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If you happen to be in Vienna you should definitely visit the museums’ quarter where you can find the Leopold Museum, the Kunsthalle and the MUMOK. This Zone, also known as Vienna’s Museumsquartier is one of the biggest culture centers of the world. It’s located in the old town where the Emperor’s Cavalry used to be. Now there are restaurants, cafes and nice boutiques, as well as 60 000 square meters of space for art works from different eras and styles.
The MUMOK is in a new building and in one of this permanent shows it is presenting the exhibit „Fokus 01. Rebellion und Höhepunkt der 60er Jahre” where you can enjoy over 300 works ranging from Pop Art, Fluxus, Nouveau Réalisme and Viennese Actionism. Some of the representatives include Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns. In addition, you will see creations by Daniel Spoerri, Nam June Paik, Yoko Ono, George Brecht and Marcel Duchamp. Viennese Actionism, on e of the most radical movements in modern art is represented by Günter Brus, Otto Muehl, Hermann Nitsch and Rudolf Schwarkogler.
Alongside this incredible exhibition you can see 9000 more art works from the first half of the 20th century at the MUMOK, as well as an archive of various materials about the 60s. The museum has not existed for too long, but is already very successful. The first move happened in 1979 when the collection of the museum grew significantly thanks to donations and gifts by the collectors’ couple Peter and Irene Ludwig and the purchase of a collection from Wolfgang Hahn in Cologne.
The MUMOK is located at the Museumsplatz 7. The entrance is 9€ but you can also get a discount with the Vienna-Card or a student ID. Opening hours are from 10 to 18h daily except for Thursdays when it’s open until 21h. For more information: www.mumok.at
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If you are interested in art and history you should definitely visit the museums’ quarter, if you rent apartments in Vienna
Translated by: salome antigone
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