Vienna Künstlerhaus, Art museum in Vienna, Austria

Künstlerhaus Wien is a large exhibition building in central Vienna with multiple floors housing art displays. The spaces present both contemporary and historical works across painting, printmaking, sculpture, and design disciplines.

The Künstlerhaus was built 1865–1868 by August Weber for the Genossenschaft der bildenden Künstler Wiens, formed in 1861 from the Eintracht and Albrecht Dürer societies. Emperor Franz Joseph I laid the keystone, and it opened on 1 September 1868 with the III. Allgemeine Deutsche Kunstausstellung. In 1897 Gustav Klimt, Koloman Moser and Josef Hoffmann seceded to found the Vienna Secession. After renovation from 2016 to 2020 it reopened on 6 March 2020.

The building has long served as a meeting place where artists exhibit their work and connect with audiences. Today visitors encounter rotating exhibitions that span painting, sculpture, graphic design, and applied arts throughout its spaces.

The building stands in the Ringstrasse zone between Akademiestrasse, Bösendorferstrasse and Musikvereinsplatz, near Karlsplatz. The Künstlerhaus Vereinigung shows its exhibitions on the upper floor, while the Albertina Modern occupies the ground and underground floors, so the two institutions are entered and visited separately.

The venue has long been a gathering space for Austrian artists to present their work and advance their craft. Today the building preserves this community spirit while hosting modern exhibition practices within its historic walls.