Exhibition highlights in December

The museums in Vienna are home to spectacular art exhibitions that are just waiting to be discovered. Let yourself be wowed by these new exhibitions.

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Painting by Amoako Boafo: Sunflower Field, 2022 — Currently at the Lower Belvedere (pluse a small part at the Upper Belvedere): “Amoako Boafo. Proper Love” – the first retrospective exhibition in Europe dedicated to the Ghanaian artist. (Amoako Boafo, Sunflower Field, 2022) – © Collection Glenn and Amanda Fuhrman NY, Courtesy the FLAG Art Foundation. © Bildrecht, Wien 2024

Painting by Marc Chagall, Fiancés ou Mariés sur Coq, 1939/47 — The major fall exhibition entitled “Chagall” showcases around 100 works from every creative phase of the master of the Russian avant-garde. (Marc Chagall, Fiancés ou Mariés sur Coq, 1939/47) – © Burda GmbH, Offenburg © Bildrecht, Wien 2024

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606 – 1669): Girl in a Picture Frame, 1641 — At the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna: “Rembrandt – Hoogstraten. Color and Illusion”, the first ever Rembrandt exhibition in the 133-year history of the KHM. (Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Girl in a Picture Frame, 1641) – © The Royal Castle in Warsaw – Museum, Foto: Andrzej Ring, Lech Sandzewicz

Fabric by Dagobert Peche — “Peche Pop. Tracing Dagobert Peche in the 21st Century": from December 11, the MAK - Museum of Applied Arts dedicates its first major exhibition in over 25 years to the ‘enfant terrible’ of the Wiener Werkstätte. (Dagobert Peche, Rainbow fabric panel, 1919) – © MAK

Painted by Paul Gauguin, Still Life with Flowers and Idol, around 1892 — The exhibition “Gauguin. Unexpected”, the first Gauguin exhibition in Austria since 1960, can be visited at the Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien. (Paul Gauguin, Still Life with Flowers and Idol, around 1892) – © Kunsthaus Zürich, Geschenk Walter Haefner, 1995

Design by Josef Hoffmann for the Palais Stoclet — With “Poetry of the Ornament”, the Leopold Museum opens the archives of the Backhausen company, once one of Austria's most traditional producers of furniture and decorative fabrics. (Josef Hoffmann (design), Dess. 7741 for the staircase of the Palais Stoclet, 1910) – © Backhausen-Archiv, Vermächtnis von Frau Dr. Louise Kiesling, Dauerleihgabe im Leopold Museum

Johann Strauss II., portrait — Happy birthday, Johann Strauss! In 2025, the 200th birthday of the Waltz King is being celebrated in Vienna. The Theatermuseum is currently hosting “Johann Strauss - The Exhibition” with numerous original exhibits. (Johann Strauss with facsimile of his name and autograph score, Anonymous) – © KHM-Museumsverband, Theatermuseum

Room at the Johann Strauss Musuem - New Dimensions with installations of light and music. — Also new: the immersive permanent exhibition “Johann Strauss. New Dimensions” at the Johann Strauss Museum (opposite the Vienna Secession) featuring state-of-the-art technology. – © Philipp Lipiarski

Kunstwerk von Erwin Wurm, Fat Convertible, 2005 — “Erwin Wurm. A 70th birthday retrospective” at the Albertina modern pays tribute to the impressive oeuvre of the Austrian contemporary artist. (Erwin Wurm, Fat Convertible, 2005) – © Erwin Wurm / Bildrecht, Wien 2024 Foto: Vincent Everarts

Kunst Haus Wien, Anne Duk Hee Jordan, The end is where we start from (Ausstellungsansicht) — For “The end is where we start from”, the Korean-German artist Anne Duk Hee Jordan has transformed the Kunst Haus Wien into a walk-in fluorescent underwater world. (Exhibition view) – © KunstHausWien / Foto: Michael Strasser

Painting by Marc Chagall, Le Clown au Bouquet, 1970-1974 — The first permanent exhibition at the Heidi Horten Collection: “Klimt ⮂ Warhol” with masterpieces selected by the public. (Marc Chagall, Le Clown au Bouquet, 1970-1974) – © Anders Sune Berg

Picture postcard: Danube - Reichsbrücke, Winter 1929 — “Winter in Vienna. The Vanishing of a Season” explores how wintry Vienna has changed over the centuries. Now at the Wien Museum. (Picture postcard: Danube – Reichsbrücke, winter 1929) – © Foto: Wien Museum

Sonderausstellung Hedy Lamarr, Möbelmuseum Wien, Ausstellungsansicht — “Housewife. Artist. Tomboy. Hedy Lamarr 110.": The Vienna Furniture Museum pays tribute to Viennese Hollywood icon and inventor Hedy Lamarr on the occasion of her 110th birthday. (Exhibition view) – © SKB

Exhibition view, Medardo Rosso, mumok — The mumok is dedicating a retrospective to the Italian sculptor Medardo Rosso called “Inventing Modern Sculpture” and is presenting his work alongside 50 other artists such as Andy Warhol and Louise Bourgeois. (Medardo Rosso, mumok, exhibition view) – © Foto: Markus Wörgötter

Exhibition 007 ACTION VIENNA — Get to see over 100 original objects from six decades of James Bond movies: the “007 Action Vienna” exhibition is on at the Metastadt. (Exhibition view) – © 007 ACTION VIENNA © Stefan Moertl

Kunstwerk von Bracha L. Ettinger, Eurydice n.65, (2019-2022) — Currently at the Jewish Museum Vienna: “The Third Generation. The Holocaust in Family Memory” focuses on the generation of grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. (Bracha L. Ettinger, Eurydice n.65, (2019-2022) – © Bracha L. Ettinger

Europas beste Bauten, Az W, Studierendenhaus TU Braunschweig, Deutschland, 2023 — Every two years, the Architekturzentrum Wien (Az W) shines a spotlight on outstanding European architectural projects with its “Europe’s Best Buildings” exhibition. (Student residence at the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany, 2023; Architects: Gustav Düsing, Max Hacke) – © Foto: Iwan Baan

Holidays in Austria, Haus der Geschichte Österreich, Exhibition View — "Holidays in Austria. Reinventing a Tourist Destination": The House of Austrian History uses the photo albums of a British couple to tell the story of the development of a tourist nation. (Exhibition view) – © Lorenz Paulus/hdgö

Artwork by Arnold Schönberg, Erwartung op. 17, ca. 1911 — “Listening to love with Schönberg”: to mark the 150th birthday of the Viennese composer, the Arnold Schönberg Center is exploring the emotional content of his music. (Arnold Schönberg, Erwartung op. 17, ca. 1911) – © Belmont Music Publishers, Los Angeles/CA

The Weltmuseum Wien is hosting the special exhibition entitled “On the Backs of Camels” to mark the UN Year of Camelids. (Super Taus and a Camel Yasha) – © Photography: Imam Guseinov / Special thanks to Dzhamilya Dagirova, Naida Omarova / Commissioned by RD Magazine

Currently at the Lower Belvedere (pluse a small part at the Upper Belvedere): “Amoako Boafo. Proper Love” – the first retrospective exhibition in Europe dedicated to the Ghanaian artist. (Amoako Boafo, Sunflower Field, 2022) – © Collection Glenn and Amanda Fuhrman NY, Courtesy the FLAG Art Foundation. © Bildrecht, Wien 2024

The major fall exhibition entitled “Chagall” showcases around 100 works from every creative phase of the master of the Russian avant-garde. (Marc Chagall, Fiancés ou Mariés sur Coq, 1939/47) – © Burda GmbH, Offenburg © Bildrecht, Wien 2024

At the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna: “Rembrandt – Hoogstraten. Color and Illusion”, the first ever Rembrandt exhibition in the 133-year history of the KHM. (Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Girl in a Picture Frame, 1641) – © The Royal Castle in Warsaw – Museum, Foto: Andrzej Ring, Lech Sandzewicz

“Peche Pop. Tracing Dagobert Peche in the 21st Century": from December 11, the MAK - Museum of Applied Arts dedicates its first major exhibition in over 25 years to the ‘enfant terrible’ of the Wiener Werkstätte. (Dagobert Peche, Rainbow fabric panel, 1919) – © MAK

The exhibition “Gauguin. Unexpected”, the first Gauguin exhibition in Austria since 1960, can be visited at the Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien. (Paul Gauguin, Still Life with Flowers and Idol, around 1892) – © Kunsthaus Zürich, Geschenk Walter Haefner, 1995

With “Poetry of the Ornament”, the Leopold Museum opens the archives of the Backhausen company, once one of Austria's most traditional producers of furniture and decorative fabrics. (Josef Hoffmann (design), Dess. 7741 for the staircase of the Palais Stoclet, 1910) – © Backhausen-Archiv, Vermächtnis von Frau Dr. Louise Kiesling, Dauerleihgabe im Leopold Museum

Happy birthday, Johann Strauss! In 2025, the 200th birthday of the Waltz King is being celebrated in Vienna. The Theatermuseum is currently hosting “Johann Strauss - The Exhibition” with numerous original exhibits. (Johann Strauss with facsimile of his name and autograph score, Anonymous) – © KHM-Museumsverband, Theatermuseum

Also new: the immersive permanent exhibition “Johann Strauss. New Dimensions” at the Johann Strauss Museum (opposite the Vienna Secession) featuring state-of-the-art technology. – © Philipp Lipiarski

“Erwin Wurm. A 70th birthday retrospective” at the Albertina modern pays tribute to the impressive oeuvre of the Austrian contemporary artist. (Erwin Wurm, Fat Convertible, 2005) – © Erwin Wurm / Bildrecht, Wien 2024 Foto: Vincent Everarts

For “The end is where we start from”, the Korean-German artist Anne Duk Hee Jordan has transformed the Kunst Haus Wien into a walk-in fluorescent underwater world. (Exhibition view) – © KunstHausWien / Foto: Michael Strasser

The first permanent exhibition at the Heidi Horten Collection: “Klimt ⮂ Warhol” with masterpieces selected by the public. (Marc Chagall, Le Clown au Bouquet, 1970-1974) – © Anders Sune Berg

“Winter in Vienna. The Vanishing of a Season” explores how wintry Vienna has changed over the centuries. Now at the Wien Museum. (Picture postcard: Danube – Reichsbrücke, winter 1929) – © Foto: Wien Museum

“Housewife. Artist. Tomboy. Hedy Lamarr 110.": The Vienna Furniture Museum pays tribute to Viennese Hollywood icon and inventor Hedy Lamarr on the occasion of her 110th birthday. (Exhibition view) – © SKB

The mumok is dedicating a retrospective to the Italian sculptor Medardo Rosso called “Inventing Modern Sculpture” and is presenting his work alongside 50 other artists such as Andy Warhol and Louise Bourgeois. (Medardo Rosso, mumok, exhibition view) – © Foto: Markus Wörgötter

Get to see over 100 original objects from six decades of James Bond movies: the “007 Action Vienna” exhibition is on at the Metastadt. (Exhibition view) – © 007 ACTION VIENNA © Stefan Moertl

Currently at the Jewish Museum Vienna: “The Third Generation. The Holocaust in Family Memory” focuses on the generation of grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. (Bracha L. Ettinger, Eurydice n.65, (2019-2022) – © Bracha L. Ettinger

Every two years, the Architekturzentrum Wien (Az W) shines a spotlight on outstanding European architectural projects with its “Europe’s Best Buildings” exhibition. (Student residence at the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany, 2023; Architects: Gustav Düsing, Max Hacke) – © Foto: Iwan Baan

"Holidays in Austria. Reinventing a Tourist Destination": The House of Austrian History uses the photo albums of a British couple to tell the story of the development of a tourist nation. (Exhibition view) – © Lorenz Paulus/hdgö

“Listening to love with Schönberg”: to mark the 150th birthday of the Viennese composer, the Arnold Schönberg Center is exploring the emotional content of his music. (Arnold Schönberg, Erwartung op. 17, ca. 1911) – © Belmont Music Publishers, Los Angeles/CA

The Weltmuseum Wien is hosting the special exhibition entitled “On the Backs of Camels” to mark the UN Year of Camelids. (Super Taus and a Camel Yasha) – © Photography: Imam Guseinov / Special thanks to Dzhamilya Dagirova, Naida Omarova / Commissioned by RD Magazine

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