Albertina Modern
The Albertina's venue for art since 1945 in the restored Künstlerhaus on Karlsplatz – changing exhibitions from the Essl Collection and its own holdings.
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About the museum
The Albertina Modern is the Albertina's venue for modern and contemporary art. It opened in May 2020 in the Künstlerhaus on Karlsplatz, just a few minutes' walk from the main building on Albertinaplatz. Its foundation is the Albertina's rapidly grown collection of art after 1945, which since 2017 also includes the Essl Collection; together the holdings comprise more than 60,000 works by about 5,000 artists.
The Künstlerhaus was built in the 1860s as an exhibition building for the Viennese artists' association and is regarded as a major work of Historicism in the Ringstrasse zone. After eventful decades, repeated demolition plans and major exhibitions in the 1980s and 1990s, the building stood under scaffolding for a long time. With the support of the patron Hans Peter Haselsteiner, from 2017 to 2020 it was faithfully restored under the direction of the Albertina's architecture collection, modernised, made barrier-free and extended on the lower and upper floors. The Künstlerhaus Vereinigung continues to be based on the upper floor.
On over 2,000 m², the Albertina Modern shows exclusively changing exhibitions – both presentations from its own holdings with Austrian positions from Maria Lassnig to Hermann Nitsch to Valie Export, and international art from Pop Art to the present.
Highlights
- Essl Collection as a focus of the holdings
- Austrian art after 1945, including Maria Lassnig, Hermann Nitsch, Valie Export
- International positions from Andy Warhol to Anselm Kiefer
- Restored Künstlerhaus from the 1860s on Karlsplatz
- Founded
- 2020
- Operated by
- Albertina
- Director
- Angela Stief
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €17.90 |
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| Reduced | €15.90Seniors aged 65 and over, visitors under 26, Vienna City Card holders |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 18 · Children and young people under 19 have free admission. |
| Seniors | €15.90From age 65 |
| Visitors with disabilities | freeFree admission with a disability pass. |
| Students & apprentices | €15.90Visitors under 26 |
| Groups | –No group discount; each person needs an individual ticket. Groups without a guide need no registration; groups with a guided tour (max. 25 people) book through the art education department. |
| Combination ticket Albertina, Albertina Modern and Albertina Klosterneuburg | €29.90Reduced €24.90, with disability pass €7; one admission to each, valid for one year |
| Public guided tour (plus admission) | €6One hour, bookable online up to three days in advance |
Ö1 Club members €14.90, Vienna City Card €15.90 (concessions for special groups only at the box office on the day). Free admission for Friends of the Albertina, ICOM members and Kulturpass holders. Tickets bought online are valid during opening hours without a time slot.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours
- Easy-to-read materials
- Audio description: no information
All public areas are barrier-free: main entrance on the Musikvereinsplatz side with a platform lift (Euro key or bell), automatic swing doors with 190 cm clear width, platform lifts also suitable for electric wheelchairs, and a lift to the lower level. Accessible toilet on lower level -1. Folding wheelchairs and walking aids free of charge against ID at the ticket desk. Disabled parking spaces including Operngasse 8, Maderstraße 2, Makartgasse 1 and Resselgasse 2. Tours in sign language with an interpreter (in cooperation with WITAF) and tours in plain language on request; tours for people with dementia.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 18 |
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- Family tours & workshops
- Baby changing facilities
Family Sundays with a 90-minute hands-on tour (recommended from age 5, €6.50 per person plus admission), junior tours from age 6 (€6) and private children's tours for 5- to 12-year-olds. Changing table in the accessible toilet on the lower level.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Karlsplatz/Oper
U1, U2, U4 to Karlsplatz/Oper; tram 1 and D to Kärntner Ring, 2 and 62 to Opernring, 71 to Schwarzenbergplatz; Badner Bahn to Kärntner Ring/Oper; bus 59A and 3A to Kärntner Ring, 4A to Karlsplatz.
By car
No on-site parking at the museum.
Paid public garages in the vicinity: Kärntnerringgarage, Kärntnerstraße underground garage, Palais-Corso-Garage, Karlsplatz Garage and Parkgarage Opernringhof. Coaches: boarding and alighting on Johannesgasse and at the Burgring.
- Accessible parking
Walk to the Albertina on Albertinaplatz about 10 minutes.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
- Coat check
- Lockers
- Wi-Fi
Shop next to the ticket area; accessible cloakroom with free lockers on the lower level (deposit €1 or €2). Free Wi-Fi throughout the building.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| Audio guide | no |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Public tours of the current exhibitions (60 minutes) according to the calendar; private group tours through the Albertina art education department (+43 1 534 83 540). School programmes from kindergarten age (from 4 years) up to the Matura. Currently no smartphone guide for the Albertina Modern. |
