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MASTERPIECES SCHIELE & KLIMT www.leopoldmuseum.org Max Halberstadt, Sigmund Freud, 1921, Foto: Sigmund Freud Privatstiftung/Imagno/picturedesk.com Josef Hoffmann, Brosche, Sammlung Grubman, Foto: © Auktionshaus im Kinsky | Weitere Werke: © Leopold Museum, Wien (Details)
W1900 In your pocket.indd 1 KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM Nowhere in Vienna will you experience a more salient account of Austrian imperial history. The building’s layout even echoes the geography of the Habsburg monarchy the impressive central stairwell represents the Alps and divides the two major European artistic schools. While the east wing contains all of the northern German, Flemish and Dutch pieces (Rubens, Bruegel, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Dürer), the west wing boasts a comprehensive overview of important Spanish and Italian works (Titian, Raphael, Caravaggio, Tintoretto, Velásquez). Egyptian, near East, Greek and Roman antiquities and the Kunstkammer with the most wonderful of artworks, such as the world famous »Saliera« (salt cellar) by Benvenuto Cellini, make up the ground floor.QA‑3, Burgring 5, MVolkstheater, tel. +43 1 52 52 40, www.khm.at. Open 10:00-18:00; Thu 10:00-21:00; closed Mon. Admission €16/12, audioguides €5.
KUNSTRAUM NIEDEROESTERREICH The official art space of Lower Austria at 13 Herrengasse in the middle of Vienna has been open admission free to visitors since 2005. With attractive architecture and a floor area of 300 square metres in Palais Niederösterreich, the former Lower Austrian Government building, the Kunstraum provides facilities for the presentation of work by young Austrian and international artists. Here, they can show their work to the public without the pressure of having to meet sales targets or visitor quotas while facebook.com/InYourPocket
27.08.2019 14:03:55 still being at the centre of cultural life in the city.QA‑2, Herrengasse 13, tel. +43 1 904 21 11, www.kunstraum. net. Open 11:00-19:00; Sat 11:00-15:00; closed Sun, Mon.
KÜNSTLERHAUS WIEN The Künstlerhaus is an artistic institution in Vienna, part of the furniture, a hugely influential building that has seen some seriously impressive works over the years, years stretching back to the glory days of the Ringstraße. The building has undergone some serious renovation in recent times and is scheduled to reopen this March, and we are all sorts of excited about that. QKarlsplatz 5, MKarlsplatz, tel. +43 1 587 96 63, www.k-haus.at. LEOPOLD MUSEUM Inside the Museum Quarter complex, the sleek white Leopold Museum boasts the world’s largest collection of work by expressionist Egon Schiele, as well as important pieces by Gustav Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka and other major Austrian artists from the 19th and 20th centuries. The architecture of the Leopold Museum, a light-filled cube of white shell limestone, stands in striking contrast to the historic ambience of the Imperial Stables.Tip: The museum’s panorama windows offer a wonderful view of central Vienna and the Hofburg Palace.QG‑3, Museumsplatz 1, MMuseumsquartier, tel. +43 1 52 57 00, www. leopoldmuseum.org. Open 10:00–18:00; Thu 10:0021:00; closed Tue. Admission €14/10, Audioguide €4. March – April 2020
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