Bild. Künste Wien: Rundgang 2019 - Wodka Brunch & Bildhauer-Ateliers (Kurzbauergasse, 27.1.2019) https://esel.cc/rundgang2019 | Foto: eSeL.at - Joanna Pianka
Fotogalerie Wien
Währinger Straße 59/WUK, 1090 Vienna
+43 (0)1 40 85 462
FOTOGALERIE WIEN is a non-profit organization and is constituted as an association. It sees itself as an information gallery, which acts independently of the commercial mainstream. The aim is to show contemporary photo art, interdisciplinary projects and new media as well as to react immediately to current, explosive topics and questions.
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Art & Science, University of Applied Arts Vienna
Salzgries 14, 2nd floor, 1010 Vienna
+43-1-71133-2250
Universitätsgalerie im Heiligenkreuzer Hof Wien
Heiligenkreuzer Hof Stiege 8, 1.Stock
Heiligenkreuzer Hof Stiege 8, 1.Stock Eingang über Schönlaterngasse 5
Opening hours:
Wednesday – Saturday 14:00 to 18:00
Safety precautions:
- Entrance only single and in a row
- the distance rule of 1.5m must be observed
- enter the premises only with mouth and nose protection
- A maximum of 30 people are allowed in the exhibition
Exhibition space of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Eschenbachgasse 11, at the corner of Getreidemarkt, 1010 Wien
+43 (0) 664 80887-1304
The exhibition space of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna operates at the interface between universitarian artistic-scholarly research and artistic practice and the international field of art. Not least with its semi-annual presentations of the students’ final works, xhibit serves as a mirror of the activities at the university for the outside world. It presents the Academy’s contemporary production of knowledge and art to the general public.
During the general refurbishment of the Academy building on Schillerplatz until 2021, the shows are presented in the exhibition space on the corner of Eschenbachgasse and Getreidemarkt.
Portal Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, Foto: Adrian Brodressa © Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien
ALBERTINA MODERN is one of the largest museums for modern and contemporary art. ALBERTINA’s second location opened on May 27, 2020. It has a collection of over 60,000 works by 5,000 artists. On more than 2,000 square meters, ALBERTINA MODERN presents comprehensive exhibitions of modern and contemporary art, based on its own holdings and, above all, major works of the Essl Collection, which has been housed in ALBERTINA since 2017.
Front view | Foto © Rupert Steiner
Weltmuseum Wien
Heldenplatz, 1010 Vienna
+43 1 534 30-5052
The Weltmuseum Wien is one of the world’s prime ethnographic museums. It shows a culturally diverse array of content, stories, and ways of living in an entertaining way with unique cultural treasures from all over the globe. Highlights include ancient Mexican feather headdresses, the collection of James Cook, and objects from 19th-century expeditions.
© KHM-Museumsverband
Atelierhaus der Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien
Léhargasse 6-8, 1060 Wien
+43 1 588 16-1817
One of the oldest art universities in Europe, the Academy sees itself as both an arena for international experimentation in contemporary art and architecture, and a site for exploring the poles of theory and practice, scholarship and art, teaching and research.
The Academy has important historical art collections, a painting gallery, an engravings collection, and a sculpture gallery.
Main building currently located at temporary quarters:
Augasse 2–6
1090 Vienna
© Lisa Rastl
Bildraum 01
Strauchgasse 2, 1010 Wien
+43 (1) 815 26 91-31
University of Applied Arts Vienna
Oskar-Kokoschka-Platz 2, 1010 Wien
+43 1 71133
The University of Applied Arts Vienna is committed to promoting an open society, fostering intellectual and creative freedom, and ensuring critical and empathic discourse. Working with faculty and researchers, students and graduates, staff and partners, the school develops artistic and radical solutions for designing and coping with technological, media and social change.
©Georg H
University of Applied Arts Vienna, Auditorium
Vordere Zollamtsstraße 7, EG, 1030 Wien
+43 1 71133
The University of Applied Arts Vienna is committed to promoting an open society, fostering intellectual and creative freedom, and ensuring critical and empathic discourse. Working with faculty and researchers, students and graduates, staff and partners, the school develops artistic and radical solutions for designing and coping with technological, media and social change.
©Georg H
Located in the historical heart of Vienna, the Albertina combines Imperial flair with great art. A magnificent former residence of the Habsburgs and an art museum of international renown, the Albertina stands for one of the most important collections of graphic art, attracting city and cultural tourists from all over the world.
© Harald Eisenberger
KUNST HAUS WIEN. Museum Hundertwasser
Untere Weißgerber Straße 13, 1030 Wien
+43-1-712 04 91-0
Vienna’s first “green” museum dedicates large special exhibitions to contemporary photography. Again and again, thematic photographic exhibitions also focus on ecology and sustainability. In the “Garage”, various projects are shown that today are at the interface between art and nature – an aspect that museum founder Hundertwasser had already anchored in his work.
© Eva Kelety
KÖR Kunst im öffentlichen Raum GmbH (Public Art Vienna)
Hörnesgasse 2/1,
1030 Wien
+43 1 361 01 99-0
KÖR aims to (re)enliven public space in Vienna as a place of socio-political and cultural debate with permanent and temporary artistic projects that reinforce the identity of the city and individual districts. KÖR conceives art in public space not as decoration, but as an invitation to debate and a symbolic marking of hitherto culturally abstinent territories.
mumok – Museum of Modern Art Ludwig Foundation Vienna
Museumsplatz 1,
1070 Wien
+43 1 52 500-0
The largest museum for modern and contemporary art in Central Europe houses an exceptional collection of major works ranging from classical modernism to Pop Art, minimalism, conceptual art, Viennese Actionism, and art from the present. With exhibitions including monographic and themed shows, it is a forum not only for modernism and the neo-avant-garde, but also and particularly for contemporary artists.
Sigmund Freud Museum
Berggasse 19, 1090 Wien
+43 1 319 15 96-11
The Sigmund Freud Museum has been housed at Berggasse 19, Vienna, since 1971. This is where Sigmund Freud lived and worked for nearly 50 years. Currently, the museum is under reconstruction. The new concept includes the permanent display of the museum’s renowned Contemporary Art Collection. The museum will reopen in May 2020. In the meantime, the neighboring “Moving Freud Museum” informs on Freud’s life and work.
©Oliver_Ottenschlaeger
The MAK focuses on the role of applied art in the design of our living spaces. It operates at the interface of design, architecture and contemporary art in order to create new perspectives and explore boundary areas. The MAK would like to provide answers to the question as to how design can contribute to shaping the world and expanding possibilities for action and decision-making.
Dorotheum
Palais Dorotheum, Dorotheergasse 17, 1010 Wien
+43 1 515 60-0
Today, more than 300 years after its imperial foundation in 1707, the Dorotheum is one of the world’s leading auction houses. Approximately 700 auctions are held each year, with highlights being the four major international auction weeks at the magnificent Palais Dorotheum in Vienna. The focus is on contemporary and modern art, 19th century paintings, Old Masters, antiques, design, jewelry and classic cars.
Franz Joseph Halle © Dorotheum
Vereinigung bildender KünstlerInnen Wiener Secession
Friedrichstraße 12, 1010 Wien
+43 1 587 53 07
In spirit of their motto “Die Zeit ihre Kunst. Der Kunst ihre Freiheit”, the Secession presents relevant contemporary forms of artistic expression in internationally oriented solo and thematic exhibitions. The Association of Visual Artists of the Vienna Secession is the world’s oldest independent exhibition house dedicated to contemporary art and has always been run by artists.
©Secession
The Leopold Museum houses the art collection established by Rudolf Leopold. Its highlight is the “Vienna 1900” presentation, featuring the world’s most important collection of works by Egon Schiele, Gustav Klimt, Viennese Modernism, international Classical Modernism and the Wiener Werkstätte. The museum also shows special exhibitions in the context of the collection.
Sammlung Friedrichshof Stadtraum. Estate Otto Muehl Stadtraum
Schleifmühlgasse 6 (in the courtyard), 1040 Wien
+43 0660 143 52 54
In the exhibition rooms of the Friedrichshof Collection in Zurndorf, central works of Viennese Actionism from the collection’s holdings are presented and contextualized through temporary exhibitions of international positions. The Stadtraum is the branch of the Friedrichshof Collection in Vienna and the office of the Estate Otto Muehl.
SAMMLUNG FRIEDRICHSHOF, Ausstellungshalle von Adolf Krischanitz, Foto: Lukas Roth, © Sammlung Friedrichshof
Nitsch Foundation
Hegelgasse 5,
1010 Wien
+43 1 513 55 30
The Nitsch Foundation is the official contact for Hermann Nitsch. It supports all activities that serve the research and presentation of the artist and his Orgies Mysteries Theatre. All projects are carried out in close cooperation with Rita and Hermann Nitsch and Studio Hermann Nitsch.
Built by Karl Hasenauer and Gottfried von Semper between 1871 and 1891, the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien ranks among the most renowned museums in the world. Its magnificent architecture provides a worthy setting for collections the Habsburgs built over centuries. These encompass objects from five millennia, i.e. from the time of Ancient Egypt to the end of the 18th century.
© KHM-Museumsverband
Kunsthalle Wien Karlsplatz
Treitlstraße 2, 1040 Wien
+43 1 521 89 33
The Kunsthalle Wien is the exhibition house for contemporary art of the City of Vienna. At its two locations, thematic group exhibitions and individual presentations offer insight into the current national and international art scene. With its numerous activities it is one of the most attractive exhibition venues for contemporary art in Europe.
© Kunsthalle Wien 2018, Foto: Jorit Aust
Kunsthalle Wien Museumsquartier
Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien
+43 1 521 89 33
The Kunsthalle Wien is the exhibition house for contemporary art of the City of Vienna. At its two locations, thematic group exhibitions and individual presentations offer insight into the current national and international art scene. With its numerous activities it is one of the most attractive exhibition venues for contemporary art in Europe.
Kunsthalle Wien Museumsquartier, Foto: Stephan Wyckoff
Located directly on Stephansplatz, Dom Museum Wien showcases the Cathedral’s most valuable treasures, including the earliest portrait in the Occident showing Habsburg scion Rudolf IV. Also on display are modern and avant-garde works from the Otto Mauer Collection, along with contemporary art. The juxtaposition of old and new is the focus of special exhibitions.
Dom Museum Wien Foto: Hertha Hurnaus, Dom Museum Wien Johanna Schwanberg Foto: Lena Deinhardstein, Dom Museum Wien
Architekturzentrum Wien
MuseumsQuartier, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien
+43 1 522 31 15
The Az W shows, discusses and investigates how architecture and urban development shape our daily life. Its program encompasses international themed exhibitions, a permanent exhibition of Austrian architecture, and a total of over 500 events each year including lectures, city excursions, film screenings, and hands-on formats.
AZW, Architekturzentrum Wien Sept. 2018
Housed in the former residential palace of Prince Eugene of Savoy, the Modern Gallery opened in the early 20th century at the Secessionists’ behest and has featured a rotating program of cutting-edge contemporary art exhibitions ever since. Shows here place works from the Belvedere Collection in an international context or juxtapose the Baroque palace with contemporary artistic approaches.
Foto: Roland Voraberger, © Belvedere, Wien
The Upper Belvedere features some 420 masterpieces created over eight centuries of art history, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Its program focuses on Viennese Modernism and the world-famous “Kiss” by Gustav Klimt, complemented by IN-SIGHT exhibitions and the current-era Carlone Contemporary series.
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ZOOM Kindermuseum
Museumsplatz 1 MuseumsQuartier,
1070 Wien
+43 1 524 79 08
In den eigens für Kinder entworfenen Ausstellungs- und Atelierräumen des ZOOM Kindermuseums können Themen aus Kunst, Wissenschaft & Alltagskultur auf spielerische Weise erkundet werden. Kindgerechte Spielstationen, Objekte, künstlerische Installationen und Werkstätten wecken Neugier, regen die Kreativität der Kinder an und ermöglichen so einen spannenden, sinnlichen Einstieg in die Museumswelt.
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Main building currently located at temporary quarters: Augasse 2–6
+43 1 588 16-0
One of the oldest art universities in Europe, the Academy sees itself as both an arena for international experimentation in contemporary art and architecture, and a site for exploring the poles of theory and practice, scholarship and art, teaching and research.
The Academy has important historical art collections, a painting gallery, an engravings collection, and a sculpture gallery.
Portal Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, Foto: Adrian Brodressa © Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien
Volkskundemuseum Wien
Laudongasse 15-19,
1080 Wien
+43 1 406 89 05
The Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art is a cultural science museum and sees itself – with its library and the Hildebrandt Café with garden, cider library and passage to the Schönbornpark – as an open place for users.
Matthias Klos © Volkskundemuseum Wien
Die STRABAG Artlounge ist ein zeitgenössischer Ausstellungsraum im Dachgeschoss des STRABAG-Headquarters in der Wiener Donau City mit beeindruckendem Blick auf die Stadt. Jährlich werden hier die fünf Einzelausstellungen der Preisträgerinnen und Preisträger des STRABAG Artaward International präsentiert.
Einblick in die Lehrveranstaltung „Principle of Equality“, Adam Szymczyk und Studierende, Foto: Claudia Rohrauer © Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien
STRABAG Kunstforum
Donau-City-Straße 9,
1220 Wien
+43 1 224 22 18 48
In addition to three monumental bronze and aluminum castings in the exterior, the art and event location GIRONCOLI-KRISTALL in the STRABAG Group headquarters in Vienna’s Donau City is the first permanent museum presentation in Vienna to show nine original sculptures by the internationally renowned sculptor Bruno Gironcoli.
Since 1978, the artists’ collective Medienwerkstatt Wien has been one of the locations that reflect, mediate and co-determine questions and approaches of media art in both the technological and theoretical fields. Regular interdisciplinary events and exhibitions build a bridge between production and discourse.
Eröffnung Jeannot Schwartz: „Minimalabstand“, Foto: © Medienwerkstatt Wien
Kunstraum Niederoesterreich at Palais Niederösterreich creates space for young, experimental and transmedial art projects. In addition to the conception and realization of group and solo exhibitions, Kunstraum Niederoesterreich focuses on the medium of contemporary performance.
Tue-Fri 11:00–19:00, Sa 11:00–15:00
Kunstraum Niederösterreich
Kunsthalle Exnergasse
Währinger Straße 59,
1090 Wien
+43 1 401 21 15 70
Kunsthalle Exnergasse postions itself as an exhibition space and platform for experimental, contemporary art in all its different forms, and attaches great importance to local and international collaborations.
The Jewish Museum of the City of Vienna is a place of encounter, debate and understanding, that fosters an awareness of Jewish history, religion and culture.
It provides insights into Judaism, its holidays and customs, but also into youth culture. At its two locations, the Jewish Museum Vienna offers a unique overview of the history and present of Viennese Jews.
Hegelgasse 14 is the sixth location of the Kunstverein das weisse haus. In a former school building, the weisse haus uses the rooms in the basement and the round room on the second floor for exhibitions, talks, performances and other events.
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Neuer Kunstverein
Goethegasse 1, Stiege 5, 1. Stock,
1010 Wien
T +43 664 916 70 16
The Neue Kunstverein Wien was founded in 2011. NKW is an experimental, interdisciplinary space for artistic interventions and discourses in practice and theory. Its programme focuses on projects crossing the boundaries between visual arts, film, music, architecture, literature, dance, performance, and spatial intervention.
The Vienna Künstlerhaus, Association of Austrian Artists, is an autonomous, non-profit artists’ association. It has been engaging visitors with an open, discursive, and interdisciplinary program of exhibitions and events since its founding in 1861.
Österreichische Friedrich und Lillian Kiesler-Privatstiftung
Mariahilfer Straße 1b/1, 1060 Wien
Die Österreichische Friedrich und Lillian Kiesler-Privatstiftung wurde 1997 mit dem Erwerb des Nachlasses von Friedrich Kiesler (1890–1965) durch die Republik Österreich und die Stadt Wien mit der Hilfe zahlreicher privater Stifter gegründet. Ihre Aufgabe ist es, das Erbe des austro-amerikanischen Architekten zu erforschen und der aktuellen Architektur- und Kunstproduktion einzuschreiben.
Belvedere 21 – Museum of Contemporary Art
Arsenalstraße 1,
1030 Wien
+43 1 795 57-0
Belvedere 21 is both a venue for contemporary art, film, and performance, and a social meeting place in an urban district of the future. Austrian and international art from the 1960s to the present is shown on three brightly lit levels in Karl Schwanzer’s adapted world exhibition pavilion.
Lukas Schaller, © Belvedere, Wien
The Vienna Business Agency offers a “360° service” for companies in Vienna, including funding and advice, workshops and coaching for start-ups, assistance with the search for industrial space or office premises, and networking. It positions Austria’s capital city in the international economic environment, supports international companies settling in Vienna, and is the first point of contact for expats arriving in Vienna.
Paintings Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna at the Theatermuseum
1., Lobkowitzplatz 2
+43 1 588 16-2201
The Paintings Gallery has been part of the Academy since the latter was founded in 1692, which makes it one of Europe’s oldest art universities. The Gallery houses approximately 1,200 14th- to 20th-century paintings.
During the renovation of its building on Schillerplatz, its public collection of 15th- to 19th-century highlights – which include Hieronymus Bosch’s world-famous triptych “The Last Judgement” – is on display at the Theatermuseum, accompanied by special exhibitions of artworks from the Graphic Collection.
The MQ is a place where art is not only seen, but is also produced. The creative area at Q21 spans 7,000 square meters across several floors of the baroque building. Q21 is a workplace for initiatives, associations, galleries, agencies, and editorial offices; it also houses international artists-in-residence and serves as a venue for artistic presentations and exhibitions.
MQ Libelle © Hertha Hurnaus
The MQ is a place where art is not only seen, but is also produced. The creative area at Q21 spans 7,000 square meters across several floors of the baroque building. Q21 is a workplace for initiatives, associations, galleries, agencies, and editorial offices; it also houses international artists-in-residence and serves as a venue for artistic presentations and exhibitions.
MQ_MuseumsQuartier (c) Alexander Eugen Koller
SCHLOSS25 is a studio community in the former castle of the nurse school Hietzing. With a total of 15 studios of Vienna-based artists, the focus of the house is on the production and presentation of contemporary queer feminist art. SCHLOSS25 includes a sculpture garden with over 20 international positions and the exhibition space SPACE20.
Studio Heinrich Dunst
WUK, Währinger Straße 59/4, 1. STock, 1090 Vienna
Metropolitain Art Club
Florianigasse 75, 1080 Wien
+43 660 4288438
Collectors Agenda
Franz-Josefs-Kai 3/16, 1010 Wien
+43 699 17 33 85 44
RED CARPET Showroom Altes Landgut
U-Bahn-Station Altes Landgut, 1100 Wien
T +43 660 1435254
Installation by NATALIA GUROVA with the support of the Red Carpet Art Award and Marcello Farabegoli Project.
The Alte Landgut made its way back from royal realms to the area of the casinos in Vienna. The artist revives these historical traces in her work. To this end, she deals with the history of boredom (eccentricity, melancholy), which according to historians goes back several centuries. In different countries and times people have been bored in different ways. At the court of Louis XIV, “l’humeur noire” was initially characterised as the state into which courtiers fell during endless dinners. In Russia, on the other hand, melancholy determined existence? A gentleman like Oblomov preferred hibernation to vanity. Which in the XVIII century. The Austrian casinos flourishing in the XVIII century offered the chance to cope with existential boredom. They functioned according to a certain model: round house full of gambling tables. Roulette set the standard for the passing of time at the gambling table. The artist wants to find out how the state of boredom is reflected in the rituals of the Old Country Estate. The subway pays a bill for these rituals and carries away the burden of everyday life.
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Museum Nordwestbahnhof (Project supported by KÖR Vienna)
Nordwestbahnstraße 16a, 1200 Vienna
Buchhandlung Walther König im Museumsquartier
MuseumsQuartier, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien
0043 1 5128 5880
studio das weisse haus, Untere Augartenstraße
Untere Augartenstraße 5, 1020 Wien
+43 1 236 3775
studio das weisse haus bietet Residencies für internationale Kunstschaffende, Kuratorinnen/Kuratoren, Theoretikerinnen/Theoretiker und Kritikerinnen/Kritiker an und betreibt ein Atelierprogramm für in Wien lebende Kunstschaffende. Derzeit werden 15 Arbeitsplätze an zwei Standorten bereitgestellt.
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Béton brut, infinite expanses, independent action. Apart from the unique architecture, the commitment of the young Viennese art scene is what defines PFERD. PFERD is an art space with focus on the development and discussion of contemporary artistic positions.
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Stadtkino im Künstlerhaus
Akademiestraße 13, 1010 Wien
+43 1 712 62 76
W&K Wienerroither & Kohlbacher presents contemporary art and art after 1945 in the baroque Palais Schönborn-Batthyány, where solo exhibitions of renowned national and international artists such as Günther Uecker, Jürgen Messensee, Max Weiler, Kurt Kocherscheidt, Arotin & Serghei, Walter Vopava, Nives Widauer have been shown.
EIKON – International Magazine for Photography and Media Art
MuseumsQuartier Wien Museumsplatz 1 / e – 1.6
1070 Wien
+43 1 597 70 88
EIKON – International Magazine for Photography and Media Art is a bilingual journal (German/English) published quarterly. Established in 1991 and based in the MuseumsQuartier Wien, EIKON views itself as a platform for Austrian and international artists from the fields of photography and media art.
Since 2003 Markus Swittalek has curated extraordinary exhibitions in a broad spectrum from classical painting to multimedia digital work with up-and-coming artists from Europe and Asia. A former stable in a town house at Franz-Josefs-Kai serves as Stable Gallery’s exhibition space.
Salon am Schwarzenbergplatz
Schwarzenbergplatz 10/2/Top 6,
1040 Wien
+43 676 382 75 33
Die über viele Jahrzehnte lang von Männern dominierte Wiener Kunst- und Kulturszene wird von weiblichen Initiativen gestürmt. „For Women Only Network“ heißt die Plattform, die Nicole Adler, Modeexpertin und Autorin, und die Kunstmanagerin Ema Kaiser-Brandstätter gemeinsam aus der Taufe gehoben haben und die seitdem für aufstrebende
Volkskundemuseum Wien
Laudongasse 15-19,
1080 Wien
+43 1 406 89 05
The Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art is a cultural science museum and sees itself – with its library and the Hildebrandt Café with garden, cider library and passage to the Schönbornpark – as an open place for users.
Matthias Klos © Volkskundemuseum Wien
Die STRABAG Artlounge ist ein zeitgenössischer Ausstellungsraum im Dachgeschoss des STRABAG-Headquarters in der Wiener Donau City mit beeindruckendem Blick auf die Stadt. Jährlich werden hier die fünf Einzelausstellungen der Preisträgerinnen und Preisträger des STRABAG Artaward International präsentiert.
Einblick in die Lehrveranstaltung „Principle of Equality“, Adam Szymczyk und Studierende, Foto: Claudia Rohrauer © Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien
Station Rose
driendl*architects´sotttofondo entre Mariahilfer Strasse 9,
1060 Wien
Founded in 1988 by the artist Elisa Rose & the composer Gary Danner, STR has transformed the 4th district into an art hotspot. “The outcome of this story takes place everywhere”, a prophetic statement back then, became objective truth. STR has compiled its immense digital work into the Digital Archive 1988-2019. From three digital decades an immersive installation emerges: “Gunafa Land”.
© Station Rose
mekân68 was founded in 2013 on the initiative of a group of artists, art historians and art lovers with Austrian-Turkish roots living in Vienna, in order to promote intercultural dialogue between the Orient and the Occident. mekân68’s programme presents contemporary artists as well as literary readings, lectures and music.
During VIENNA ART WEEK: daily 15:00–18:30
Regular: FRI–SAT 13:00–18:30
Exhibition Canan Dagdelen, Space of Presence at Mekan 68 Gallery, Vienna, Austria
Since 1978, the artists’ collective Medienwerkstatt Wien has been one of the locations that reflect, mediate and co-determine questions and approaches of media art in both the technological and theoretical fields. Regular interdisciplinary events and exhibitions build a bridge between production and discourse.
Eröffnung Jeannot Schwartz: „Minimalabstand“, Foto: © Medienwerkstatt Wien
Since its founding in 2013, Loft 8 Gallery for Contemporary Art has dedicated itself to collaborating with established as well as young up-and-coming artists with a focus on drawing, printmaking, sculpture, and installation, and to an engagement with contemporary art positions.
Tue-Fri 13:00–18:00, Sa 10:00–15:00
©Ausstellungsansicht Loft 8 Galerie, Xu Hongxiang: One Night While Hunting for Faeries, 2019, Foto: Simon Veres
Kunstraum Niederoesterreich at Palais Niederösterreich creates space for young, experimental and transmedial art projects. In addition to the conception and realization of group and solo exhibitions, Kunstraum Niederoesterreich focuses on the medium of contemporary performance.
Tue-Fri 11:00–19:00, Sa 11:00–15:00
Kunstraum Niederösterreich
Kunsthalle Exnergasse
Währinger Straße 59,
1090 Wien
+43 1 401 21 15 70
Kunsthalle Exnergasse postions itself as an exhibition space and platform for experimental, contemporary art in all its different forms, and attaches great importance to local and international collaborations.
The Jewish Museum of the City of Vienna is a place of encounter, debate and understanding, that fosters an awareness of Jewish history, religion and culture.
It provides insights into Judaism, its holidays and customs, but also into youth culture. At its two locations, the Jewish Museum Vienna offers a unique overview of the history and present of Viennese Jews.
Galerie Rudolf Leeb
Kaiserstraße 76,
1070 Wien
+43 1 956 03 41
Galerie Rudolf Leeb works mainly with up-and-coming national and international artists who live and work in Vienna. Curated solo and group exhibitions as well as participation in art fairs and exciting cultural projects of the city characterize the gallery’s program.
Einblick in die Lehrveranstaltung „Principle of Equality“, Adam Szymczyk und Studierende, Foto: Claudia Rohrauer © Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien
Flux23 & T/abor
Taborstraße 51/3,
1020 Wien
T +43 650 319 55 91
Flux23 functions as a mobile project of Galerie3 Klagenfurt and has been organizing exhibitions with a program at T/abor since 2015. For the VIENNA ART WEEK 2019, the annual themed exhibition on the VIENNA ART WEEK will be curated together with the project space T/abor.
Wed-Sa 16:00-19:00 and by appointment
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studio das weisse haus, Hegelgasse
Hegelgasse 14,
1010 Wien
studio das weisse haus offers residencies for international artists, curators, theoreticians and critics and runs a studio program for artists living in Vienna. At present, 15 workplaces are provided at two locations.
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The eSeL REZEPTION is an information bureau on arts, an exhibition space, and a micro shop. It provides diverse input for an “intelligent discussion” about contemporary art. Through the presence of the eSeL team on site, the REZEPTION conveys, develops, documents and reflects on changes in the arts through media culture.
Blickle Raum Spiegelgasse
Spiegelgasse 2, 5. Stock (DG),
1010 Wien
T +43 662 211 20 77
Als eines der jüngsten Projekte der Ursula Blickle Stiftung (D, Kraichtal) ist der Blickle Raum in Wiens Spiegelgasse den performativen und diskursiven künstlerischen Praxen gewidmet. Im Rahmen einer Residency werden Künstlerinnen und Künstler eingeladen, die Programmgestaltung zu übernehmen. Im Mai 2019 startete Manuel Gorkiewicz seine Programmreihe.
Manuel Gorkiewicz, Kabuff, Rauminstallation, Blickle Raum Spiegelgasse, 2019, Foto: Dieter Auracher
Neuer Kunstverein
Goethegasse 1, Stiege 5, 1. Stock,
1010 Wien
T +43 664 916 70 16
The Neue Kunstverein Wien was founded in 2011. NKW is an experimental, interdisciplinary space for artistic interventions and discourses in practice and theory. Its programme focuses on projects crossing the boundaries between visual arts, film, music, architecture, literature, dance, performance, and spatial intervention.
