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During the holidays the Leopold Museum offers public guided tours in English with our art experts through our permanent exhibition "VIENNA 1900. Birth of Modernism".

This departure unfolded in various disciplines, from painting and the graphic arts via literature, music, theater, dance and architecture, all the way to medicine, psychology, philosophy, jurisprudence and economics. Comprising some 1300 exhibits and spanning three floors, the exhibition presents the splendor and wealth of artistic and intellectual achievements of this era through masterpieces from the Leopold Museum as well as eminent permanent loans from Austrian and international collections.

Guided tour fee: EUR 5,- (plus admission)
FROM Dec 25 to DEC 31 AND FROM Jan 2 to JAN 6

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Lockers and a cloakroom are available to all visitors.

For registered groups, we are happy to prepare a dedicated coat rack.

Access to the Leopold Museum is predominantly barrier-free. We are currently working on providing the greatest possible accessibility to all our exhibitions and educational offers.

Getting to the museum: See map.

Public transport: The underground stop Volkstheater U3 and U2 Museumsquartier are equppied with an elevator.

Car: Designated parking spaces for people with disabilities are located at the rear of the Leopold Museum. Please enter the Museumsquartier via the entrance close to the Volkstheater.

The Museumsquartier’s car park, entry Museumsplatz 1, is fitted with an elevator.

Arrival at the museum: See map.

The rear of the Leopold Museum is fitted with an exterior elevator to the museum’s main entrance. (Follow the main staircase on the right through the passageway and turn left. This exterior elevator will get you to the level of the main entrance.)

On the left side to the revolving doors of the main entrance is a single-leaf door with an opening width of 110 cm (extendable to 220 cm). The entrance is fitted with an EuroKey lock. When used, the left door leaf automatically opens outside to the left.

The cash desk is fitted with a wheelchair-accessible area and a swivel-mounted, height-adjustable card payment terminal. Please ask for our discount for people with disabilities.

Assis­tance dogs / guide dogs are allowed to accompany visitors to the Leopold Museum.

Stay at the museum:

The permanent presentation and all temporary exhibitions can be accessed barrier-free via an elevator: width of the cabin 89 cm.

Wheelchairs may be borrowed in the cloakroom free of charge upon presentation of an ID. We welcome prior registration at: besucherservice@leopoldmuseum.org

We also provide portable folding stools for the duration of the museum visit (which can be borrowed in the cloakroom).

There is a wheelchair-accessible restroom on the ground floor, which can be opened using the Euro Key. If you don’t have such a key, please ask a member of staff in the cloakroom for assistance.

A further barrier-free restroom is located at Level -1, with a door that must be opened manually.

Both restrooms are fitted with a changing table for babies.

• Accessibility Plan (pdf, 796 kB)

The Leopold Museum offers audio guides about the collection in German, English, Italian, French, Spanish and Korean (from 25.09.2024).

Special audio guide tours in German and English are available for special exhibitions.

In the LEO Kids studio, children between 6 and 12 years of age have the opportunity to get to know the works of art in the Leopold Museum better in a creative and playful way. The Leopold Collection is presented in a short tour and afterwards the children can practice their painting skills by drawing, painting, cutting and gluing.

The workshop takes place every Saturday and Sunday from 3 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.

Please note that the language spoken in the LEO kids studio is German. 

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Café Leopold is located on level 2 and can be easily reached via elevator or stairs. It is also accessible from the outside and can be visited without a ticket.

You can spend about 2-3 hours in the museum. In total, the Leopold Museum exhibits around 6,000 works of art on 7 levels.

In addition to the permanent presentation on Vienna 1900 (on levels 0, 3 and 4), there are changing special exhibitions (on levels -1 and -2).

A floor plan is available in the entrance area for free.

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VISITOR SURVEY

The Leopold Museum has a library that can be used for academic work and research. It is open to visitors by prior arrangement.

Taking animals into the Leopold Museum is prohibited for safety reasons.

Taking pictures without flash in the Leopold Collection is permitted, for private purposes only. In all special exhibitions, you will find information on photo permissions directly in the exhibition itself. The usage of flashes, additional light, tripods, selfie sticks, and other superstructures is not permitted.

Editorial photo and film recordings require a written permission.

Please submit an application for images of artwork and reproduction rights.
 

The shop is located on level 1 and can be reached via the stairs or elevator. Please be aware that the shop closes half an hour before the closing of the museum. Opening hours: Daily except Tuesday 10 am to 5.30 pm

If you only wish to visit the shop and not the museum, a deposit equivalent to the regular admission price must be left at the cash desk. The shop ticket is valid for 30 minutes.

Information about our ticket offers can be found under Tickets.

Buy an online ticket conveniently via our website and visit the Leopold Museum without waiting.

Online tickets entitle the holder to an admission for the selected day. Tickets purchased in the museum are valid for one year from the date of issue.

All certified Viennese tour guides are authorized to guide in the Leopold Museum. No accreditation is required. Please show your ID at the admissions desk – you will be provided with a free ticket, regardless of whether you visit the museum by yourself or with a group to guide. We would be happy to provide you with additional material to prepare for your tour.

Groups are of course very welcome in the Leopold Museum!

Visiting the Leopold Museum in groups of more than 10 people is currently only possible after confirmed registration.

GROUP REGISTRATION

We offer group tickets for 10 visitors or more. At least 10 people must belong to the same category (adults, youth) in order to receive the group admission price.

All relevant information for a visit with one or more tour groups can be found under Group and Tour Operators. 

Free WIFI access is available for visitors.