Latest Events in Vienna(July Updated)

24 of Klimt's paintings are at the heart of Vienna's Belvedere collection, including masterpieces such as The Kiss and Judith. In the early 20th century, Klimt was commissioned to paint the magnificent dome for the Festival Hall of the University of Vienna. The "Academic Paintings" he created caused great controversy with their unidealized allegorical figures, unfamiliar symbols and shocking erotic elements. Unfortunately, the originals are now lost and only black and white photographs remain. This year, the Belvedere Museum in Vienna has partnered with Google to use artificial intelligence and imaging technology to reveal the original colors of the reconstructed works, providing the world with a new perspective on this greatest Austrian artist.

The special presentation Vitrine EXTRA, which periodically showcases different ancient objects as temporary additions to the permanent exhibition at the Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, explores the colorful traces of Greco-Roman antiquity in its sixth edition. Based on a relief depicting the god of light, Mithras, the presentation highlights the vibrant polychromy of Roman statues and monuments – impressively showcasing how colorful they originally were!

Guns N' Roses Vienna is set to be an electrifying event, taking place on July 24, 2025, at the iconic Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna, Austria. With a ticket price of 444 USD, this concert promises an unforgettable evening for rock enthusiasts. The legendary band, known for its high-energy performances and timeless hits, will grace the stage at 19:00, delivering a show that fans won't soon forget. The Ernst Happel Stadium, renowned for hosting world-class events, provides the perfect backdrop for this monumental occasion. Attendees can expect a night filled with classic anthems, powerful vocals, and a dynamic atmosphere that only Guns N' Roses can create. This event is a must-see for anyone looking to experience the magic of live rock music in one of Vienna's most prestigious venues.

To mark the 200th anniversary of Johann Strauss's birth, the Theatermuseum in Vienna is opening its doors to a unique exhibition about the Waltz King. This show offers you the perfect opportunity to experience the splendor of the Strauss era in the city that made his music a world sensation.

In ihrer rohen, wilden Form und dennoch als Teufel erkennbar, nehmen Sarah Ortmeyers Skulpturen DIABOLUS (PROTECTOR) den Carlone-Saal und das Belvedere ein. Inmitten der epochenübergreifenden Sammlung werden diese wesenhaften Schutzteufel zu zeitlosen und weltumspannenden Schatten im Widerstand gegen das Generische.

Breathing, inflating and deflating bodily organs made of light balloon silk rear up and collapse shortly thereafter in a regular rhythm. The large-scale installation Gonflés – dégonflés by French artist Annette Messager takes up the phallic thrust of Franz West’s Sexuality Symbol and contrasts starkly with Kennedy Yanko’s tripartite sculpture made of heavy recycled metal, whose elegant and colorful skins exude a downright painterly quality. This new presentation on the second upper level of Albertina Klosterneuburg maximizes the effect of the prizewinning architecture of Heinz Tesar, with its theme of a wave on the Danube reflected in the abstract undulating lines of works by figures ranging from Hubert Scheibl to Albert Oehlen and on to young shooting stars like British artist Jade Fadojutimi and Chinese artist Xiyao Wang. The overarching motto at Albertina Klosterneuburg in 2025 is De Sculptura.This year’s presentation explores sculpture’s significance as a theme in present-day art and to the museum itself: De Sculptura provides an impression of output by established and younger Austrian and international artists from the ALBERTINA Museum’s collection of contemporary art, which is currently diversifying in terms of featured media with innovative new emphases.

From Sonia Delaunay to Tamara de Lempicka, modern female artists from more than 20 countries gathered together. In their works, let us work with these great female perspectives to capture the changes of the times and unfold a new narrative across artistic practices.

Foreigner Corbin is set to be an unforgettable event, taking place at TheCorbinArena in Corbin, KY, US, on September 16, 2025, at 19:30. This highly anticipated concert promises an evening filled with electrifying performances by the legendary rock band Foreigner. With ticket prices ranging from 36 USD to 60 USD, attendees will have the opportunity to experience the band's iconic hits in a state-of-the-art venue known for its excellent acoustics and comfortable seating. TheCorbinArena, located in the heart of Corbin, provides an ideal setting for this monumental event, ensuring a memorable night for all rock enthusiasts. Fans can look forward to a meticulously curated setlist that spans Foreigner's illustrious career, featuring timeless classics that have defined the rock genre for decades. This event is expected to draw a significant crowd, making it a cornerstone of Corbin's cultural calendar.

In its 29th edition, the special presentation Point of View, which regularly presents different artworks temporarily in the permanent exhibition of the Picture Gallery of the Kunsthistorische Museum, focuses on a masterful portrait of the nine-month-old Princess Maria Teresa of Naples and Sicily, allowing visitors to explore the work of the court painters Anton Raphael Mengs and Diego Velázquez. In 1770, Anton Raphael Mengs (1728–1779), the celebrated court painter to King Charles III of Spain, returned to Italy to relax and at the same time to create portraits on behalf of his employer: in Naples he was to portray, among others, the family of King Ferdinand IV and his wife Maria Carolina of Austria. A highlight of this work can be seen as the now freshly restored portrait of Marie-Therese of Bourbon-Sicily, which shows the royal couple's first-born daughter. The portrait of the approximately nine-month-old princess impresses with its artistic sophistication. With it, Mengs created a work that combines traditional representation with a new naturalness and liveliness. The picture thus reflects a changed conception of childhood that became widespread in the 18th century - influenced by the educational ideas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, which Maria Carolina particularly valued.

The aim of the exhibition is to emphasize the role of the medal as an object of art. Moreover, it will illuminate how the role of artists developed from the universal genius of the Renaissance and early Baroque to specialists for separate genres of the arts during the later years of the monarchy. The exhibition Imperial Impressions is dedicated to artists who were active at Habsburg courts and residences. It focuses on masters who were at ease in several genres of the arts, such as architecture, painting, and sculpture. It is the fact that they also made medals that warranted their inclusion in this exhibition, however. As the objects on display were mostly produced for members of the imperial family, they were of the highest quality. The period of the presented artists ranges from around 1500 to the end of the monarchy in 1918. The exhibition will show significant medals and provide in-depth context. The presentation of renowned works together with exceptional works from the field of medal-making art introduces visitors to a new, unusual viewpoint at familiar objects from the collection. The exhibition comprises about eighty works: medals, coins, paintings, gemstones, ivory and goldsmithery. Most object stem from the museum’s own collection, complemented by loans from the Numismatic Collection at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and from the Tyrolean Landesmuseen.

I have often called my pictures "painted music". Or I have spoken of "making music with colours and forms". (Arnold Schönberg, 1930) In addition to a large selection of paintings and drawings, the extensive show presents music autographs, writings, letters, photographs, catalogues and ephemera from the archive that contextualise Schönberg's years of painting. Contemporaries from the visual arts enter into a written dialogue with the painting composer. Digitally animated scores, film clips and voices from the past take you into a world that only seems to have disappeared.

Maria Hahnenkamp (* 1959, Eisenstadt) has been working with, through, about, and also against the medium of photography and its specific devices since the late 1980s. As an artist's artist, she has been known for decades for her media-critical and feminist artistic work and is a seminal figure in Austrian contemporary art history. Belvedere 21 will dedicate its first major institutional solo exhibition to Maria Hahnenkamp in spring 2025. The central themes of the exhibition are emptiness, space, craftsmanship, and ornament. With a selection of around 100 works, she will present, among other works, photographs, works with photographic paper, slide projections, video works, installations, and in-situ wall drillings in an architecture by Walter Kräutler.

Galerie Eva Presenhuber presents Momma’s Baby, Daddy’s Maybe, the gallery’s second solo exhibition with the US artist Chase Hall. For his first exhibition in Vienna, Hall has produced a series of new paintings and works on paper. The title, a phrase used to cast doubt on the paternity of a child, shapes the context of the exhibition as a whole: an intensely personal meditation on the question of belonging.

Michèle Pagel addresses disproportions and, with subtle sensitivity, seeks to restore their balance. For the exhibition schön ist anders, she layers her observations into multiple strata of meaning. She draws on myths that have dominated human history since antiquity: “Old stories”, the artist says, “must contain either truth or necessity— otherwise, they don’t grow old”.

From 17 June 2025, the Kunsthistorisches Museum, in cooperation with the Kaiserschild-Stiftung, will present a special exhibition on the Dutch Baroque painter Pieter Claesz (1597/98–1660) as part of the Kaiserschild Art Defined project. Claesz is considered one of the most important still life painters of the seventeenth century. In collaboration with the Alte Galerie of the Universalmuseum Joanneum Graz and the Kunst Museum Winterthur, three atmospherically rich still life paintings by Pieter Claesz will be on display, showcasing his masterful use of light and his refined handling of materiality. The presentation is complemented by high-resolution digital reproductions that invite interactive engagement with the artworks. Visitors can explore intricate details and delve deeper into the Baroque visual language of the so-called Golden Age.

Radical! encourages visitors to think differently about Modernism—to see it as multivoiced, international, and contradictory. It launches a dialogue between over sixty women*artists from more than twenty countries, presenting paintings alongside textile designs, sculptures, prints, drawings, photographs, and films. Regardless of their background or visual language, these artists are united by their search for new forms of expression and representation, as well as their determination to redefine artistic and social boundaries.

This year, the Vienna Summer of Culture will once again showcase Vienna's contemporary art and culture. During the seven-week festival (June 26 to August 10), around 2,000 artists from a wide range of fields will present topics of interest to the Viennese and international public. More than 500 performances are expected, including cabaret, literature, music, acting, dance, theatre and contemporary circus performances, and admission will be free for the sixth time. “In this way we can also reach people who would otherwise have difficulty accessing institutional cultural events – the festival can be a cultural door,” said managing directors Caro Madl and Siglind Güttler on Tuesday as they presented the upcoming summer programme.

Vienna/Wieden. Summer invites you to open-air cinemas, and Karlsplatz provides the perfect backdrop. The two-week open-air film festival "Karlskino" will take place in the Resselpark at Karlsplatz from Monday, July 7 to Sunday, July 20.

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Stiftung Kunstforum Berliner Volksbank, the exhibition "Mensch Berlin" features over 120 artworks, including paintings, sculptures, and paper works, created between 1950 and 2011. These works reflect the transformation of the art landscape in divided Berlin and surrounding regions. The exhibition is organized into seven thematic rooms, showcasing the Berlin School, Leipzig School, Neue Wilde, and the alternative East Berlin art scene, while also exploring artistic engagements with the Berlin Wall and the reunification period.

The question, »What is light?« stands at the center of Brigitte Kowanz’ oeuvre. Her answer is: »Light is what we see«—an allusion to the paradoxical fact that light makes everything visible but itself normally remains invisible. The eponymous retrospective at the ALBERTINA guides viewers through works created by this important artist since the 1980s. Light, characterized by ephemerality, boundlessness, and immateriality, plays a leading role in this exhibition. Her light-based artworks, shown in custom-created mirrored spaces, are reflected an infinite number of times or made visible to begin with through the employment of black lights.

Join us at Bards Alley for a discussion with The Good Ones author Polly Stewart for her newest release The Felons' Ball, a Southern thriller following a family whose dark secrets set in motion a chain of events with deadly consequences. She will be in conversation with Johanna Copeland, author of the suspenseful, psychological mystery Our Kind of Game. The event will take place at Bards Alley Bookshopin Vienna, VA on Friday, July 25th at 6:30PM. You may reserve a book under your name as an add-on, but additional copies will be available for purchase during the event, and both Polly and Johanna will be signing copies of their books after the discussion. About the book: In their younger years, Trey Macready and his best friend Ben Marsh were distributors and enforcers for the local distillers who made their small hamlet of Ewald, Virginia, the moonshine capital of the world. But that was years ago, and now the only tie to their criminal past is the Felons’ Ball—Trey’s annual birthday party where they regale the crowed with tales of their youthful exploits. But when Ben is found dead after Trey’s fiftieth celebration, it’s clear those connections may not be past at all. Finding Ben’s body propels his much-younger secret lover, Natalie—Trey’s daughter—to search for Ben’s estranged son, Lanny, and to find the truth about his killing. Her quest will lead to a battle with a police department that refuses to ignore her family’s history, and to form unexpected connections with Hardy, the sheriff investigating the case, and her brother-in-law Jay, who had a very public fight with Ben on the night of his murder. When Jay goes missing on the morning he planned to meet Natalie, she begins to wonder if her mother was right... and if the past should be left in the past. Information Source: Bards Alley Bookshop | eventbrite

Join us at Bards Alley for a discussion with author Melinda Mullet for her newest mystery release, A Ghostwriter's Guide to Murder following charming, wickedly imaginative ghostwriter Maeve who finds herself in the center of a murder investigation with more twists and turns than any story she's ever written. RSVP's are required for the event, and Melinda will be signing copies of her book after her discussion. About A GHOSTWRITER'S GUIDE TO MURDER: Maeve Gardner kills people for a living. A dodgy occupation perhaps, but as ghostwriter for the long-running Simon Hills mysteries, Maeve has planned the perfect murder time and again, and she enjoys it. She dreams of writing something under her own name someday rather than babysitting her adopted character Simon, but at least she’s writing. And as one of the burnt-out souls who’ve run away from dry land to live on London’s waterways, she has the joy of working from the home she loves: a colorful houseboat. Life on the canals is grand, but when her cheating ex-boyfriend turns up floating facedown in the water outside her boat, murdered, and the police arrest her, the plot takes a wayward turn. Suddenly, Maeve is thrust into one of her own crime dramas, complete with missing money, violent thugs, extortion, and conspiracy. Only this time, there is no real-life Simon Hill to come to her aid. Instead, with the help of friends from the river—India, owner of a popular floating bookshop; Paul, the exceedingly attractive landlord of the local pub; and Ash, Maeve’s quiet, nerdy neighbor who is keeping some secrets of his own—Maeve may have a shot at saving herself. As Maeve and her motley crew of would-be investigators find themselves wondering if they are in over their heads, a killer lurks and won’t hesitate to kill again… Information Source: Bards Alley Bookshop | eventbrite

Join Us for a Night of Country Music with John Morgan! Get ready for an unforgettable evening as country music singer-songwriter John Morgan takes the stage at the Maries County Fair in Vienna, MO! The voice behind the hit song “I Got Friends Like That” John brings his signature sound to the fairgrounds for a night of music you won’t want to miss. Bring a chair, bring your friends, and settle in for a night under the stars filled with great tunes, good vibes, and real country soul. Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to his music, this is your chance to experience John Morgan live in an intimate fair setting. These tickets are equivalent to a season pass, so feel free to come all 3 nights for one low price! Information Source: Maries County Fair Association | eventbrite

The special presentation Vitrine EXTRA periodically showcases various antique objects as temporary additions to the permanent exhibition of the Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquitiesarrow_outward at the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna. In its seventh edition, the show focuses on short messages from antiquity. When we think of antique inscriptions, we usually expect large stone tablets with chiselled lettering. But there are many other things which at first glance are perhaps inconspicuous or invisible; and sometimes, you might even have to turn an object upside down to see them: Greek vases for example, tell a host of exciting stories using delicate sgraffito techniques and vibrant paintwork.

The Kunsthistorisches Museum is dedicating its fall exhibition 2025 to Michaelina Wautier, who is regarded as one of the foremost female artists of the seventeenth century. The exhibition offers visitors the opportunity to discover almost the entire oeuvre of this outstanding artist alongside works by contemporaries such as Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck.

Coins are among the smallest portraits in the world. These masterpieces of miniature art show busts or faces of prominent individuals in amazing detail and usually in profile. In many cases, the diminutive nature of the coin portraits necessitates the use of highly symbolic visual imagery. Yet, the hairstyles, clothes and accessories are more than just aesthetic embellishments, they reflect the zeitgeist and offer a window into the culture of ages past. The exhibition Turning Heads (Kopf & Kragen) presents over a hundred numismatic portraits from a cultural and historical perspective, casting light on fashion and lifestyle from several millennia.

Rod Stewart Vienna promises to be an unforgettable evening of music and entertainment, set to take place on December 9, 2025, at the renowned WienerStadthalle-HalleD in Vienna, Austria. With a ticket price of 122 USD, this event offers fans the opportunity to experience the legendary Rod Stewart live in concert, performing his greatest hits and captivating the audience with his iconic voice and charismatic stage presence. Known for his dynamic performances and a career spanning over five decades, Rod Stewart's concert in Vienna is expected to draw attendees from all over, eager to witness a night filled with classic rock and soulful ballads. The WienerStadthalle-HalleD, a premier venue in Vienna, provides an ideal setting for this highly anticipated event, ensuring excellent acoustics and a comfortable atmosphere for all concert-goers. This event is not to be missed by any music enthusiast looking to enjoy an evening of timeless music in one of Europe's most beautiful cities.