Queer Guide

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Art & Design
Art & Design
Museum of Fine Arts
1., Maria-Theresia-Platz
D Tue-Sun 10 am-6 pm,
Thu 10 am-9 pm
www.khm.at
Schatzkammer (Treasury)
1., Hofburg, Schweizerhof
D Wed-Mon 10 am-6 pm
www.khm.at
Albertina
1., Albertinaplatz 1
D daily 10 am-6 pm,
Wed 10 am-9 pm
www.albertina.at
MuseumsQuartier
7., Museumsplatz 1
www.mqw.at
Leopold Museum
D daily 10 am-6 pm,
Thu 10 am-9 pm
www.leopoldmuseum.org
Museum of Modern Art
D daily 10 am-6 pm,
Thu 10 am-9 pm
www.mumok.at
Along the beautiful Ringstrasse, you will find
some of the most gorgeous buildings and sights
of Vienna, including the nMuseum of Fine Arts
(“Kunsthistorisches Museum”). This museum
shows a great collection of Italian and especially
Dutch paintings of the 16 th and 17 th centuries,
including the world’s biggest collection of Pieter
Bruegel. The Museum of Fine Arts also presents
ancient Egyptian antiquities and changing special
exhibitions. Closeby, you can visit the
extraordinary gems of the Habsburg monarchy in
the Treasury (“Schatzkammer”) of the Imperial
Palace showing all the crowns, jewelry and robes
of times past. The nAlbertina shows changing
exhibitions ranging from old masters to the contemporary
from its world largest collection of
drawings and prints.
If you are more interested in modern art, you
have to see the mMuseumsQuartier. This combination
of revitalized baroque architecture (the
former imperial stables) and a set of impressive
modern buildings creates one of the most fascinating
cultural areas in the world and is home to
a whole range of museums: The Leopold Mu-
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seum boasts paintings and objets d’art by
Austrian modernists (Klimt, Kokoschka, Schiele).
The Museum of Modern Art/Ludwig Foundation
is home to all the big names of the 20 th and 21 st
centuries (Picasso, Warhol, Klee). The Kunsthalle
is an energetic art factory highlighting the
current trends.
Modern Austrian design presents itself every year
in the framework of the design fair Blickfang.
Contemporary art finds interested visitors at the
Viennafair, the international tradeshow for contemporary
art from Central and Eastern Europe.
The Modepalast expo offers the latest in young
Austrian and international fashion design.
If you want to see Gustav Klimt’s famous painting
“The Kiss” or expressionist acts by Egon Schiele,
then go to the Belvedere Palace, the former
summer residence of the gay historic general,
Prince Eugen of Savoy. The famous Vienna
Secession is a must for art-nouveau-buffs and
has been one of the most important avant-garde
exhibition spaces for decades. In the basement
of this temple of art, you can also see the famous
Beethoven Frieze by Klimt. The area around the
Secession is not only the heart of the Vienna gay
scene, but is also of architectural interest thanks
to the many art-nouveau buildings.
The KunstHausWien was remodeled by the
painter Hundertwasser in his unmistakable signature
style and houses a permanent exhibit of his
works as well as changing exhibitions — very
often with a queer connection (Keith Haring,
Pierre & Gilles). Always worth seeing are the contemporary
exhibitions at the Bank Austria
Kunstforum. The Haus der Musik (“House of
Music”) makes music audible, visible and touchable
in seven dedicated areas. This museum of
sound is located close to the State Opera and a
meeting point for creative geniuses and artists.
Kunsthalle Wien
D daily 10 am-7 pm,
Thu 10 am-10 pm
www.kunsthallewien.at
Blickfang
16 – 18 October 2009
www.blickfang.com
Viennafair
7 – 10 May 2009
www.viennafair.at
Modepalast
23 – 26 April 2009
www.modepalast.com
Belvedere Palace
3., Prinz-Eugen-Str. 27
D daily 10 am-6 pm
www.belvedere.at
Secession
1., Friedrichstr. 12
D Tue-Sun 10 am-6 pm,
Thu 10 am-8 pm
www.secession.at
KunstHausWien
3., Untere Weissgerberstr. 13
D daily 10 am-7 pm
www.kunsthauswien.com
Bank Austria Kunstforum
1., Freyung 8
D daily 10 am-7 pm,
Fri 10 am-9 pm
www.bankaustria-kunstforum.at
Haus der Musik
1., Seilerstätte 30
D daily 10 am-10 pm
www.hdm.at
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