{"id":31716,"date":"2021-05-07T04:52:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T03:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=31716"},"modified":"2025-05-30T16:53:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T15:53:25","slug":"jugendstil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/jugendstil\/","title":{"rendered":"Jugendstil and Vienna"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/jugendstilsmall.jpg\" alt=\"Wall decoration\" class=\"wp-image-31717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/jugendstilsmall.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/jugendstilsmall-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Travel around Vienna and you find many architectural and interior design elements described as Jugendstil. And many items in art and design museums share that description, too. But what is Jugendstil?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Describes the Viennese &#8220;Art Nouveau&#8221; movement &amp; style<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Popular in the years either side of 1900<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Impacted architecture, (decorative) arts, design &amp; more<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Still seen today in many buildings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take a two-hour historical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/vienna-walking-tours-l205287\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_WalkingTours\" rel=\"sponsored\">walking tour<\/a>* in Vienna<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/wiener-moderne\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"28303\">Vienna Modernism<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/secession\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2119\">The Vienna Secession<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"jugend-what\">Jugend-what?<\/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\/2022\/02\/majolikahaus.jpg\" alt=\"The Majolikahaus on Wienzeile\" class=\"wp-image-42727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/majolikahaus.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/majolikahaus-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 Jugendstil <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/majolika-house\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1437\">Majolika House<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many things confused me about Vienna when I first arrived. For example, drinking tea without milk (a sin again humanity).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or cake for breakfast (an excellent idea the entire world should adopt).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or Jugendstil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Turns out it&#8217;s the local version of <em>Art Nouveau<\/em>. So a synonym for that decorative style that makes use of curves, natural forms and ornate motifs along with modern materials. Jugendstil blossomed in Vienna during the late 19th century and early 20th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That may be all you need to know, but Jugendstil played a significant role in Austria&#8217;s (art) history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"why-is-it-important\">Why is it important?<\/h2>\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\/09\/steinhofkirche1.jpg\" alt=\"Exterior view of the Otto Wagner church through the trees\" class=\"wp-image-63746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/steinhofkirche1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/steinhofkirche1-300x200.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 Jugendstil <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/kirche-am-steinhof\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"63812\">Kirche am Steinhof<\/a>; press photo by Lisa Rastl \u00a9 Wien Museum)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jugendstil art, architecture, and design remain a highlight of Austria&#8217;s cultural past, and the era proved an important waystation in the development of modern creative approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of those who produced Jugendstil works continue to enjoy acclaim today. And the artists, designers and architects who incorporated Jugendstil within their body of work include numerous famous names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, Jugendstil influenced (and was influenced by) the likes of Gustav Klimt, Otto Wagner, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/wiener-werkstatte\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"28911\">Wiener Werkst\u00e4tte<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The style still appears throughout Vienna&#8217;s architectural landscape, and Jugendstil works feature prominently in those museums dedicated to the applied and modern arts.<\/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=\"exp205287,exp205280\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"DA_CityWalk\"><\/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=\"jugendstil-and-viennese-modernism\">Jugendstil and Viennese Modernism<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharp-eyed observers will note that the Jugendstil era largely coincides with the dates of another significant cultural movement: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/wiener-moderne\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"28303\">Wiener Moderne<\/a> (English: Viennese Modernism).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two are, however, not the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, the Wiener Moderne refers to creative and intellectual developments in a far wider range of fields, including music and the social sciences. It also covers a variety of styles in art and design; Jugendstil is just one (albeit a rather significant one).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-secession\">The Secession<\/h3>\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\/02\/versacrum1.jpg\" alt=\"Contents page of Ver Sacrum; Sammlung Wien Museum\" class=\"wp-image-42732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/versacrum1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/versacrum1-300x225.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\">(Excerpt from the contents page of the Secession magazine, <em>Ver Sacrum<\/em> Yr 2, Vol. 8, 1899 (creation), Sammlung Wien Museum, reproduced with permission under the terms of the CC0 licence)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jugendstil also enjoys a close association with the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/secession\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2119\"> Vienna Secession<\/a>: a group of artists who turned away from conservative approaches at the end of the 20th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The philosophy, fields of endeavour, and approaches of Secession artists, particularly in its early years, paralleled Art Nouveau and advanced Austria&#8217;s Jugendstil equivalent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"where-to-see-jugendstil\">Where to see Jugendstil<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/makpermanent.jpg\" alt=\"Mak permanent exhibition; Vienna 1900\" class=\"wp-image-31722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/makpermanent.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/makpermanent-300x201.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\">(View of the MAK Permanent Collection <em>Vienna 1900: Design \/ Arts and Crafts 1890\u20131938<\/em>; \u00a9 MAK\/Georg Mayer)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those institutions that cover the Wiener Moderne in depth inevitably include many Jugendstil items. Consider, for example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/vienna-museums\/belvedere\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3308\">Belvedere<\/a>: home to many of Klimt&#8217;s Jugendstil-inspired paintings, notably the wonderful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/belvedere-sites\/kiss\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1119\">The Kiss<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/mak\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"7100\">MAK museum<\/a>: the permanent displays include decorative arts and design from the era<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/leopold-museum\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4014\">Leopold museum<\/a>: the <em>Vienna around 1900<\/em> permanent exhibition includes numerous Jugendstil exhibits<\/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\/02\/seccessionroof.jpg\" alt=\"Roof of the Secession building\" class=\"wp-image-42734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/seccessionroof.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/seccessionroof-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\">(Roof of the Jugendstil Secession building)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wander around pretty much any part of Vienna that existed at the turn of the century, and you soon find yourself picking out Jugendstil elements. Perhaps the design of some 1901 villa. Or a set of steps and railings between two roads. Or simply ornamental touches added to otherwise plain exteriors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vienna&#8217;s pedestrianised centre has many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/jugendstil-graben\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"33969\">Jugendstil houses and business premises<\/a>, with other notable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/jugendstil-centre\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"34058\">examples of Jugendstil<\/a> nearby<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Otto Wagner-designed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/kirche-am-steinhof\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"63812\">Kirche am Steinhof<\/a> is probably the prime piece of Jugendstil architecture in the city. A delight in white and gold with, for example, windows by Koloman Moser. Be sure to go inside. It&#8217;s a little off the beaten track, though<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Unsurprisingly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/secession\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2119\">Secession building<\/a> put up by the same-named group of artists serves as a prime example of Jugendstil. Inside is Klimt&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/beethoven-frieze\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4819\">Beethoven Frieze<\/a>, another Jugendstil-inspired masterpiece<\/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\/02\/Factoryjugendstil.jpg\" alt=\"Jugendstil designs on a factory facade\" class=\"wp-image-42738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Factoryjugendstil.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Factoryjugendstil-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\">(Jugendstil designs on an old factory front in Vienna&#8217;s outlying 16th district)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/ankeruhr-anchor-clock\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"6414\">Ankeruhr<\/a> giant outdoor mechanical clock: a gift to the city from a life insurance company<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/majolika-house\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1437\">Majolika house<\/a> (another Otto Wagner design) impresses with its gorgeous ornamentation and floral fa\u00e7ade<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The white, green and gold twin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/otto-wagner-pavilion\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5131\">station pavilions<\/a> above the Karlsplatz subway station also stem from Otto Wagner. Clearly a busy man<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Many other buildings by Wagner feature Jugendstil or modernist architecture, so take a peek at this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/otto-wagner-in-vienna\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4917\">guide to Otto Wagner in Vienna<\/a>. His railway infrastructure (particularly stations and bridges across the U4, U6 and S45 subway\/train lines) draws on Jugendstil elements, for example.<\/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\/2023\/05\/cafegoldegg2.jpg\" alt=\"Front of Caf\u00e9 Goldegg\" class=\"wp-image-60426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/cafegoldegg2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/cafegoldegg2-300x225.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\">(Caf\u00e9 Goldegg has Jugendstil interiors)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If I may make a final suggestion&#8230;find your way to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/cafe-goldegg\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"60428\">Caf\u00e9 Goldegg<\/a>, which is close to both the baroque <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/vienna-museums\/belvedere\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3308\">Belvedere complex<\/a> and Vienna&#8217;s largest railway station (Hauptbahnhof). As well as being a rather fine and authentic coffee house with friendly service, it has some original Jugendstil d\u00e9cor inside.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travel around Vienna and you find many architectural and interior design elements described as Jugendstil. And many items in art and design museums share that description, too. But what is Jugendstil? Jugend-what? (The Jugendstil Majolika House) Many things confused me about Vienna when I first arrived. 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