Vienna's Spring 2025 Art Scene: 7 Must-See Exhibitions
The spring art season in Vienna for 2025 will feature seven significant exhibitions across prominent museums, with new management at both the Kunsthistorisches Museum and Albertina emphasizing visitor interaction. The Kunsthistorisches Museum will present 'Nature's Time,' highlighting pieces by Arcimboldo, Bassano, and Bruegel. Meanwhile, the Heidi Horten Collection will unveil 'Experiment Expressionismus – Schiele meets Nosferatu,' which connects Expressionist artwork with early film. The Albertina will host two key exhibitions: 'Leonardo – Dürer Renaissance Master Drawings on Colored Ground,' showcasing nearly 150 pieces, and 'Matthew Wong – Vincent van Gogh Painting as a Last Resort.' Additionally, it will feature 'Francesca Woodman Works from the VERBUND COLLECTION' and mark the anniversary of its Klosterneuburg branch with 'De Sculptura.' The Foto Arsenal Wien will display 'Magnum. A World of Photography.'
Key facts
- Kunsthistorisches Museum and Albertina have new directors focusing on visitor participation and children's programming.
- Kunsthistorisches Museum's 'Nature's Time' runs until June 29, featuring Arcimboldo, Bassano, and Bruegel.
- Heidi Horten Collection's 'Experiment Expressionismus' runs until August 30, pairing Expressionist art with early cinema.
- Albertina's 'Leonardo – Dürer' exhibition runs until June 9, with loans from the Louvre and British Royal Collection.
- Albertina's 'Matthew Wong – Vincent van Gogh' runs until June 19; Wong's 'River at Dusk' sold for $6.66 million at Sotheby's Hong Kong in 2023.
- Albertina's Francesca Woodman retrospective runs until July 6, featuring 80 photographs from the VERBUND COLLECTION.
- Albertina Klosterneuburg's 'De Sculptura' runs until November 16, including works by Claudia Märzendorfer, Annette Messager, and Nam June Paik.
- Foto Arsenal Wien opened in March 2025 with 'Magnum. A World of Photography' running until June 1.
Entities
Artists
- Giuseppe Arcimboldo
- Jacopo Bassano
- Pieter Bruegel the Elder
- Oskar Kokoschka
- Sylvia Ferino-Pagner
- Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
- Emil Nolde
- Max Pechstein
- Max Oppenheimer
- Egon Schiele
- Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
- Hugo Max
- Agnes Husslein-Arco
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Albrecht Dürer
- Francesco Primaticcio
- Giovanni Ambrogio Figino
- Raphael
- Titian
- Albrecht Altdorfer
- Hans Holbein the Elder
- Matthew Wong
- Vincent van Gogh
- Francesca Woodman
- Claudia Märzendorfer
- Annette Messager
- Fritz Panzer
- Nam June Paik
- Dieter Roth
- Martha Jungwirth
- Che Guevara
- Muhammad Ali
- Malcolm X
- Giorgia Losio
Institutions
- Kunsthistorisches Museum
- Albertina
- Heidi Horten Collection
- Albertina Klosterneuburg
- Foto Arsenal Wien
- VERBUND COLLECTION
- Louvre
- British Royal Collection
- Sotheby's
- Magnum Photos
- Burgtheater
- Vienna State Opera
- Museum of Military History
- Belvedere 21
- Artribune
Locations
- Vienna
- Austria
- Milano
- Breda
- Bruxelles
- Bassano del Grappa
- Anchiano
- Amboise
- Canada
- Edmonton
- Netherlands
- Auvers-sur-Oise
- Arles
- France
- USA
- Klosterneuburg
- Hong Kong
- New York
- Germany