THE LEOPOLD COLLECTION The Leopold Museum, with around 6,000 works, houses one of the world’s most important collections of Austrian art from the second half of the nineteenth century and Modernism. As a couple, Rudolf and Elisabeth Leopold created this unique collection over the course of five decades.
The Leopold Museum is a unique treasure-house of Viennese Jugendstil, the Wiener Werkstätte and Expressionism. It is the most-visited museum of the city's hottest cultural site, the MuseumsQuartier, and it houses the most significant and largest Egon Schiele collection in the world, as well as masterworks by Secession founder Gustav Klimt.
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- When is Leopold Museum open?Leopold Museum is open:Wed - Mon 10:00 AM - 6:00 PMBuy tickets in advance on Tripadvisor. If you book with Tripadvisor, you can cancel at least 24...
- How much do Leopold Museum tickets cost in 2022?Leopold Museum admission prices can vary. Entrance tickets currently cost $16.35, while a popular guided tour starts around $10.90 per person. See...
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- What hotels are near Leopold Museum?Hotels near Leopold Museum: (0.11 mi) K+K Hotel Maria Theresia (0.13 mi) Boutiquehotel Das Tyrol (0.15 mi) Hotel Sans Souci Wien (0.11 mi) Hotel Gi...
- What restaurants are near Leopold Museum?Restaurants near Leopold Museum: (0.01 mi) Café Leopold (0.03 mi) MQ Daily (0.08 mi) Glacis Beisl (0.05 mi) Cafe Restaurant Halle (0.10 mi) Cafe-Re...
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The Leopold Museum is one must-visit destination for tourists. Situated in the Museumsquartier, the museum boasts of one of the largest collections of modern Austrian art. Well known artists featured here are Gustav Klimt, Richard Gerstl, Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka.
Leopold Museum Hundreds of masterworks of Austrian modern art collected by the passionate art lover Dr. Rudolf Leopold are shown in the Leopold Museum at MuseumsQuartier near the Imperial Palace. The Leopold Museum is a unique treasure-trove of Viennese art nouveau, the Vienna Workshop and of the Expressionist period.
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(Leopold Museum with the MQ Libelle on its roof; © Leopold Museum, Vienna; Photo: Ouriel Morgensztern) The story of the Leopold Museum begins over 100 years ago. In 1918, Spanish flu robbed the world of artist Egon Schiele just as he was on the cusp of widespread acclaim. Unfortunately, the distraction of rebuilding a continent (and destroying it a...
The Vienna 1900 permanent exhibitionforms the centrepiece of the museum and occupies three of its floors. This presents the birth, peak and afterlife of the Vienna modernist movement, beginning with its origins and the likes of Hans Makart and ending with post-WWI developments. Works by such names as Klimt, Kokoschka, Gerstl, Wagner, Hoffmann, Loos...
The museum sits in the southern half of the MQ complex, to the left as you come through the main entrance. Some tips: 1. Once you pass the ticket control, you enter a huge marbled hall. Go right for stairs and lifts to the other levels. 1. The museum galleries are large, bright, and airy, with the works of art quite spread out. So it all feels very...
Subway: The closest subway station is Museumsquartier (on the U2 line). You can also wander through the MQ complex from the northern end if you get off at the Volkstheater station (on the U2 and U3 lines). Tram/bus: The 49 tram and 48A bus also go to Volkstheater. The Leopold Museum is not far from the ring tram lines, either. Take the 1, 2, D or 7...