{"id":17067,"date":"2019-06-25T05:08:29","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T04:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=17067"},"modified":"2026-03-08T21:05:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T20:05:32","slug":"hundertwasser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/hundertwasser\/","title":{"rendered":"Kunst Haus Wien"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"#tickets-visitor-tips\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kunsthauswientickets.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42662\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you like sharp corners and straight lines, look away now. The Kunst Haus Wien is art within art: the building follows a Hundertwasser design and the museum inside showcases his inimitable works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wonderful fa\u00e7ade and interior architecture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Large collection of Hundertwasser works<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contemporary art exhibitions on green themes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do visit the caf\u00e9 (trust me)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#tickets-visitor-tips\">What special exhibitions are on<\/a>?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A stop on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/transport\/sightseeing-bus\/\">Hop on Hop off tours<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/vienna-walking-tours-l205287\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_KunstHaus\" rel=\"sponsored\">walking tour<\/a>* in Vienna<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Selected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/past-exhibitions-kunst-haus-wien\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"49477\">past exhibitions<\/a> at the Kunst Haus Wien<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/hundertwasserhaus\/\">Hundertwasser location guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"kunst-haus-wien\">Hundertwasser&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kunsthauswienhundertwasser2.jpg\" alt=\"Front fa\u00e7ade of the Kunst Haus Wien\" class=\"wp-image-69008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kunsthauswienhundertwasser2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kunsthauswienhundertwasser2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The remarkable front fa\u00e7ade)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kunst Haus Wien essentially consists of two parts: the Hundertwasser Museum and one or more separate (thematically) special exhibitions and\/or installations involving contemporary art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bring your imagination and a sense of wonder&#8230;the building alone, designed by Hundertwasser himself, snubs its nose at the conformity of modern architecture and illustrates his artistic and philosophical vision through a multi-coloured fa\u00e7ade, uneven lines, and use of live vegetation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inside is no different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tiles merge into wooden floorboards across undulating floors. &#8220;Tree tenants&#8221; reach outside from the safety of their interior boxes. And walls curve and swerve their way around the galleries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even the stairway bannisters join in the fun, with no one newel the same as the next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(I had to look up the word &#8220;newel&#8221;. It&#8217;s the capped vertical bits in the banisters.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, it&#8217;s all a joyous experience even before you get to the museum&#8217;s actual exhibitions.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kunsthauswienhundertwasser3.jpg\" alt=\"View of an art exhibition\" class=\"wp-image-69009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kunsthauswienhundertwasser3.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kunsthauswienhundertwasser3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Part of the Hundertwasser Museum; press photo \u00a9 ip-photography)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two floors trace Hundertwasser&#8217;s artistic endeavours from the 1940s through to the last years of his life, arranged largely by medium: a blaze of creativity in the form of screen prints, woodcuts, lithographs, tapestries, etchings, paintings and all things in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This journey begins with watercolours and conventional landscapes before quickly morphing into the &#8220;classic&#8221; Hundertwasser styles: striking colours, rings, spirals, uneven forms, and images that draw you in, revealing themselves and their depth only after close examination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Hundertwasser said himself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The straight line is godless<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>But the museum covers more than just the artist&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/prints-printmaking\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"56749\">prints<\/a> and paintings, with parts devoted to, for example, book covers or architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You also find small bonuses interspersed among the c.170 works, such as Hundertwasser quotes and wall text espousing his philosophies on life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><em>Ad:<\/em><br><\/div><div data-tiqets-widget=\"discovery\" data-cards-layout=\"horizontal\" data-slug-ids=\"exp206741,exp238032\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"DA_ConcTour\"><\/div><script defer src=\"https:\/\/widgets.tiqets.com\/loader.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"highlights\">Highlights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The whole museum offers a breath of fresh air in the tristesse and superficiality of the modern media-driven world, and serves as a treasure trove for fans of Hundertwasser&#8217;s work. But a few exhibits left a particularly lasting impression on me. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A display cabinet with gorgeous embossed Hundertwasser book covers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A large model of the proposed <em>In the Meadow Hills<\/em> architectural project, with houses integrated into their surrounds, streams, and curving paths. Sheep graze on grassed roofs. Echoes of Tolkien&#8217;s <em>The Shire<\/em> and <em>Hobbiton<\/em>&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Japanese woodcuts and silk screen paintings which pop with colour, glistening in the light<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kunsthauswienhundertwasser4.jpg\" alt=\"Model of the Regentag ship\" class=\"wp-image-69010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kunsthauswienhundertwasser4.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kunsthauswienhundertwasser4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Model of the Hundertwasser&#8217;s Regentag ship; press photo \u00a9 ip-photography)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tickets-visitor-tips\">Tickets, exhibitions &amp; tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time of writing, standard adult entry costs \u20ac15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-photo-exhibition\">Special exhibitions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Separate (art) exhibitions fill the upper two floors (unless you visit during the setting-up period).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These exhibitions follow environmental and sustainability themes in line with the Hundertwasser legacy and the focus of the wider institution; the museum runs on hydrothermal energy, for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kunst Haus Wien often has other art installations \/ exhibitions on green themes dotted around the premises, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Current schedule at the time of writing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Seeds. Reclaiming Roots, Sowing Futures<\/em> (April 10th, 2026 to February 14th, 2027): various artists explore the topic in various contemporary contexts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>I Wish We Had More Time<\/em> (April 10th to August 9th, 2026): first ever solo exhibition by the Institute of Queer Ecology art collective<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>More tips:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A shop has exactly what you might expect: Hundertwasser designs turned into postcards, posters, art prints, umbrellas, napkins and other items<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The architectural concept extends to the toilets, which might be the most intriguing in all of Vienna<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ditto the lovely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/cafe-kunst-haus-wien\/\">caf\u00e9-restaurant<\/a>. Grab a coffee, if only to sit in what feels like a madcap but elegant converted conservatory, complete with vegetation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-get-to-the-kunst-haus-wien\">How to get to the Kunst Haus Wien<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kunst Haus Wien is a conveniently short walk from the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/hundertwasserhaus\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"240\">Hundertwasserhaus<\/a>, but both are a tiny bit away from most other tourist destinations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tram: take tram 1 or O (that&#8217;s the letter O) to Radetzkyplatz. If you&#8217;re in the centre, you can catch the 1 from, for example, Schwedenplatz station on the U1 and U4 subway lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: Untere Wei\u00dfgerberstra\u00dfe 13, 1030 Vienna | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kunsthauswien.com\/\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1iOrIVM2NXQVnv3C1Srpr5hQRTGy-mqYg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you like sharp corners and straight lines, look away now. The Kunst Haus Wien is art within art: the building follows a Hundertwasser design and the museum inside showcases his inimitable works. 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