Arnulf Rainer Museum

The Arnulf Rainer Museum is located in an architectural jewel. Because where art lovers come and go today, spa guests once bathed: in the "Frauenbad" - the largest and most beautiful bathhouse in the historic spa town of Baden near Vienna. Of Baden's many spas, the Frauenbad is the only one in which the historic spa architecture, including bathing pools and changing rooms, has been preserved to this day. It is omnipresent during a visit to the art museum.

The now listed building is based on a design by Charles de Moreau, one of the leading architects of French classicism. The foundation stone was laid by Archduke Anton Viktor on April 7, 1821. The memorial stone set at that time is located in the museum foyer. Around 50 years after its opening, the women's baths were rebuilt and the historicist Hall of Mirrors was created.

The baths were closed in 1973, but the building was reopened to the public in 1977 as a supra-regional exhibition center with a retrospective of Arnulf Rainer. This was followed by highly acclaimed presentations by renowned artists and exhibitions on the history and culture of Baden.

In 2009, the building designed by the architects Lottersberger-Messner-Dumpelnik was opened as the Arnulf Rainer Museum. The province of Lower Austria and the city of Baden have dedicated an institution to the artist, who was born in Baden in 1929, which presents his multi-layered oeuvre in monographic and thematic exhibitions and establishes links to his contemporaries. Arnulf Rainer's work, which plays a central role in the collections of the world's largest museums, can thus be comprehensively presented to the regional and international public through exhibitions, publications and events.

Opening hours:
Tuesday to Sunday, or Monday if public holiday, from 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.

Exhibitions, programs & tickets:
www.arnulf-rainer-museum.at