MuseumsQuartier

Former imperial stables have been converted into the MuseumsQuartier, a massive cultural complex that includes performing arts theaters, event spaces, and eateries. The Leopold Museum, a white-limestone light-filled hall packed with expressionist art, has the world's greatest collection of Egon Schiele.

The edgy, dark-basalt MUMOK (Museum of Modern Art) shows twentieth- and twenty-first-century trends such as nouveau realism, pop art, and frightening, frequently violent Viennese Actionism. Photography, video, installations, and new media are the emphasis of the Kunsthalle Wien's high-ceilinged exhibition galleries. Additional Museums Highlights of the Quartier include the architecture center Architekturzentrum Wien and the children's museum Zoom, where children can create art hands-on.

Location: Museumsplatz 1, Vienna 1070

Website: mqw.at/en