Art in Austria

Discover 15 places to experience unusual art in Austria.

Art in the Altaussee Salt Mine after WWII

Altaussee, Austria

Altaussee Salt Mines

During World War II, Austria's oldest salt mine was used to store thousands of pieces of stolen artwork.

Neidhart frescoes

Vienna, Austria

Neidhart Frescoes

A glimpse into the festive and private lives of medieval Europe.

Ernst Fuchs Museum (Otto Wagner Villa I).

Vienna, Austria

Otto Wagner Villa I (Ernst Fuchs Museum)

This grand manse has been transformed into a museum devoted to one of the founders of Fantastic Realism.

Mozart, as seen by artist Markus Lüpertz.

Salzburg, Austria

Hommage to Mozart

This strange statue features a bust of the famous composer plopped atop a woman's body.

Chamber of Art and Curiosities.

Innsbruck, Austria

Chamber of Art and Curiosities

Archduke Ferdinand II's collection of rare objects is considered one of the oldest museums in the world.

Meteorological station in Residenplatz

Salzburg, Austria

Meteorological Pillar of the 19th Century

The beautiful, ornate weather station is the most popular geocache in Salzburg.

The mural on Hasenhaus.

Vienna, Austria

Wolf and Cow Playing Backgammon Mural

A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.

Festenburg, Austria

Festenburg Fortress

Home of controversial poet priest who penned the words for the Austrian national anthem used in the 1930s.

Murinsel

Murinsel

Resting in the middle of an Austrian river, this sci-fi "island" lets people cross in neon style.

Typopassage Wien (typography)

Vienna, Austria

Museumsquartier Passages

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.

Panorama Museum Salzburg

Salzburg, Austria

Panorama Museum Salzburg

This 19th century cyclorama acts like an analogue time machine to a different era.

Vienna, Austria

Museum of Art Fakes

This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.

Kristallhütte

Kaltenbach, Austria

Kristallhütte

Part ski resort, part modern art space, this lodge brings giant metal spiders and bloody doors to the Austrian Alps.

"Eye Glasses"

Herrnbaumgarten, Austria

Nonseum

The world's largest collection of intentionally useless inventions.

Permanently Closed

House Attacks at MUMOK in Viena, Austria

Vienna, Austria

House Attack

The house that took a plunge into the facade of a museum.

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