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Vienna's Spring 2026 Exhibition Season Features Canaletto, Courbet, and Climate Biennale

exhibition · 2026-04-20

The cultural agenda for spring 2026 in Vienna includes eight significant exhibitions. At the Kunsthistorisches Museum, visitors can view 32 pieces by Canaletto and Bernardo Bellotto, featuring 'Il Bacino di San Marco da San Giorgio Maggiore' (1735/44) from the Wallace Collection in London. The Leopold Museum will present Gustave Courbet's first comprehensive retrospective in Austria, with contributions from Musée d'Orsay. The Albertina will host around 200 works by Honoré Daumier, marking the first major exhibition in nearly ninety years. The 'Animalia' exhibition from the Heidi Horten Collection features approximately 90 pieces. KunstHausWien's Vienna Climate Biennale 2026 will delve into the cultural importance of seeds. Superflux's installations will be displayed at the Weltmuseum Wien. The Dom Museum Wien will show 'Alles in Arbeit,' while Albertina Klosterneuburg's 'Donated with Love' will feature works from the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation. These exhibitions will be available from late spring through autumn 2026.

Key facts

  • Kunsthistorisches Museum presents 32 Canaletto and Bernardo Bellotto paintings until September 6, 2026
  • Leopold Museum hosts first major Gustave Courbet retrospective in Vienna until June 29, 2026
  • Albertina's Honoré Daumier exhibition features approximately 200 works until May 25, 2026
  • Heidi Horten Collection's 'Animalia' includes about 90 works challenging human-animal separation until August 30, 2026
  • Vienna Climate Biennale 2026 at KunstHausWien involves 60 citywide collaborations until May 10, 2026
  • Weltmuseum Wien showcases Superflux's speculative design installations until August 16, 2026
  • Dom Museum Wien explores work's dimensions in 'Alles in Arbeit' until August 30, 2026
  • Albertina Klosterneuburg's 'Donated with Love' includes donations from Roy Lichtenstein Foundation and Sean Scully until November 15, 2026

Entities

Artists

  • Canaletto
  • Bernardo Bellotto
  • Gustave Courbet
  • Honoré Daumier
  • François-Xavier Lalanne
  • Mary Midgley
  • Linda McCartney
  • Paul McCartney
  • Cecilia Vicuña
  • Anab Jain
  • Jon Ardern
  • Norbert Wagenbrett
  • Sean Scully
  • Roy Lichtenstein
  • Julie Mehretu
  • Katharina Grosse
  • Giorgia Losio
  • Jonathan Fine
  • Verena Kaspar-Eisert
  • Gerlinde Riedl
  • Claudia Banz
  • Johanna Schwanberg

Institutions

  • Kunsthistorisches Museum
  • Wallace Collection
  • Galleria Nazionale di Venezia
  • Gemäldegalerie di Berlino
  • Heidi Horten Collection
  • Leopold Museum
  • Musée d'Orsay
  • Albertina
  • Städel Museum
  • KunstHausWien
  • Weltmuseum Wien
  • Dom Museum Wien
  • Albertina Klosterneuburg
  • Roy Lichtenstein Foundation
  • Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI)
  • Museum Utopie und Alltag
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Vienna
  • Austria
  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Venice
  • Italy
  • Dresda
  • Germany
  • Berlin
  • Frankfurt
  • Winterthur
  • Switzerland
  • Paris
  • France
  • New York
  • United States
  • Klosterneuburg
  • Karlsplatz

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