Art in Austria

Austria today offers some of the world's most important and stunning collections of modern and contemporary art. To tour the countless museums and galleries is to pass from Old Masters to contemporary art.

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    Graz © Graz Tourismus

    Graz - the cultural capital

    The largest stage on which the residents of Graz stage their life is the historical center with its Renaissance core, which has also been named a World Cultural Heritage site. This delightful treat of medieval city flair with its unmistakably Italian influence has been resourcefully seasoned with contemporary architecture that blends into the historical structures in a wonderfully self-evident manner.

    Learn more about Graz - the cultural capital
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    Essl Collection © Ali Schafler, Essl Museum

    Essl Collection - Klosterneuburg

    Take a trip a few miles north of Vienna to visit this important collection of Austrian painting since 1945. This one of Austria's most comprehensive collection of post-war Austrian art works.

    Learn more about the Essl Collection
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    Museum of Fine Arts, Vienna © Kunsthistorisches Museum

    Museum of Fine Arts - Vienna

    Thanks to the acquisitions by and the patronage of the House of Habsburg, the gallery has an unrivalled collection of old masters. Check out room X, which contains a vast collection of works by Peter Breughel the Elder...

    Learn more about the Museum of Fine Arts
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    Belvedere Gallery, Vienna © Belvedere

    Galerie Belvedere - Vienna

    This Baroque masterpiece houses one of Europe's most important museums. In the Upper Belvedere the world's largest collection of paintings by Gustav Klimt, alongside works by Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka are on display.

    Learn more about the Belvedere Gallery
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    Leopold Museum, Vienna © Oesterreich Werbung, Bartl

    Leopold Museum - Vienna

    The Leopold Museum in the Viennese MuseumsQuartier presents Austrian paintings of the 19th and 20th century, including the world’s biggest Schiele collection in its spacious, light-flooded rooms.

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