Kunsthistoriches Museum

The two galleries located on Maria-Theresien-Platz comprise the largest and most famous art museum in Vienna. Its galleries include a wide range of artifacts but the largest (and most impressive) collections are those from the 16th and 17th centuries amassed by the Habsburgs. The Picture Gallery includes works by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Diego Velazquez, and Caravaggio. Other collections include the Egyptian and Near Eastern collection, Greek and Roman Antiquities, and the Collection of Arms and Armor.

Belvedere

Housed in a Baroque palace, the Belvedere Museum is home to many paintings from Vienna’s avant-garde heyday in the beginning of the twentieth century along with earlier works. The most famous painting here is Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss. The complex also has extensive gardens.

MuseumsQuartier

The MuseumsQuartier or Museums Quarter encompasses several museums, exhibition space, and convention halls. The grounds of the MQ opened in 2001 and the area quickly became a popular cultural center. MUMOK is the Museum of Modern Art; its collections include works by Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol among others. The Leopold Museum has the largest collection of art by modern Austrian artists such as Oskar Kolkoschka, Gustav Klimt, and Egon Schiele. There is also a Children’s Museum (ZOOM Kindermuseum), a Museum of Dance (Tanzquartier), and a Museum of Architecture (Architekturzentrum Wien).

Kunst Haus Wien

Also known as the Hundertwasser Museum, this museum was established in 1991.  The building was originally a furniture factory that was redesigned and remodeled according to Friedensreich Hundertwasser’s personal designs.