Culture Detour
Vienna, in pictures.
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Wien - Albertina Eingangsbereich.jpg
Wolfgang Sauber, CC BY-SA 3.0; Commons source
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ALBERTINA's Soravia Wing entrance area, photographed in October 2009. This is the main ALBERTINA, separate from ALBERTINA MODERN.
Wien, Albertina.jpg
SERGiK73, CC BY-SA 3.0 at; Commons source
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The main ALBERTINA's street approach, photographed in August 2011. The exhibition graphics are historical and do not describe the current programme.
Wien - Museum „Albertina modern“ bzw. Künstlerhaus (1).JPG
C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0; Commons source
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ALBERTINA MODERN's Künstlerhaus home, photographed in June 2020. This is a separate location from the main ALBERTINA.
Wien 01 Künstlerhaus b.jpg
Gugerell, CC0; Commons source
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The restored Künstlerhaus façade, photographed in March 2020 before ALBERTINA MODERN's opening.
Upper Belvedere facade with flower bed and pond Vienna.jpg
Aneza Palaiou, CC BY-SA 4.0; Commons source
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The garden façade of Upper Belvedere, photographed in April 2024.
Upper Belvedere Palace reflection in pond Vienna.jpg
Aneza Palaiou, CC BY-SA 4.0; Commons source
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Upper Belvedere reflected in the palace pond, photographed in April 2024.
Main building of the Kunsthistorisches Museum.jpg
Michał Bulsa, CC BY-SA 4.0; Commons source
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Kunsthistorisches Museum and the square's formal garden, photographed in September 2022.
Main building of the Kunsthistorisches Museum 20150827.jpg
Suicasmo, CC BY-SA 4.0; Commons source
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Kunsthistorisches Museum on Maria-Theresien-Platz, photographed in August 2015.
Wien - KunstHausWien (a).JPG
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Kunst Haus Wien, the Hundertwasser museum on Untere Weißgerberstraße, photographed in June 2026. This is not the residential Hundertwasserhaus.
Wien - KunstHausWien (b).JPG
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Kunst Haus Wien's architectural façade, photographed in June 2026.
Wien 07 Leopold Museum a.jpg
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Leopold Museum from the MuseumsQuartier courtyard, photographed in June 2021.
Wien - 2413 - Leopold museum.jpg
Pierre-Selim Huard, CC BY 4.0; Commons source
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Leopold Museum at night, photographed in December 2015.
MAK-Vienna-110606.jpg
Clemens Pfeiffer, CC BY 2.0 at; Commons source
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The MAK's Stubenring façade, photographed in June 2006.
Museum für angewandte Kunst (MAK) (40893) IMG 8804.jpg
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The MAK building in Vienna, photographed in March 2014.
MUMOK.jpg
Alberto Fernandez Fernandez, CC BY 2.5; Commons source
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mumok’s exterior lettering, photographed in July 2007.
Mumok Wien at night 2026 - BHO-9682.jpg
Bernhard Holub, CC BY-SA 4.0; Commons source
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mumok in the MuseumsQuartier at night, photographed in August 2026.
Vienna - Secession building exterior historic Vienna - 6554.jpg
Jorge Royan, CC BY-SA 3.0; Commons source
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The Secession’s golden dome and upper façade, photographed in 2007.
Secession Building Vienna.jpg
Conny Duck, CC BY-SA 4.0; Commons source
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The Secession's historic architecture, photographed in February 2024.
Weltmuseum Wien 2015 Fassade c.jpg
Manfred Werner - Tsui, CC BY-SA 3.0; Commons source
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An architectural detail of the Weltmuseum Wien façade, photographed in July 2015, before its 2017 reopening.
Neue Burg vor Burggarten - Hofburg - Wien - 04.jpg
Carlos Delgado, CC BY-SA 3.0; Commons source
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The Neue Burg wing housing Weltmuseum Wien, photographed from the Burggarten side in July 2011, before the museum's 2017 reopening.
Außenansicht des Wien Museums, Karlsplatz, Wien.jpg
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Wien Museum after its reopening, photographed in January 2024.
Pallas Athene
Birgit und Peter Kainz, Wien Museum, CC BY 4.0; Image source
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Gustav Klimt, Pallas Athene (1898), Wien Museum collection. Official collection-image reproduction; display can change.