Centre Travel

The Vienna Secession  is an exhibition space that occupies a unique position in the history of modern art, combining a contemporary, forward -looking program with a building whose architecture is a icon of the spirit of impending change around 1900.  Thi architecture has aged well and as a result, its functionality and aesthetic elegance continue to offer excellent conditions for today's artistic and exhibition practice.  The Secession is designed to be used in many different ways, a challenge taken up by artists who engage with both the inside and the outside of the building, producing a ongoing series of specially developed artistic ideas and concepts.  Artists have often engaged with both the facade and the dome composed of 3000 gold-plated iron laurel leaves.  The magnificent Hauptraum (main gallery) with its glass roof, one of the very first "white cubes" is particularly well suited for interventions on account of its flexibility  With the Grafisch...

Enjoy the wonderful music of Strauss & Mozart. The Kursalon, built from 1865 - 1867 in the Italian Renaissance style, is one of the most splendid buildings in Vienna.  This is where the true Viennese Johann Strauss Jr. earned his title as the "Waltz King" for which he was perpetauted with the famous golden statue in front of Kursalon, "Sound of Vienna" keeps this lovely tradition alive with classical music concerts at the highest level. The "Salonorchester Alt Wien", one of the best -known interpreters of Viennese classical music, performs a sparkling selection of the loveliest melodies of waltz king Johann Strauss and of the most important representative of the Viennese classicism, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Virtuoso musicians superb opera singers and enchanting ballet soloists present an evening  full of Viennese charm, with swinging waltzes, polkas, arias and duets of the highest artistic level. Silvestergala New Year's Eve Gala Cel...

Take a trip into sound. New Year's - And Summer Night Concert In the Vienna Philharmonic Museum (1st floor), you experience the highlights of this exceptional concerts, screening on the hour between 10 am and 9 pm in our concert room. A Journey Into The inner World Of Sound The 'Sonosphere' invites you on a journey into the mysterious world of sound phenomena Gigantic instruments, perception lab, sound gallery and sea of voices await you. Stairplay Discover, experience and understand the world of notes in just a few short minutes - step by step. With this musical staircase you will learn in a new, playful and elementary way. Stairplay Music Step by Step The Virtual Conductor Test your talent as a conductor and face the Vienna Philhqarmonic Orchestra. In The Footsteps Of The Great Masters Encounters with the ' Wiener Klassik'  A journey through time into the world of the great composers. With ' Namadeus' you can playfully turn your ...

Empress and passionate horeswoman Sisi loved animals and horses in particular, learning to ride at an early age.  Later on, riding gave her a way of escaping from the strictures of life at the Viennese court.  One of her favourite pastimes was practising and perfecting her equestrian skills at Goidollo', her country residence near  Budapest.  But she soon became bored by the flat surrounding countryside that lacked interesting challenges for her riding abilities.  She longed to practice show jumping and go hunting with hounds, both of which demanded consummate riding skills.The Viennese court was scandalized by her devotion to this passion. She got her way in the end and soon set off for new destinations in England and Ireland.  There she made the acquaintance of Captain bay Middleton. A professional horseman, who was later to die in a riding accident, he was deeply impressed by Elisabth's daring and horse-womanship.  The close friendship between ...

Winter Palace Himmelpfortgasse 8 101 Vienna Daily 10am - 6 pm Originally built as a lavish stately residence for Prince Eugene of Savoy, the renovated Winter Palace, in the heart of Vienna, is now a center of art and culture once more and is open to the public for the first time. Lower Belvedere Rennweg 6 1030 Vienna Daily 10am - 6 pm Wednesday  10 am - 9 pm Temporary exhibitions are shown here with a focus on Austrian art in an international context. In addition to retrospectives about Austrian artists, thematic exhibitions examine major art movements and epochs. Upper Belvedere Prinz Eugen-Strafie 27 1030 Vienna Daily  10 am - 6 pm The world's largest collection od Gustav Klimt's paintings (including the famous Kiss), paintings by Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka as well  as works of French Impressionism and Viennese Biedermeier are some of the museum's highlights. Museum of Contemporary Art Arsenalstrabe 1 1030 Vienna Wednesday and Thursd...

Emperor Franz Joseph reigned over the Danube monarchy for almost seven decades as the last major ruler of an epoch in decline.  The monarch died in Schonbrunn Palace in 1916. A century has passed since then - and Vienna has transformed itself from an ostentatious imperial capital into a modern center for contemporary art. Imperial might and modern-day avant garde dominate the skyline - side by side ..... Vienna is the world capital of music - and a first-class European art city. Here, where Mozart, Mahler, Hayden, Beethoven and Strauss once worked, 10,000 music enthusiasts listen to live classical music every evening.  And people dance the Viennese waltz at 450 balls each year. The historic city center, dozens of castles and over 150 palaces characterize the imperial ambience.  More than 100 museums show art from every era. Viennese cuisine is the only type of cooking in the world to be named after a city.  Vienna is also the only metropolis that grows enough ...