The Leopold Museum is a major museum for Austrian modern art and it is located in the MuseumsQuartier in Vienna. The bright limestone building has a clean modern design that creates a calm and open atmosphere for the artworks. The museum holds the world’s most important collection of works by Egon Schiele including many of his key paintings drawings and self portraits. It also presents masterpieces by Gustav Klimt and other artists of Viennese Modernism as well as works from the Jugendstil and Expressionist movements. The exhibitions show the development of Austrian art around 1900 and highlight the emotional intensity and innovative style of Schiele. The Leopold Museum is a central destination for anyone interested in modern art and the cultural history of Vienna.
Part of: Austria