I know I made a couple posts on different art scenes in the city, but I swear, this is the last one! We all know about Belvedere, Albertina, and Kunsthistorisches, but Winterpalais is somewhere I think many overlook, well at least I did. Winterpalais is located near Stephansdom at Himmelpfortgasse. It is also known as a city palace because of its location, and the inside shows high Baroque style decor. As its name shows, it was a winter palace for Prince Eugene, who spent summers at Belvedere. For this reason, Winterpalais is part of Belvedere’s group of palaces/ museums along with 21er Haus.

Winterpalais mainly features installation art with occational sculpture exhibitions. Though now is finished, recently, Winterpalais had an exhibition called Sterling Ruby, which is the name of the artist. I initially thought the exhibition was featuring sterling silver and ruby as the main materials for the exhibition. How wrong of me… The theme or the main point of this exhibition is juxtaposition. Many pieces compared two opposing things such as time periods, asthetics, which is also noticeable through the choice of materials in her works.

For those who are interested in becoming a member of this group of museums, it is as simple and cheap as Albertina. In order to become a friend of Belvedere as a student under the age of 30, it costs 30 euros a year, whereas it costs 75 euros for adults. Once you become a member, you have a number of advantages such as free admission to both permenant and temporary exhibitions in Belvedere, Winterpalais, and 21er Haus and free use of Belvedere’s Research Center along with other benefits.