{"id":21859,"date":"2020-01-11T05:35:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-11T04:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=21859"},"modified":"2026-03-03T12:05:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T11:05:45","slug":"albertina-modern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/albertina-modern\/","title":{"rendered":"The Albertina Modern"},"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\/03\/albertinamoderntickets.jpg\" alt=\"Albertina Modern sign\" class=\"wp-image-44493\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re blessed with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/vienna-museums\/\">art museums<\/a> in Vienna, most of them based in buildings of historical and\/or architectural significance. And we recently got a new one when the Albertina Modern opened in the 19th-century K\u00fcnstlerhaus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Modern and contemporary art<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No permanent display<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#tickets-visitor-tips\">What special exhibitions are on<\/a>?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/albertina-modern-tickets-l173992\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_AlbModVen\" rel=\"sponsored\">Albertina Modern tickets<\/a>* online<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/contemporary-art\/\">Contemporary art in Vienna<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Selected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/albertina-archive\/#at-the-albertina-modern\">past exhibitions<\/a> at the Albertina Modern<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"modern-and-contemporary\">Modern and contemporary<\/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\/2023\/04\/albertinamodern.jpg\" alt=\"Front view of the Albertina MOdern\" class=\"wp-image-59597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/albertinamodern.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/albertinamodern-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 entrance to the K\u00fcnstlerhaus building home)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/albertina\/\">Albertina museum<\/a> in the very centre of Vienna is not short of a picture or two (they have over a million items in their collection).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, the Albertina expanded its body of modern and contemporary art quite significantly, most notably through the gift of a large portion of the Essl collection and acquisition of the Jablonka collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ah, but where to show it all?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The answer is the Albertina&#8217;s second home in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, not exactly in the country, unless you&#8217;re thinking of Vienna as it looked in the early 19th century: the Albertina Modern occupies part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/kuenstlerhaus\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"73350\">K\u00fcnstlerhaus building<\/a> just at the edge of Vienna&#8217;s old town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new site gives the institution a dedicated space for exhibitions of modern era art, drawing on some 65,000 works from around 5,000 artists, as well as (of course) loans from other international institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The in-house collection alone includes the creative output of such renowned Austrians as Arnulf Rainer or Maria Lassnig, but also art by leading international artists, including Anselm Kiefer, Damien Hirst, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Cindy Sherman, and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So expect some pretty spectacular exhibitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(The Albertina does have an actual &#8220;home in the country&#8221;: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/albertina-klosterneuburg\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"70757\">Albertina Klosterneuburg<\/a> opens seasonally with exhibitions of post-1945 highlights from the archives.)<\/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\/2023\/04\/albertinamodernstaircase.jpg\" alt=\"Staircase inside the Albertina Modern\" class=\"wp-image-59598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/albertinamodernstaircase.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/albertinamodernstaircase-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\">(The grand staircase; press photo \u00a9 Robert Bodnar)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Albertina Modern owes its existence in part to the support of one of Austria&#8217;s sponsors of the arts, Hans Peter Haselsteiner, who largely paid for the much-needed refurbishment and modernisation of the venerable and historic K\u00fcnstlerhaus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-kunstlerhaus\">The K\u00fcnstlerhaus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The building housing the museum is no stranger to art. The K\u00fcnstlerhaus went up in 1865-1868 as a dedicated exhibition venue and home for the Association of Austrian Artists (the very group that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/gustav-klimt\/\">Gustav Klimt<\/a> left to co-found the Wiener <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/secession\/\">Secession<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four statues from the early 20th century grace the main entrance in tribute to the building&#8217;s scope and purpose: Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, Bramante, and Velasquez (I think).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The K\u00fcnstlerhaus group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/kuenstlerhaus\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"73350\">continues today<\/a> and uses an upper floor in the refurbished building for its own activities and exhibitions, so look out for those on your visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another prominent occupant of the premises shows art of the silver screen kind. The Stadtkino cinema also serves as one of the usual venues for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/viennale-film-festival\/\">Viennale film festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tickets-visitor-tips\">Tickets, exhibitions &amp; tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Albertina Modern has no permanent exhibition as such, but shows a series of temporary special exhibitions included in any entrance ticket from or for the museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Booking service provided by Tiqets.com*, who I am an affiliate of)<\/p><div data-tiqets-widget=\"availability\" data-layout=\"full\" data-venue-id=\"173992\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"AW_AlbModVenue\"><\/div><script defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/widgets.tiqets.com\/loader.js\"><\/script><\/div>\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\">Special exhibitions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The current schedule at the time of writing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Dance Images<\/em> (until June 7th, 2026): dance photography, beginning with 1860s ballet through to the avant garde works of the 1930s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Next up:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>KAWS<\/em> (April 3rd to September 27th, 2026): the interface between art, comics and cartoons, with works by the US artist in dialogue with other contemporary positions <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Some tips&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you stick to the Albertina Modern on the lower floor(s), consider climbing the stairs to get a closer look at the ceiling of the beautiful atrium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re at the Albertina Modern, you might want to cross the road and take a peek at Otto Wagner&#8217;s marvelous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/otto-wagner-pavilion\/\">Pavilion station buildings<\/a>, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the museum&#8217;s immediate neighbour to the east is the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/musikverein\/\">Musikverein venue<\/a>, featuring world-leading art of the kind produced on strings and piano keys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Should you fancy seeing what the K\u00fcnstlerhaus building looks like from above, then nip across the road to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/karlskirche\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"22144\">Karlskirche church<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/wien-museum-karlsplatz\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"66174\">Wien Museum<\/a>: panorama terraces look out across to the new home of the Albertina&#8217;s modern and contemporary art (though tree foliage can block the view).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-get-to-the-albertina-modern\">How to get to the Albertina Modern<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The K\u00fcnstlerhaus adjoins Karlsplatz square, which happens to be home to just about the best-connected transport hub in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subway: Take the U1, U2 or U4 subway lines to Karlsplatz station<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tram\/bus: Take the trams 1, 2, D, 71, or 62 to Karlsplatz or Oper\/Karlsplatz, as relevant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: Karlsplatz 5, 1010 Vienna | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.albertina.at\/albertina-modern\/\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1zfWanf5rPBbnTLLDuah2uixe-Nw\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re blessed with art museums in Vienna, most of them based in buildings of historical and\/or architectural significance. And we recently got a new one when the Albertina Modern opened in the 19th-century K\u00fcnstlerhaus. Modern and contemporary (The entrance to the K\u00fcnstlerhaus building home) The Albertina museum in the very centre of Vienna is not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27044,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-21859","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-museums","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21859"}],"version-history":[{"count":116,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89030,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21859\/revisions\/89030"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}