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Sixteen Euros for the Building Hundertwasser Built to Argue With Straight Lines
Review of Kunst Haus Wien
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Share your experienceKunst Haus Wien charges 16,00 euros for admission, with 13,00 for reduced tickets and for seniors 65 and over. Accompanying persons of people with disabilities receive free admission. The museum is Hundertwasser's own, built in a converted furniture factory, and it is the clearest place to understand what he was actually arguing for: uneven floors on purpose, no straight lines where he could avoid them, trees growing out of the windows. It is a short visit and an unusually physical one. You notice the building through your feet before you notice any of the paintings, which is precisely the point he was making.
What was great
The building is the argument and you experience it directly rather than reading about it. Sixteen euros is cheap by Vienna museum standards and 13 covers both reduced tickets and over-65s. Accompanying persons of visitors with disabilities go free.
What nearly ruined the trip
It is small, and if Hundertwasser does not interest you there is not much else. The deliberately uneven floors are genuinely awkward for anyone unsteady on their feet. It sits away from the central museum cluster, so it costs a journey.
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★★★★☆ Good valueSafety
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