Leopold Museum

The Leopold Museum, with some 6,000 artworks, houses one of the world’s most important collections of Austrian art, focusing on the second half of the nineteenth century and subsequent Modernism

The Leopold Museum, with some 6,000 artworks, houses one of the world’s most important collections of Austrian art, focusing on the second half of the nineteenth century and subsequent Modernism. The intersection of art with the intellectual world of “Vienna around 1900” is uniquely accessible at the Leopold Museum, where art historical developments from the Biedermeier period to Atmospheric Impressionism to Expressionism to New Objectivity can be followed in great depth. The museum’s holdings are based on the collecting activities of Rudolf and Elisabeth Leopold, two ophthalmologists who as superior connoisseurs amassed a unique collection over the course of five decades, beginning in the 1950s. Their extraordinary passion for art enabled them to collect artists such as Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt – whose works, up until the 1960s, were considered taboo and so could be acquired for comparatively modest sums. The world’s most comprehensive Egon Schiele collection was thus established with more than 220 works. In 1994, the Leopolds contributed the lion’s share of their art treasures – 5,200 works, with an estimated value around 570 million euros – to the newly established Leopold Museum Private Foundation in exchange for payment of 160 million euros by the Republic of Austria and the Austrian National Bank. A portion of their original collection continues to exist in form of the Leopold Private Collection. In 2001, the acquired collection moved into the specially built "Leopold Museum" – designed by architects Laurids and Manfred Ortner – as part of the MuseumsQuartier complex. Rudolf Leopold served as the museum’s director until his death on June 29, 2010. In addition to the preservation of the collection, its public presentation, and ongoing scholarly reappraisals, a key objective of the Leopold Museum today is the expansion of the collection through acquisitions and the presentation of permanent loans. 

ACCESSIBILITY

Individuals with special needs

The museum is wheelchair accessible.

HOW TO REACH

Public transportation
U3 or U2 to Volkstheater/MuseumsQuartier station
Tram line 1, 2, D to Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring

If arriving by car, we recommend the parking garage directly in front of the main entrance of MuseumsQuartier. It is open 24 hours a day.

Tour groups
Bus stops for coaches are located directly in front of the MuseumsQuartier on the Mariahilferstraße.

Further info on bus stops

ADMISSION

TICKETS AND ADMISSION

REGULAR TICKET : EUR 14,00

REDUCED TICKET - With appropriate ID : EUR 10,00
School children and apprentices (Below age 19)
Unemployed and people with disabilities

STUDENTS : EUR 10,00
Below age 28

SENIOR CITIZENS : EUR 10,00
Age 65 and above

LEO CHILDREN'S STUDIO : EUR 4,50
Every Sunday, 2pm to 5pm

Attention: The language spoken is German

SUNNY SIDE ART
Breakfast + Entrance to Museum + Audioguide EUR 23,00

VIENNA CITY-CARD EUR 12,00

2. GROUP TICKETS

FAMILIES : EUR 28,00
2 adults + up to 3 children (age 19 and under)
1 adult + up to 3 children (age 19 and under) EUR 17,00

ADULTS (min. 10 persons / per person) EUR 10,00

STUDENTS (min. 10 persons / per person / age 28 and under) EUR 6,50

SCHOOL CHILDREN (as a class / per student / age 19 and under) EUR 2,50

SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH GUIDED TOUR (as a class / per student / age 19 and under) EUR 5,00

3. COMBINED TICKETS

Leopold Museum + KHM : EUR 24,00
Groups (of 10 personens and above / per person) : EUR 20,00

Leopold Museum + MAK : Reduced EUR 21,00
Recuced : EUR 18,00

Leopold Museum + mumok : EUR 20,50
Senior Citizens : EUR 16,50
Students : EUR 16,00

Leopold Museum + AZW EUR 20,00

4. GUIDED TOURS

1 GUIDE: max. 25 persons (60 Min.) : EUR 100,00
1 GUIDE AFTER 6 PM: max. 25 persons (60 Min.) EUR 140,00
GUIDED TOUR CONTRIBUTION: on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays EUR 3,00
AUDIOGUIDE: in German, English, Italian, French and Spanish EUR 4,00
AUDIOGUIDE: "Take 2" EUR 7,00

5. ANNUAL TICKETS

Leopold Card : EUR 49,00
Leopold Card reduced EUR 34,00
Student Card EUR 28,00

FREE ADMISSION
With relevant ID card:

Children under 7 years, tourist guides, members of the Leopold Museum Freundeverein, and Vienna Pass holders.
ICOM members are kindly asked to donate to the Hunger auf Kunst & Kultur initiative.