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Mumok, Vienna

1 Museumsplatz, Wien, Wien

Description

Mumok is an art museum in Vienna with a collection of modern and contemporary works from artists such as G. Richter, Warhol, Picasso and J. Beuys. The formal name is actually 'Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien' and it is housed in a stone-clad building designed by Austrian architects Ortner & Ortner. The collections are divided between Classical Modernism, Vienna Actionism, Contemporary Art and the Hahn & Ludwig Collections.

Access & Transport

The museum is located in the Museumsquartier, just west of Maria-Theresien-Platz. Volkstheater (U3 and tram 49), Museumsquartier (U2), Ring/Volkstheater (1, 2, 71, D) and Schmerlingplatz (46) stations are all within a 3 mins' walk. Accessibility info: https://www.mumok.at/en/accessibility

Instructions & Recommendations

The Leopold Museum is situated just across but is thematically slightly overlapping.

Meta review

One of the main art museums in town but it draws very contrasted and inconsistent online reviews. Few find it exceptional, a fair percentage find it enjoyable especially if the temporary exhibition happens to suit personal tastes, and a very large minority feel they wasted their time and money. The main criticisms are the low quality and meaninglessness of some of the temporary exhibits and the lack of information regarding the historical context of the artworks on display so that it is difficult to know how to interpret them.

Environmental & Social

The building has Austria's Ecolabel, meaning it uses 100% green electricity, waste separation, energy saving bulbs and F&B sourcing is focused on regional and organic food. Helps spread the arts.

Conclusion

Not a priority for those with less than 3 days in Vienna, except for modern & contemporary art fans that is. If you have been around most other cultural activities then by all means this museum is worth discovering - just keep your expectations in check.

Key positive

Striking external building design

Near other tourist attractions

Key negative

The artwork won't interest everybody

Not many pieces by famous artists

Suitability

Accessible to visitors with reduced mobility. Children under 16yrs old may not be interested (at all)

About this Rating

TYPE

Desktop

RESEARCHED IN

Updated in September 2023

PROVIDER

Koreval

Included Items
None
Timing
Duration of visit

av. transport time:0h 20m

est. visit time:1h 20m

Regulated hours

Monday -

Tuesday10:00 - 18:00

Wednesday10:00 - 20:00

Thursday10:00 - 18:00

Friday10:00 - 18:00

Saturday10:00 - 18:00

Sunday10:00 - 18:00

Pricing
Age band
Age band
Regular price / pers.
Group price / pers.
Senior
65 - 99
€11.5
12
Adult
19 - 64
€15
12
Child
3 - 18
€0
0
Infant
0 - 2
€0
0
Price for students <27yrs old is € 11,50

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