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Things to do in Vienna, Vienna Region: The Best Museums
In Vienna, the coffee house isn’t just a hangout: it’s an institution. Lingering over a newspaper with a pastry and a strong espresso drink is, according to UNESCO, officially a Viennese cultural pastime. Walk off your slice of Sachertorte with a self-guided tour of the city’s stunning traditional, Secessionist, and modern architecture, such as the Imperial Palace, the State Opera House, the Kirche am Steinhof, or the Kunsthistorisches Museum, an exercise in ornate geometry.
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1. Galerie Farbenspiel
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
"Life is colourful". And so are the paintings in this lovely and bright Gallery, as well as the silver jewellery with real flowers and many other gifts you can get for a fair price.
2. Hemp Embassy Vienna
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4.5 based on 4 reviews
At the Hemp Embassy Vienna, the "Hemp Museum" association is exhibiting living cannabis plants at all stages of flowering. Some of the varieties used are also used for medicine and stimulants. In each of seven display cases made out of safety glass, a different variety is displayed from the beginning of its flowering stage through harvest maturity. In addition to being visually impressive, these plants give off delightful smells: small openings in the glass cases allow visitors to sample each individual odor. Each flowering plant is accompanied by detailed information, such as THC and CBD content, duration of flowering period and genetic origins. The flowering phase of each plant is also filmed and can be viewed at Hemp Embassy Vienna's website. In addition, general information regarding cannabis culture, decriminalization and legalization is available. Finally, a small museum shop completes the museum experience.
3. Secession Building (Secessionsgebaude)
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3.5 based on 972 reviews
In addition to a strong collection of contemporary art, this museum houses Gustav Klimt's "Beethoven Frieze," a 30-meter-long interpretation of Beethoven's "Ninth Symphony."
Reviewed By GroverR - Pensacola, United States
There was a time in the early 20th Century where Vienna was the center of world for culture. It was the age of Klimt and the Secessionist where they were at the cutting edge art and this building represents that time, not only as a geographical space but also in the architecture of the building and the art of the Beethoven Frieze. These artist like Klimt were seceding from the conventional art world, and while the only real painting inside is the frieze, the building itself contains a number of architectural features which are art and represent the Secessionist Movement. The motto at the top of the entrance sums up the Secessionist, "To every age, its art and to every art, its freedom." I am not a typical art fan but I felt it essential to my Vienna trip to visit to see one of Klimt's greatest works and to understand him and the other Viennese artist of the time. I knew about the "Woman in Gold" and "The Kiss", but I knew nothing about the frieze. I thought the headsets included with ticket do a great job of explaining frieze which without explanation can be seen as simply strange. I see a lot of complaints about price and art style. All I can say is our entire family enjoyed our visit.
4. Torture museum
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3.0 based on 105 reviews
Visit a historic WW2 bunker, face executioners or commiserate with your pilloried forefathers and watch the tortures in the dungeons. Middle Europe's biggest torture museum with more than 50 true-to-original exhibits combines information with scary facts. Special exhibitions about Guantanamo Bay and Amnesty International!
Reviewed By ragnaskabo - Hobart, Australia
Took us a while to,find this small,museum but so interesting and sad that we are still abusing humans. The information was good and easy to,read and get around. Well done
5. Galerie Lehner
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3.5 based on 6 reviews
