Vienna: Lower Belvedere … the Art

After grabbing a quick snack at the Park Café at Lower Belvedere, we set out to check out the art.

The temporary exhibit featured the works of a Finnish painter by the name of Akseli Gallen-Kallela. Most of what was on exhibit were paintings focused on nature and the rural population of Central Finland … with a few furniture pieces that he designed also included amongst the displayed works.

In the Prunkstall, the palace stables located behind Lower Belvedere, we found the medieval art exhibit. Signage explained that the collection of ecclesiastical medieval art was established in 1953 and was originally exhibited in the Orangery. It was later moved to Upper Belvedere. We saw some of that earlier in our visit. What was in storage is now exhibited at the former stables. Thus, except for a few objects that are not suitable for permanent display, the entire collection of medieval art is accessible to the public.Läs mer