KunstHausWien

KunstHausWien

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Area：Carinthian Street / St. Stephe Sightseeing　Genre： Museums

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Museums

A great introduction to Hundertwasser's works and philosophy

The KunstHausWien is a museum in Vienna, designed by the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. This museum in the Landstraße district houses the world's only permanent exhibition of Hundertwasser's works, and also hosts regular temporary exhibitions of other artists. The KunstHausWien operates as a private business and does not receive any government aid. In 2009 the KunstHausWien received 174,000 visitors.

The museum

The museum was created through the renovation of the 1892 building which housed the Thonet furniture factory, in a style commensurate with Hundertwasser's art. It stands less than half a mile from the Hundertwasserhaus, a municipally owned apartment block also designed by Hundertwasser and completed in 1986. The renovation was planned by Hundertwasser himself and carried out from 1989-91 with sponsorship from BAWAG P.S.K. The museum was opened in April 1991. The KunstHausWien has a total exhibition area of 4,000 square meters. The two lower floors house the permanent exhibits. Temporary international exhibitions are held on the third and fourth floors.

Kunst und Cafe

Not far from Kunst Haus, you will find the so-called "Hundertwasser-Haus," Vienna's most original public housing complex. In the directly affiliated Café "Kunst und Cafe" (ground floor), they are showing a movie for free about a guided tour with Hundertwasser himself presenting "his own house".

General Information

Name	Kunst Haus Wien
Address	Untere Weissgerberstraße 13, 1030 Vienna
Tel	(01)7120495
Opening Hours	daily 10:00-19:00
Closed	open all year round
ＨＰ	http://www.kunsthauswien.com/
Admissions	Adluts:10€, Children(11-18):5€
Access	5 minutes walk from Radezkyplatz station