Heidi Horten Collection

About the museum

The art collector Heidi Goëss-Horten (1941–2022) built up a private collection of international 20th- and 21st-century art over decades, above all after the death of her first husband, Helmut Horten, in 1987. To make the works permanently accessible to the public, she had a museum set up in the Hanuschhof in Vienna's city center, which opened in 2022.

The museum is located in a neoclassical palace building in the inner courtyard of the Hanuschhof, which the Viennese architecture firm the next ENTERprise converted into an exhibition house with an atrium. It also includes a sculpture garden, studio and lecture rooms, and a tea room designed by Markus Schinwald and Hans Kupelwieser. The founding director was Agnes Husslein-Arco; since November 2025 the museum has been headed by Verena Kaspar-Eisert.

The collection comprises several hundred paintings, sculptures and works on paper from the late 19th century to the present. Its focal points are Viennese Modernism, German Expressionism, postwar art, Arte Povera and Pop Art; artists represented include Klimt, Schiele, Picasso, Klee, Magritte, Bacon, Warhol, Richter and Polke. Since September 2024 the permanent exhibition "Klimt ⇄ Warhol" on the ground floor has shown around 50 key works, selected on the basis of a public vote. Temporary exhibitions run on the upper floors.

Highlights

• Permanent exhibition "Klimt ⇄ Warhol" with around 50 masterpieces
• Works by Klimt, Schiele, Warhol, Bacon, Magritte and Richter
• Tea room with interventions by Markus Schinwald and Hans Kupelwieser
• Sculpture garden in the Hanuschhof
• Free admission for children and young people under 19

Permanent exhibition

• Klimt ⇄ Warhol – Around 50 key works from the collection, from Viennese Modernism through Expressionism and Surrealism to Pop Art and contemporary art, set within a wall design by Markus Schinwald on the ground floor.

Founded

2022

Director

Verena Kaspar-Eisert

Admission & discounts

Free admission with the Vienna Pass. Discounts with, among others, Vienna City Card/EasyCityPass (20%), Ö1-Club (10%), Ö1-Intro (30%), artCard (30%), Vorteilsclub Wien (20%) and Vienna Experts Club (50%). Free admission also for members, licensed Viennese tour guides and teachers with school groups.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

All areas accessible without barriers; side entrance at Hanuschgasse 3 with an escort service. Lift with a 200 cm door width. Two accessible, gender-neutral restrooms. Loan wheelchair and portable seating at the ticket desk. Public disabled parking spaces nearby; tours for people with special needs on request.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations
• Stroller-friendly
• Baby changing facilities

"Babypause" for parents with babies up to 1 year, "Kunststrolche" workshops for ages 3 to 6, family workshops for ages 3 to 12 and studio workshops "Kids Factory" for ages 6 to 12; private art workshops can be booked for groups of children. Strollers are welcome, changing table and breastfeeding area available.

Getting there & parking

The museum is located in the inner courtyard of the Hanuschhof. Bicycle racks and an electric charging station available.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop
• Coat check
• Lockers
• Wi-Fi

Cloakroom and lockers free of charge; coats, jackets, backpacks and larger bags must be handed in; suitcases cannot be stored. Free Wi-Fi throughout the building. The tea room is an artistically designed lounge area.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events
• Weddings / ceremonies

Up to 150 guests.

Atrium (380 m², up to 150 people standing or 100 seated), tea room (up to 30 people) and sculpture garden (up to 100 people); also exclusive museum mornings and evenings.

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