Leopold Museum Tickets 2026: Prices, Schiele Collection & Visit Tips
The Leopold Museum holds the world's largest Egon Schiele collection — 44 paintings and 200+ works on paper. Tickets cost €19. Here's what to see and how to plan your visit.
Most people come to Vienna for Klimt. They see The Kiss at the Belvedere, take the photo, and move on. The Leopold Museum is where you go to understand what Klimt was part of — and to meet the artist who pushed it further. Egon Schiele died at 28 and left behind work that still makes people uncomfortable. The Leopold holds 44 of his paintings and over 200 drawings. No other museum comes close. Rudolf Leopold spent five decades collecting these works, often buying directly from Schiele's family. The collection opened here in 2001, inside the white limestone cube at the heart of MuseumsQuartier.
In 3 minutes, you'll know:
- What tickets cost and which combo saves money
- The rooms worth your time and the order that works best
- Why the Schiele collection matters more here than in any textbook
- When to visit to avoid the MuseumsQuartier crowds
How much are Leopold Museum tickets in 2026?
Tickets cost €19 for adults. Reduced tickets (under 26, over 65) are €16. Under 19 pays €2.50. Under 7 enters free. A family ticket for 2 adults and up to 3 children costs €40.
The audio guide is €5 — useful for the Schiele rooms, where the wall labels are brief but the stories behind the paintings deserve more context.
Combo tickets: Leopold + Kunsthistorisches Museum for €37 (covers old masters and modernism in one day). Leopold + mumok for €33 (both are inside MuseumsQuartier — you can walk between them in two minutes).
Where to book
Our take: Same €19, but GYG lets you cancel 24h before. If you're doing two or more Vienna museums, the Kunsthistorisches combo is the best value — you'd pay €41 separately.
What should you see first?
The Schiele collection. Start here while your attention is fresh. The progression matters: early academic nudes show technical skill, then the lines start bending, the bodies twist, the faces stare back. Self-Portrait with Physalis (1912) is one of the most reproduced Schiele works. Portrait of Wally Neuzil — his model and partner — has a legal history as dramatic as the painting itself (it was seized by the Nazis, claimed by multiple parties, and settled in court in 2010).
Klimt's Death and Life. One of his most ambitious works, reworked twice between 1910 and 1916. The composition divides life and death into two groups that don't touch. Compare this to The Kiss at the Belvedere — same artist, completely different mood. The Leopold also holds his Attersee landscapes, which feel nothing like the decorative Klimt most people expect. For the full Klimt-in-Vienna map across every museum, see Klimt paintings in Vienna.
Vienna 1900 rooms. Furniture, glass, jewellery, and design from the Wiener Werkstätte and the Secession movement. This is context the other Vienna museums skip. You'll see why Schiele and Klimt weren't isolated painters — they were part of a city reinventing itself.
The panorama windows. Upper floors frame views of the Hofburg and Maria-Theresien-Platz between the galleries. Turn from a Schiele self-portrait and the city he painted is right there through the glass.
When is the best time to visit?
Wednesday to Monday: 10 AM – 6 PM. Closed Tuesdays.
The Leopold sits inside MuseumsQuartier, which means the courtyard fills up on summer weekends. Thursday and Friday mornings (10 AM – 12 PM) are the quietest for the galleries. Weekends are busier, but the museum is large enough that the Schiele rooms rarely feel packed.
Current exhibitions: Gustave Courbet retrospective (until June 21, 2026) — the first solo show in Austria for the 19th-century French realist. Also, highlights from the Austrian National Bank collection (April 24 – October 4, 2026) covering Austrian art from 1918 to the present.
What do most visitors wish they knew?
Keep your ticket. You need it to access the toilets and the café. Digital tickets on your phone work at the entrance but not at the turnstile machines inside. Ask for a paper ticket at the desk if you're booking through GYG.
The café has the views. Café Leopold is on the first floor, accessible with your museum ticket. The panorama windows look out over MQ's courtyard and toward the Naturhistorisches Museum dome.
MuseumsQuartier is more than the Leopold. mumok (modern art) is two minutes away. The Kunsthalle Wien often has strong temporary shows. If the weather is good, the MQ courtyard furniture — giant coloured benches — is one of Vienna's best spots to sit.
Combine with the Kunsthistorisches. It's a 10-minute walk across Maria-Theresien-Platz. Leopold (modernism) in the morning, Kunsthistorisches (old masters) in the afternoon makes a full Vienna art day.
- Tickets
- €19 adults | €16 reduced | Under 19 €2.50 | Under 7 free
- Hours
- Wed–Mon 10 AM – 6 PM | Closed Tuesdays
- Audio guide
- €5 at the museum
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours (permanent collection) | 3–4 hours (with temporary shows)
- Best time
- Thursday or Friday morning
- Book at
- GetYourGuide (free cancellation) · official site
- Getting there
- MuseumsQuartier, Museumsplatz 1 | U2 Museumsquartier or U2/U3 Volkstheater
Frequently asked questions
How much are Leopold Museum tickets in 2026?
Adults pay €19. Under 26 and over 65 pay €16 reduced. Under 19 is €2.50, under 7 free. A family ticket (2 adults + up to 3 children) costs €40. The audio guide is €5.
How long do you need at the Leopold Museum?
2 to 3 hours for the permanent collection and one temporary exhibition. The Schiele rooms alone take about an hour if you read the context panels. With a major temporary show, budget 3-4 hours.
What are the Leopold Museum opening hours?
Wednesday to Monday, 10 AM – 6 PM. Closed Tuesdays. Open on public holidays, including Tuesdays that fall on a holiday.
Is the Leopold Museum worth visiting?
If you care about early 20th-century art, absolutely. The Schiele collection can't be seen anywhere else at this scale — 44 paintings, plus drawings that show his evolution from academic technique to raw expressionism. Add Klimt's Death and Life and the Vienna 1900 rooms, and it justifies the trip to MuseumsQuartier on its own.
What's the difference between the Leopold Museum and the Belvedere?
Both cover Austrian art, but different sides of it. The Belvedere centres on Klimt's The Kiss and a broader sweep from medieval to modern. The Leopold goes deep on Schiele and Vienna 1900 — Expressionism, Secession, Wiener Werkstätte. If you want one Klimt painting, go to the Belvedere. If you want to understand the movement Klimt helped start, go to the Leopold.
The Leopold Museum is Vienna's best argument for Austrian modernism. Schiele's raw line, Klimt's philosophical ambition, and the design revolution that surrounded them — it's all here. Get Leopold Museum tickets on GetYourGuide — same price as official, free cancellation.
Last verified: April 2026