Description

Essentials about the Vienna Secession in brief

The Vienna Secession, usually just called Secession, was built at the end of the 19th century as an exhibition building for contemporary art and still serves this purpose today. It is one of the most important buildings of the so-called Austrian Secession style (Art Nouveau). The Secession building is best known for its foliage dome, which is visible from afar.

The history of the Vienna Secession

The building of the Secession was triggered by the departure of Gustav Klimt and other artists from the conservative Künstlerhaus and their new founding of an art association under the name “Secession”. In the spirit of the motto affixed to the façade, “Der Zeit ihre Kunst. Der Kunst ihre Freiheit” (“To Time its Art. To Art its Freedom”), the Secession realizes an internationally oriented exhibition program that presents relevant contemporary forms of artistic expression in solo and thematic exhibitions.

Website

secession.at

Opening hours

Admission fees

Adults: €9.50

Adult groups (from 8 persons): €7.00

Concessions: €6.00

Concession groups (from 8 persons): €4.50

Children (Ages 9 and under): free

For information on annual tickets and guided tours see the website.

Address

Getting there

By public transport:

U1, U2 and U4: Stop Karlsplatz

Tram lines 1, 62 and WLB: Stops Resselgasse and Karlsplatz

Bus lines 59A, N60, N62, N66 and N71: Stop Bärenmühldurchgang

By car:

The nearest parking garages are Karlsplatz-Garage and Garage Opernringhof.