Fine Arts in Vienna
Academy of Fine Arts
www.akademiegalerie.at
Theophil Hansen designed the building of the Academy of Fine Arts, which was constructed between 1872 and 1876. The Academy has a gallery of Old Masters (works by Dutch and Flemish painters of the 17th century, above all Rubens and van Dyck). Other remarkable pieces include the altarpiece of the Last Judgment by Hieronymus Bosch, Murillo's "Two Boys Playing Dice" or views of Venice by Francesco Guardi.
Akademie der bildenden Kunste
Address: 1., Schillerplatz 3
phone 588 16-225, -228
U, tram, bus: Karlsplatz/Oper, tram D, J, 1, 2, bus 57A: Burgring
Tue - Sun and public holidays 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Belvedere / Austrian Gallery
www.belvedere.at
Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663 - 1736), the most brilliant military mind of his age, commissioned Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt to design and build this garden palace as a summer residence outside the walls of the city. The palace, one of the most exquisite Baroque structures in the world, consists of two palaces (Upper and Lower Belvedere). A majority of the rooms were adapted to house the Austrian Gallery.
Upper Belvedere:
Austrian Gallery of the 19th and 20th Centuries
3., Prinz-Eugen-Str. 27
tram D: Schloss Belvedere
tram O, 18, bus 13A: Sudbahnhof
Lower Belvedere:
Museum of Medieval Art and Baroque Museum
3., Rennweg 6a
tram 71: Unteres Belvedere
Alpine Gardens in the Belvedere Park:
3., Landstrasser Gurtel 1
phone 798 31 49
tram D, O, 18: Sudbahnhof
April-July daily
10 a.m.-6 p.m.; closed in rain or strong wind
Salvador Dali Exhibition
This permanent exhibition presents more than 250 masterworks of the genius of surrealism, including a comprehensive collection of cold needle etchings and lithographs as well as the largest collection of Dali sculptures in the world.
1, Josefsplatz 5
U3: Herrengasse
tram D, J, 1, 2, bus 57A: Burgring
phone 512 25 49
Daily 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Extraordinary & Contemporary: Generali Foundation
For twelve years now the Generali Foundation has been collecting contemporary art with an emphasis on critical art that are dismissed by many as "difficult." The main activities of the Generali Foundation are the building of a collection of international art-by now highly regarded-as well as research and documentation.
Photography, film, video and installation have a special place in the Generali Foundation Collection. Works from the sixties are juxtaposed with works from the nineties.
A particularly important part of the collection are the archives and a library, which are open to the public in the Reference Room of the Generali Foundation. In Austria, the Generali Foundation is the only institution which collects video art and makes it accessible to the public. A special Media Lounge will be opened this fall.
4., Wiedner Hauptstra?e 15
U1, U2, U4: Karlsplatz
Tue, Wed, Fri 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., Thu 11 a.m. - 8 p.m., Sat, Sun, pub. hol. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Albertina Collection of Graphic Arts
www.albertina.at
The Albertina is perhaps the largest and most important graphic collections in the world. Today, it owns about 60,000 drawings and about a million graphic reproductions. Albrecht Durer's famous "Rabbit" from the year 1502 is only one example of its many masterpieces.
The early twentieth century is represented, among others, with portraits and nudes by Egon Schiele. In their exhibitions, the Albertina changes the exhibits on display frequently, because so many of these valuable originals are extremely sensitive to light.
The Albertina building consists of different sections, the core of which is the palace where the founder of the collection, Duke Albert von Sachsen-Teschen (1738-1822), lived; the collection is named after him. At present, the Albertina is being renovated, rebuilt and expanded.
1, Albertinaplatz 1
Musicians' Memorials
Beethoven-Memorials
This house, named for its owner, was built between 1791 and 1798; Beethoven lived here several times between 1804 to 1815.
Pasqualati House
1., Molker Bastei 8
U2, tram D, 1, 2: Schottentor
phone 535 89 05
Haydn - Memorial House and Brahms Memorial Room
Joseph Haydn (born 1732) bought this house in 1793, added a second floor and lived here from 1797 until his death (May 31, 1809). Here, he wrote his two oratorios "The Creation" and "The Seasons." Today, the house is a museum and also contains a memorial room for Johannes Brahms.
6., Haydngasse 19
U3: Zieglergasse, bus 57A: Bruckengasse
phone 596 13 07
Mozart
In this 17th-century residence, Mozart spent what were purportedly the happiest years of his life ( 1784-1787 ; this was the longest he ever resided at one apartment ); he composed his opera The Marriage of Figaro here. For this reason, the house is also called Figaro House.
Figaro House
1., Domgasse 5
U1, U3: Stephansplatz
phone 513 62 94
Schubert Memorials
Paintings, drawings, first editions of his works and the composer's guitar are as much mementoes of him as are the metal-rimmed glasses that he often did not even take off at night so that he could start writing music immediately upon waking up. You can listen to Schubert's music at these memorials.
Franz Schubert's Birthplace (and Adalbert Stifter memorial rooms)
9., Nussdorfer Strasse 54
tram 37, 38: Canisiusgasse
phone 317 36 01
Memorial Johann Strauss Residence
Johann Strauss Son (1825 - 1899) wrote his most famous composition here in 1867: The Blue Danube Waltz, the unofficial Austrian national anthem. He lived here with his first wife Jetty from 1863 to 1870. In addition to original furniture and original instruments, one can also view objects used in the daily life of the great musician, as well as paintings, photographs and documents about his life and work.
2., Praterstrasse 54
U1: Nestroyplatz
phone 214 01 21
Churches
Church am Steinhof
Otto Wagner designed this church, which was built between 1905 and 1907, on the grounds of the Lower Austrian State Asylum, now the Psychatric Hospital of the City of Vienna. The copper-covered dome of this prime example of Viennese Art Nouveau architecture is visible from quite a distance, as the church stands high on the crest of the hill.
14., Baumgartner Hohe 1
(Psychiatric Hospital)
bus 47A, 48A: Psychiatrisches Krankenhaus
phone Mo - Fr 8 - 15:
910 60 - 11 204
Church of the Augustinian Friars
The architectural history of this 14th century church is colorful: The interior of the Gothic period was removed and replaced by Baroque decorations and pews during the 17th century, but Ferdinand von Hohenberg removed the new Baroque interior in 1784-85.
Augustinerkirche
1., Augustinerstrasse 7
U, tram, bus: Karlsplatz/Oper
Church of the Most Holy Trinity
The church on St. George's Hill at the edge of the Vienna Woods was the only architectural work by the famous Austrian sculptor Fritz Wotruba (1907-1975); it was built from 1974 to 1976. The outside walls consist of 152 modular cubes cast in concrete and arranged in an irregular pattern.
23., Mauer, Ecke Georgsgasse/Rysergasse
bus 60 A
phone 888 50 03
International Chapel of Vienna
Evangelical and Nondenominational
International Chapel of Vienna
Wagramer Strasse 175 o 1220 Wien
Tel: 251-2290
International Baptist Church
Service in Courtyard
Herndigasse 6 o 1100 Wien
Tel: 804 92 59
English- Speaking United Methodist Church
Sechshauser Strasse 56/2/6 o 1150 Vienna
Tel/Fax: 895-8175
Roman Catholic Community
Rooseveltplatz 8, 1090 Wien
Tel/Fax: 402 18 30
