{"id":2995,"date":"2016-04-13T14:01:40","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T13:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=2995"},"modified":"2026-03-13T10:35:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:35:32","slug":"albertina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/albertina\/","title":{"rendered":"The Albertina art museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/albertina.jpg\" alt=\"Albertina sign\" class=\"wp-image-3138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/albertina.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/albertina-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Describing the Albertina is challenging. Is it an art museum inside a palace? Or a palace inside an art museum? The happy answer is&#8230;both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>One of the world&#8217;s great art museums<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Permanent display full of top names<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don&#8217;t forget the palace staterooms inside<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#ticket-and-visitor-tips\">What special exhibitions are on<\/a>?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/albertina-museum-tickets-l145708\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_AlbVenue\" rel=\"sponsored\">Albertina tickets<\/a>*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:<ul><li>Selected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/albertina-archive\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"27034\">past Albertina exhibitions<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/exhibitions\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"37363\">Art exhibitions<\/a> in Vienna<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Albertina tickets<\/h4>\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=\"145708\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"AW_AlbVenue\"><\/div><script defer src=\"https:\/\/widgets.tiqets.com\/loader.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"inside-the-albertina\">Inside the Albertina<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A visit to the Albertina consist of three parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A set of modern galleries that include the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/albertina-art\/\">permanent art display<\/a> full of artistic greats and other such names beginning from around the time of French impressionism. Picasso, for example, has a gallery to himself<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Several high-quality <a href=\"#ticket-and-visitor-tips\">special art exhibitions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A self-guided tour of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/albertina-staterooms\/\">Albertina staterooms<\/a> in all their 19th-century majesty<\/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=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AlbertinaArtMuseum.jpg\" alt=\"The Albertina Art Museum from below\" class=\"wp-image-41600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AlbertinaArtMuseum.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AlbertinaArtMuseum-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 museum from below)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as pulling in loans from various prestigious institutions for temporary events, the Albertina also draws on its own in-house art collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Actually, collection is perhaps too small a word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The museum has stewardship over more than 1,000,000 items. These cover everything from D\u00fcrer to Degas, Raphael to Renoir, Michelangelo to Magritte, and (much) more. A treasure trove of delights from the graphic arts, photography and architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of which would take a lot of string and nails to put up, not to mention space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which is why most of the Albertina collection is inevitably and unfortunately not on show. Besides, many of the older, precious items are too fragile for permanent display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D\u00fcrer&#8217;s famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/durer-hare\/\">hare<\/a>, for example, last popped out of its carefully-regulated storage in 2019 for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/durer-exhibition\/\">D\u00fcrer exhibition<\/a>. Who knows when we can see it again? (The final section of the staterooms does include a facsimile of the work).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What you do get to see depends on when you go. And, after several visits, I&#8217;ve come to really appreciate the mix of exhibitions put on by the Albertina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><em>Ad:<\/em><br><\/div><div data-tiqets-widget=\"discovery\" data-cards-layout=\"horizontal\" data-content-type=\"product\" data-content-ids=\"974335,1007837\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"DA_Albertina\"><\/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<p>You have what you might call exhibitions featuring the global stars of historical, modern and contemporary art: the headliners that get all the press and visitor interest. Bruegel and Basquiat. Rembrandt and Roy Lichtenstein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But you also have exhibitions featuring artists with less extensive international reach. And other exhibitions that introduce us to lesser-known or local names that deserve wider recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Not to mention themed events like Renaissance drawings from the Netherlands.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The permanent exhibition is a treat, as are the staterooms. So these special exhibitions form the delicious icing on a particularly tasteful, well-framed cake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a second helping of top art, be sure to also visit the Albertina&#8217;s other location in Vienna over on Karlsplatz square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/albertina-modern\/\">Albertina Modern<\/a> features its own exhibitions that focus on 20th and 21st century art (as the name suggests). Those I&#8217;ve seen certainly continue the Albertinian tradition of excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(I made up the word Albertinian, but it sounds plausible.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And for a third helping, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/albertina-klosterneuburg\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"70757\">Albertina Klosterneuburg<\/a> just outside of Vienna opens seasonally with exhibitions featuring highlights from the in-house post-1945 collections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ticket-and-visitor-tips\">Tickets, exhibitions &amp; tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/albertina-museum-tickets-l145708\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_AlbVenue\" rel=\"sponsored\">entrance ticket<\/a>* for the Albertina includes the staterooms, the permanent exhibition and the special exhibitions within.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Access to the Albertina museum shop does not require a ticket. This is where to get your catalogues, prints, posters and postcards, not to mention those Monet napkins, D\u00fcrer mousepads, and Mir\u00f3 fridge magnets you always wanted<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Special exhibitions<\/h3>\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>Leiko Ikemura<\/em> (until April 6th, 2026): solo exhibition for the Japanese-Swiss artist with drawings, paintings, and sculptures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>The Fascination of Paper<\/em> (until March 22nd, 2026): works on paper, covering a huge diversity of eras and styles. From Rembrandt self-portraits to contemporary sculptures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/honore-daumier-exhibition\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"88628\">Honor\u00e9 Daumier<\/a> (until May 25th, 2026): prints, drawings, paintings, sculptures, and more from the sharp mind of the 19th-century caricaturist and artist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Care Matters<\/em> (until June 28th, 2026): an exhibition by the VERBUND COLLECTION, with modern and contemporary art addressing issues around care work in its widest sense<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Next up:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Richard Prince<\/em> (April 17th to August 16th, 2026): solo exhibition covering the 70s to today. The focus is on his photography with several of his iconic photo series featuring, but expect rare or not-seen-before works too<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/exhibitions\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"37363\">my curated exhibitions page<\/a> for full schedules.<\/p>\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\/2022\/05\/albrechtstatue.jpg\" alt=\"Steps below Archduke Albrecht\" class=\"wp-image-46823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/albrechtstatue.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/albrechtstatue-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 view you see in <em>Before Sunrise<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some tips:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Walk along the Albertina&#8217;s front for a raised view of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/opera\/staatsoper\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1071\">State Opera House<\/a> and a nice view across the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/burggarten\/\">Burggarten<\/a> park to the majestic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/neue-burg\/\">Neue Burg wing<\/a> of the Habsburg&#8217;s Hofburg palace complex<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A near neighbour is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/heidi-horten-collection\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"47637\">Heidi Horten Collection<\/a>, which provides a public showcase for a prestigious private collection of modern and contemporary art<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/cafe-mozart\/\">Caf\u00e9 Mozart<\/a> coffee house opposite the Albertina is one of the traditional ones that Vienna does so well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>And just below the museum is the Bitzinger sausage stand, which enjoys an excellent reputation (as you can tell from the queues that often build up there)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fans of the movie <em>Before Sunrise<\/em> should look for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/archduke-albrecht-monument\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"39990\">Albrecht monument<\/a> on the small open area in front of the Albertina&#8217;s entrance. Protagonists Jesse and C\u00e9line sat on the steps below this statue in one of the movie&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/songsfilms\/before-sunrise-locations\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"36997\">final scenes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Inside, look out the windows into the palace courtyards. The plain nature of the facades was usual with such buildings. After all, you invest your money in the ornamentation that most people will actually see, namely your street-facing walls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-get-to-the-albertina\">How to get to the Albertina<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The museum is very central, sitting between the Hofburg palace complex and the State Opera House, close to the ancient <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/augustinerkirche\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"17061\">Augustinerkirche<\/a> church, and above the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/albrechtsbrunnen-danubiusbrunnen\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"32741\">Albrechtsbrunnen<\/a> wall fountain. You pass it, for example, on my suggested self-guided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/transport\/walking-tour\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"50322\">walking tour<\/a> of Vienna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subway: nearest stations are around 4-6 minutes away on foot. Go to Stephansdom (U1 and U3 lines) or Karlsplatz (U1, U2 and U4 lines).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bus: take the 2A to Albertinaplatz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tram: the closest tram stops are on the nearby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/ring\/\">Ring boulevard<\/a>, and just a few minutes walk away. Get out at K\u00e4rntner Ring\/Oper (lines 1, 2, 62, 71 and D) or Burgring (lines 1, 2, 71 and D).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: Albertinaplatz 1, 1010 Vienna | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertina.at\/\">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>Describing the Albertina is challenging. Is it an art museum inside a palace? Or a palace inside an art museum? The happy answer is&#8230;both. 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