Lentos Art Museum
Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz
A glass-box building on the south bank of the Danube, housing modern and contemporary art including works by Klimt, Schiele and Kokoschka
The Lentos Art Museum opened in 2003. Its glass façade, about 130 metres long, stretches along the bank of the Danube. At night it lights up in blue, red and pink, facing the Ars Electronica Center across the river. The collection focuses on art from the 19th to 21st centuries, including paintings by Austrian and German Expressionists such as Klimt, Schiele, Kokoschka and Anton Kolig, along with postwar and contemporary works. Displays rotate regularly, and large temporary exhibitions are held. Admission is about 10 to 12 euros (check the official website), and the museum is closed on Mondays. The window in the middle of the building frames a view of the Danube, and the riverside lawn park lies in front of it.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00; open until 20:00 on Thursdays; closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Old Cathedral (Ignatiuskirche)
- Donaulände & Brucknerhaus
- Hauptplatz & Trinity Column
- Ars Electronica Center
- Linz Castle
- Landstraße
- New Cathedral (Mariendom)
- Tabakfabrik Linz