Vienna Art & Culture Tours

Wiener Riesenrad - Giant Ferris Wheel is one of Vienna's most popular tourist attractions. Visitors to Vienna can look forward to a full schedule of arts and culture. Schönbrunn, St. Stephen's Cathedral, and the Lipizzaner are just as much fixtures of the must-do list in Vienna as a ride on the Vienna Giant Ferris Wheel, a landmark visible from afar on the Vienna skyline. If you haven't taken a ride on the Giant Ferris Wheel in your lifetime, and enjoyed the breathtaking views over the roofs of Vienna, you haven't really been to Vienna at all. Get ready to travel up to 212-feet (64.75 meters) while spotting some of the city's most well-known landmarks.

VISIT THE MAK Discover Art, Design, Fashion & Architecture in one of the most magnificent museum buildings in Vienna Inaugurated in 1871, the MAK-building by Heinrich von Ferstel is one of the grandest works of architecture on Vienna’s Ringstraße. Today the MAK, originally founded as the “Imperial Royal Austrian Museum of Art and Industry”, accommodates a unique collection of precious art and craftwork from the fields of furniture, glass, porcelain, silver, and textiles from the middle ages to today. With more than 900.000 objects and printed works it is one of the most important museums of its kind in the world. Discover the fascinating era of “Vienna around 1900” with art nouveau masterpieces of the Wiener Werkstätte by Gustav Klimt, Josef Hoffmann, or Koloman Moser. In addition, the MAK presents numerous top-class temporary exhibitions in the fields of art, design, fashion and architecture.

Let Vienna's most fascinating stories take you into the city's rich 2000 year long history. This self-guided walking tour runs through the heart of the city, from the Vienna State Opera House to the city’s crown jewel – the Stephansdom. Along the way, you’ll experience the Viennese culture and be amazed at the incredible stories hidden in plain sight, including: ▪️How Vienna's Ring Road came to be ▪️The fiery origins of Stephansdom Boomer churchbell ▪️The birth of the Cappuccino and modern Viennese Coffee Culture ▪️The Hapsburgs' unusual burial tradition You'll also see sights like: ▪️Vienna State Opera House ▪️Famous Vienna Star Walk ▪️Hotel Sacher ▪️Albertina Art Museum ▪️Monument Against War and Fascism ▪️Capuchin Church If you've got an hour and want to see all the major historical and cultural themes that Vienna has to offer – this is the tour for you!

Enjoy free access to up to 90 attractions on your next trip to Vienna with this 1-, 2-, 3- or 6-day sightseeing pass. Take a ride on the Giant Ferris Wheel, wander the Schönbrunn Palace and relax with unlimited hop-on hop-off bus rides to carry you between the city’s top attractions. Entrance to other iconic attractions, including the famous Spanish Riding School (Spanische Hofreitschule), guided tour in the Vienna State Opera House and Danube Tower, is also included. Pease note, that our service center is currently open from Monday to Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The Leopold Collection is one of the most important collections of modern Austrian art in the world. The more than 5,000 exhibits were collected by Rudolf and his wife Elisabeth Leopold over a period of five decades. In 1994, the Collection was consolidated by Rudolf Leopold with the assistance of the Republic of Austria and the Austrian National Bank into the Leopold Museum Private Foundation

Your knowledgeable wellness coach will share fascinating stories about Vienna's coffee history, culture, and traditions. We will provide insights into the city's coffee scene and offer recommendations for the best coffee shops to visit on your own. Embark on a journey through Vienna's rich coffee heritage, from the historic coffee houses of the past to the vibrant third-wave coffee scene of today. Experience Vienna's Coffee Culture: Historic Coffee Houses: Step back in time and immerse yourself in the elegant ambiance of Vienna's historic coffee houses. Visit iconic establishments like Café Central and Café Sacher, where literary giants and political figures once gathered. Third Wave Coffee: Discover the modern side of Vienna's coffee culture. Explore trendy coffee shops that offer expertly crafted espresso, pour-over, and filter coffee. Taste the city's finest beans and learn about the art of coffee roasting and brewing.

Find out the different cultural and artistic characteristics that makes this city unique and enjoy the buzzing community and city ambience! Whether you are visiting Vienna as a returning tourist who wants to get to know the city a bit better, or if this is your first time, this Experience is for you! While walking the streets of Vienna and looking at the amazing, unique street art or getting to know more about the city’s galleries and museums, you will hear about street-art artists as well as contemporary artists and their close connection to Vienna. I will share with you the art and cultural world of my city, where you will see, hear and experience how colorful and multifaceted Vienna is!

Embark on a 2.5 hour history, scholar led tour of Vienna’s Art Nouveau Metro Stations and iconic Art Nouveau buildings while learning about the design elements, political and aesthetic philosophy of the elegant turn-of-century style.

How would you describe Vienna - the capital of culture? The birthplace of the waltz? The birthplace of psychoanalysis? All of these, and more, are true characteristics of the Austrian capital. The Genius Loci (spirit of place) is packed with details and you won't find them in quite as many places as in Belvedere. Do you want to discover what works of art from the different eras can tell you about the specific Austrian and Viennese identity? Then take a tour of the Belvedere and gain an insight into the different facets of the national character. In Gustav Klimt's golden "Judith" and "The Kiss" we can explore why female sexuality is the focus of medical interest in Vienna. The troubling mood of Egon Schiele's "Embrace" and "The Girl and Death" can also help us understand why this city became the birthplace of psychoanalysis. The ornate baroque decoration of the palace, the accent on the ancient heroic themes will explain the special imperial atmosphere of the city, in which the Viennese live and in which tourists so eagerly dive. And Ferdinand Waldmüller's pellucid paintings will try to enchant us by showing the famous "Viennese cosiness" and we have to make an effort to see what tragedies lie behind these well-marketed images. The gilding of medieval altars and Klimt's golden masterpieces, the sparks of intellectual life and Viennese humour that glimmer through the sombre paintings of Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka - what really makes this famous palace's collection shine? And what exactly shows us the true face of the (former imperial) capital? The answers to these questions await you in the galleries of Belvedere Palace.

This private tour gives you an insight into the history of Vienna and Austria through a leisurely stroll in the city’s old town. The stories and topics are many, and all equally fascinating: Learn about one of the greatest dynasties in the world, the Habsburgs. Witness how their influence shaped Vienna and understand why the city is a baroque centrepiece in History. Uncover some of their biggest stories and the Grande Finale as their Empire came to a disastrous end a bit more than 100 years ago. It was a Golden age for Vienna, but also a schizophrenic one; modern, progressive, but also antisemitic and nationalistic. Surrounded by stunning art and architecture, and with these stories and more to guide you, I bring life to these ancient monuments and make this an immersive and unforgettable experience.

A private tour for you and your party, plus skip-the-line entry to Schonbrunn Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, makes the most of your vacation time in Vienna. With a dedicated guide providing insights, hit all the top highlights in record time, traveling in a private car to sights, such as the Habsburg art collection, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Old Town Hall, and the Opera House. Finish with express entry to Schonbrunn Palace and a private guided tour.

The title of masterpiece gives a work of art a special status and if you are going to visit a museum for the first time, you want to see famous works by renowned masters. The Museum of the History of Art in Vienna has many paintings, gems and statues that count to the world famous masterpieces. They include paintings by Rembrandt, Cranach, Vermeer, Raphael and Caravaggio, sculptures by Canova, Gianbologna as well as works by ancient Greek and Roman artists. And you don't need experts to enjoy their works. This tour of the museum is for those who value both an aesthetic pleasure as well as an intellectual one. We will go through all the collections of one of the best art museums in the world and look at masterpieces from different perspectives to understand why this particular work, and not the neighbouring one, has made on the shortlist of must-see objects. To do this, we'll follow the museum's list of most valuable exhibits and I'll not only tell you their official histories and characteristics, I'll also explain how artists have used our cognition and clever self-promotion. We will also discuss the fickleness of worldly fame and the role of the spirit and the taste of the times. Among the major masterpieces we will break down in detail are Benvenuto Cellini's "Saliera", Raphael's "Madonna in the Meadow", Peter Brueghel's "The Tower of Babel" and "Hunters in the Snow", Caravaggio's "Madonna with Beads", Vermeer's "Allegory of Painting" as well as The Reserve Head from the Egyptian collection and Sarcophagus with Amazons from the Greek collection. On a tour with me you can not only enjoy the art, but also learn to navigate a little more in the intricacies of such a subtle matter as "genius".

From the Middle Ages, the Jewish community in Vienna was one of Europe's largest. This 3-hour Jewish Vienna tour explores the tumultuous experiences of Vienna’s Jewish citizens through expulsion, genocide, and revival. Your historian guide will help you to discover the influential contributions of past intellectual and cultural icons and the fragile revitalization of Vienna’s Jewish community taking place today. We begin outside the Jewish City Temple before winding through the second district to the destroyed Leopoldstädter Temple. Visiting the Nestroyhof Theater with its stunning Art Nouveau exterior, once home to Yiddish-speaking ensembles, we reflect on brilliant leaders of Vienna’s intellectual, political, and economic spheres from the Jewish community: Sigmund Freud, Theodor Herzl, Karl Krauss, Franz Werfel, and Gustav Mahler. Learning of the victims and survivors of Nazi genocide, we visit destroyed Ashkenazi and Sephardic synagogues and the Judenplatz Holocaust memorial.

Dozens of the rooms of the sumptuous Vienna Art History Museum are filled with thousands of artworks, each is unique and interesting. But how can someone decide which objects are more important and why? This Critical Art Tour is created for those who want to know what exactly makes renown masterpieces so special. Is it their outstanding craftsmanship and expression of artistic genius? Or possibly a coincidence and good marketing? In this tour, we'll explore celebrated masterworks from different perspectives to find out why these are on the museum’s must-see list – and then how this list could look different. You will learn: - What made ‘Saliera’ by Benvenuto Cellini into an Austrian ‘Mona Lisa’ – was it artistic skills or its criminal past? - Why do we believe Pieter Breugel’s ‘Tower of Babel’ to be truthful despite our knowledge about it being architecturally incorrect? - What a Reserve Head and a Hippo from Ancient Egypt tell us about our ability to understand its culture?

Experience Vienna at your own pace on a private tour through the city's historic heart. Your personal guide will meet you at your hotel and lead you on a walk past highlights like St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Hofburg Palace, and the Ringstrasse. Discover Vienna’s grand avenues, quiet courtyards, and hidden corners, where imperial history meets modern elegance. Along the way, hear stories of the Habsburgs, world-famous art, and the city’s unique cultural charm. To end your tour, enjoy a private visit to one of the best Art museum in Vienna. Kunsthistorisches Museum: Marvel at masterpieces by Titian, Rembrandt & Bruegel in a stunning palace.