Celebrate the Arts at your next meeting in one of Europe’s most glorious capital cities
Congresses and culture, meetings and music: linking business events and world-class culture is easy in Vienna, a city that lives and breathes the Arts. The Austrian capital is where the innovative spirit found at conferences meets tradition combined with historic and contemporary art and music
With majestic venues that shaped the course of culture, meet in a setting once graced by Strauss, Mozart and Beethoven. Used to present era-defining artworks, many are in fact works of art in their own right.
Vienna’s Palaces - venues steeped in history and culture
Top of the list is the HOFBURG Vienna – one of Europe’s pre-eminent addresses for international meetings. From the Congress of Vienna in 1814/15 to the summit between Nikita Khrushchev and John F Kennedy in 1961, the Hofburg state rooms provide a stunning setting for congresses and formal banquets. It is one of three convention centres at Meeting Destination Vienna.
Hofburg (Photo credit: WienTourismus, Paul Bauer)
Hofburg (Photo credit: WienTourismus, Paul Bauer)
Schönbrunn Palace never fails to leave a lasting impression thanks to its imperial state rooms and magnificent formal gardens. While Mozart performed here in the Mirrors Room as a six-year-old child prodigy, today both the Orangerie Schönbrunn and the Schloss Schönbrunn Apothekertrakt are ideally suited for congresses. Options for social occasions include classical music concerts in the Orangery, an exclusive tour of the zoo, the palace or an apple strudel masterclass in the Café.
Art collections - from Grand Masters to modern icons
The Albertina’s permanent Monet to Picasso exhibition presents masterpieces of early modernism. The largest of the former Habsburg private residences, it is a unique venue that offers ideal spaces for inspirational seminars.
The Lower Belvedere, part of the complex dominated by Prince Eugene’s 1716 summer residence, reopened to the public in January 2020. Celebrations and meetings play out in three impressive rooms, all with direct access to the formal gardens. Afterwards participants can visit the temporary exhibitions or take a walk around the Baroque palace complex before admiring Klimt’s The Kiss as part of an exclusive tour.
Belvedere (Photo credit: WienTourismus, Paul Bauer)
Belvedere (Photo credit: WienTourismus, Paul Bauer)
On Heldenplatz, the 14 rooms of the Weltmuseum Wien – one of the world’s leading museums of ethnography – showcase a trove of cultural treasures from all over the world. The impressive settings of the colonnaded Säulenhalle and Forum provide the ideal backdrop for conferences.
MQ Libelle, Roof of Leopold Museum (Photo credit: (WienTourismus, David Payr)
MQ Libelle, Roof of Leopold Museum (Photo credit: (WienTourismus, David Payr)
Just a few minutes away is the Museums Quartier – a complex of historic buildings and modern museum architecture that is home to a variety of unique venues including the Leopold Museum. With around 6,000 art works, the Leopold Museum houses one of the world's most important collections of Austrian art. The premises can be used for meetings, receptions and dinners. Guided tours can be arranged.
Mumok Photo credit: (WienTourismus, Paul Bauer)
Mumok Photo credit: (WienTourismus, Paul Bauer)
Directly opposite one can find mumok - Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien. Behind the striking dark grey cuboid structure clad in basalt stone is the largest museum of art since modernism in Central Europe. From Pablo Picasso to Andy Warhol and Franz West - discover the international and Austrian avant-garde in a unique setting for press conferences, product presentations and receptions.
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