MUSEUMSQUARTIER, Presentation

Hi, my name’s Rick, and I’m your personal guide. Along with MyWoWo, I’d like to welcome you to one of the Wonders of the World: the MuseumsQuartier.

The MuseumsQuartier is the largest center for modern and contemporary art in Vienna.

Between 1998 and 2001, the former imperial stables, previously used as an exhibition center, were transformed into a magnificent art gallery dedicated to works from the 20th and 21st centuries.

The prestigious Baroque building, originally designed by Fischer von Erlach to house some 600 horses and 200 carriages, has been turned into a multipurpose center dedicated to fine arts, architecture, design and other forms of artistic expression, such as contemporary dance. The 60,000-square-meter MuseumsQuartier is among the largest architectural complexes dedicated to art in Europe.

The spacious interior houses workshops, artists' studios, photographic and visual archives, an area dedicated to children's creativity, and comfortable areas for relaxation. At the center of the complex stands the Kunsthalle, which partly maintains its 18th-century structure: this is the pavilion used for temporary exhibitions of contemporary art, which change at a fast pace....