Art

Published on

by Henk Bekker

in Austria, Vienna / Wien

Top Art Exhibitions in Vienna in 2018

The Tower of Babel, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Special art shows during the second half of 2018 in Vienna include major exhibitions on Pieter Bruegel the Elder and Claude Monet as well as further events dedicated to Viennese Modernism artists Klimt, Schiele, Wagner and Moser. Highlights of the Viennese art scene during the second half of 2018 include the world’s first monographic exhibition … Read more

See Prehistoric Rock Art at Tanum in Sweden

Fossum Rock Carvings

The Bronze Age rock carvings near Tanum in the Bohuslän region of Sweden are UNESCO World Cultural Heritage-listed sites and easy to enjoy for free. Thousands of rock carvings of people, animals, and boats made during the Bronze Age attract visitors to the Tanum area of Western Sweden. The high concentration of rock art here … Read more

See Munch’s Scream in the National Gallery of Norway in Oslo

Munchs' The Scream (Detail)

The Scream and other Eduard Munch paintings are the highlights of a visit to the Nasjonalgalleriet (Norwegian National Gallery) art museum in Oslo, Norway. The Nasjonalgalleriet (Norwegian National Gallery) in Oslo is most famous for its copy of Edvard Munch’s painting The Scream that is the undisputed highlight of the around 300 works that are … Read more

Visit the ARoS Aarhus Art Museum in Denmark

Rainbow panorama walkway on AROS

The ARoS in Aarhus is as famous for its art as for its modern museum building with a colorful panorama ring on the roof and Guggenheim-style staircase. The ARos is one of Denmark’s best art museum with particularly good temporary modern art exhibitions to complement its large Danish art collection. The ARoS is famous for … Read more

Hieronymus Bosch 500 Years Exhibitions in Vienna

Hieronymous Bosch: The Last Judgement / Das jüngste Gericht

The Picture Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna will commemorate the 500 years anniversary of Bosch’s death with three special events in 2016. The 500th anniversary of the death of the early Netherlands painter Hieronymus Bosch will be celebrated with three events in 2016 at the Gemälde Galerie of the Akademie der … Read more

Top Contemporary Art Exhibitions in Vienna in 2016

Oswald Oberhuber, Torso, 1937 © Belvedere, Wien

Contemporary and modern art exhibitions in Vienna offer visitors to the Austrian capital alternative gallery and museum options to Baroque and Art Nouveau. Vienna is home to some famous art collections, which will be enhanced during 2016 and 2017 by more temporary exhibitions of modern contemporary art (Zeitgenössische Ausstellungen) by both Austrian and international artists. … Read more

Vienna: Top Exhibitions in Art Museums and Galleries in 2016

Natalia Gontscharowa The Cyclist, 1913 Saint Petersburg, State Russian Museum

In 2016, Chagall, Klimt, Kiefer and Kaiser Franz Joseph are top attractions in the major temporary exhibitions in Vienna’s best museums and art galleries. During the first half of 2016, the Albertina will have major exhibitions on the Russian Avant-gardes (From Chagall to Malewitsch) and woodcuts by Anselm Kiefer. The Belvedere will show Formkunst (Klimt … Read more

Top Art Exhibitions in Vienna in 2015 (First Half)

The Triumphal Entry of Emperor Francis I after the Peace of Paris on June 16th 1814

Top exhibitions in Vienna in early 2015 include celebrations of the Congress of Vienna and the Ringstrasse and a variety of contemporary and older art. Two centuries ago, the power elite of Europe met in Vienna to reshape Europe following the defeat of Napoleon – art and artifacts from this top diplomatic and social event … Read more