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Leopold MuseumvsBelvedere Museum

Both are rated very highly by expert reviewers. On balance, Belvedere Palace Museum is the choice of most professionals compared to Leopold Museum. Belvedere Palace Museum is ranked #3 in Vienna with approval from 8 publications such as Fodor's, Frommer's and Travel + Leisure.

Leopold Museum
8/10
Museumsplatz 1, Vienna 1070, Austria
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Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
"Houses the works of Vienna’s fin-de-siècle golden age." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Mid- and early-20th-century modern art is housed here, in a limestone, light-filled cube with an excellent café of the same name." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
1 Star
"A beautiful white limestone cube, this museum houses the art collection of physician Rudolf Leopold. It has over 5 000 works." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"All eyes are invariably drawn to the artist's tortured depictions of nude mistresses, orgiastic self-portraits, and provocatively sexual couples, all elbows and organs." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"This extensive collection of Austrian art includes the world's largest treasure trove of the works of Egon Schiele." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"The building is in complete contrast to the MUMOK, with a white, limestone exterior, open space (the 21m-high glass-covered atrium is lovely) and natural light flooding most rooms." Full review
Belvedere Museum
9/10
Prinz-Eugen-Strasse 27, Vienna 1030, Austria
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Fodor's Fodor's
"Though the lower palace is impressive in its own right, it is the much larger upper palace, used for state receptions, banquets, and balls, that is acknowledged as Hildebrandt's masterpiece." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"Southeast of Karlsplatz, the Belvedere sits on a slope above Vienna." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Belvedere is a masterpiece of total art and one of the world’s finest baroque palaces." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"The Schloss Belvedere is now home to the Öster­reichische Galerie , split between the Unteres Belvedere and Orangerie, which combine to house special exhibitions." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Numerous works by Klimt (including his masterpiece, The Kiss), Egon Schiele, and Oskar Kokoschka." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"The calm of winter may be the best time to visit some of Austria's most treasured castles and palaces." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"The grand, but peaceful Belvedere is an unexpected find among the tall houses and busy streets of Vienna." Full review
Let's Go Let's Go
"From Oberes Belvedere, take a leisurely stroll through the gardens to Unteres (Lower) Belvedere, taking in the manicured hedges, fountains, and the views of Stephansdom and the city in the distance." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"On the first floor the collections range from the «Historicist, Realist and Impressionist» movements to «Art of the early years of the 20C»." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Vienna owes the palaces of the Belvedere not to an emperor but to a general, Eugene of Savoy." Full review
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