Leopold Museum

About

Walking along a quiet alley in central Vienna, a building of concrete and glass comes into view. Inside, amid dark walls and lighting through which time seems to flow, the spirit of the artists comes alive. Egon Schiele's brushstrokes carry a fierce vitality even within their dark tones, while the figures in Gustav Klimt's canvases seem to look back at visitors and speak to them. Oskar Kokoschka's portraits feel as though the breath of their subjects still continues. The moment you arrive at this museum from the streets of Vienna, past and present intersect within a single space, and the power of art slowly seeps into the body.