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Vienna Art

Overview

The Austrian capital Vienna offers an incredible selection of buildings and art collections.

These include The Academy of Fine Arts, with some of the richest and most important art collections in the world; the Austrian Gallery Belvedere, at the splendid Baroque Belvedere Palace, with the largest Klimt collection in the world; the Albertina Graphic Arts Collection, perhaps the largest and most important graphic collection in the world; the KunstHausWien, a house that does not correspond to the usual clichés and norms, with a permanent Hundertwasser exhibition; the Museumsquartier, one of the ten largest cultural complexes in the world, where baroque buildings, new architecture, cultural institutions and various disciplines of art are united and many more museums and artistic inspirations!

Our Suggested Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Morning flight to Vienna, then spend the afternoon taking in Vienna's main attractions with a guided walking tour of the city.

  2. Day 2

    In the morning, visit the Museum of Fine Arts which ranks among the richest and most important art collections in the world.  It houses paintings by Rubens, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Dürer, Raphael, Titian and Velazquez, as well as the most comprehensive collection of Bruegel's paintings in the world.

    After lunch, discover the Belvedere Palaces - two magnificent palaces in the middle of a splendid park.  The museum hosts a collection of Austrian art from the 18th to 20th century including Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele and Oscar Kokoschka.

    Optional evening activity: enjoy a performance at the Vienna State Opera – an unforgettable experience!

  3. Day 3

    Start your day visiting the Albertina Graphic Arts Collection, perhaps the largest and most important graphic collection in the world.  It owns about 60,000 drawings and around a million graphic reproductions, including Albrecht Dürer's famous "Rabbit".

    Later on the day, wander around the Museumsquartier, one of the ten largest cultural complexes in the world, where baroque buildings, new architecture, cultural institutions and various disciplines of art are united.  The Leopold Museum and the MUMOK (Museum of Modern Art Ludwig Foundation Vienna) are just two of the art museums here.

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    Visit the stunning Schönbrunn Palace, with its lovely gardens and fountains – no trip to Vienna would be complete without seeing the summer residence of the Habsburgs.

  4. Day 4

    Before coming back home, visit the Secession - even by today's standards the Secession is a daring building with its cupola of golden laurel leaves and its art deco facade.  It is one of the key works of Viennese Art Nouveaux architecture and specialises in contemporary art.

    Afternoon flight back home.

MEININGER Wien Downtown Franz

Accommodation

We always use safe and secure accommodation especially suited to schools.  Most of our schools that visit Vienna choose to stay at the MEININGER Hotel Wien Downtown Franz or one of A&O's hostels.  All of the accommodation we use is audited, and our auditing regime is verified by independent experts.