Facts & Figures

General Information on the MuseumsQuartier Wien

Address
MuseumsQuartier Wien, Museumsplatz 1, A-1070 Vienna

Hours
The complex is open to the public 24 hours a day.
Hours of the individual institutions: www.mqw.at

Opening
2001

Visitor Statistics
Entire complex: approx. 3.6 million (2009)
MQ institutions: 1,402,767 (2009)

Net Floor Area
Indoors, total: approx. 60,000 m2
Outdoors:
Main Courtyard: approx. 10,000 m2
Other courtyards: approx. 4,800 m2
MQ Forecourt: approx. 13,000 m2

Resident Institutions
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LEOPOLD MUSEUM
Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien (MUMOK)
Architekturzentrum Wien
KUNSTHALLE wien
Halle E+G
Tanzquartier Wien
ZOOM Kindermuseum
DSCHUNGEL WIEN Theater for Young Audiences
wienXtra-kinderinfo

MQ Point
Daily, 10:00-19:00, Main Entrance
Info-Tickets-Shop Tel: 0820/600 600 (in Austria only)
Tel: +43/1/523 58 81-1731 (from outside Austria)
Fax: +43/1/523 58 81-1733

Management
MuseumsQuartier Errichtungs- und BetriebsgesmbH
CEO: Dr. Christian Strasser
Museumsplatz 1, A-1070 Vienna
Phone: +43/1/523 58 81, Fax: +43/1/523 58 86
email: office@mqw.at, www.mqw.at

Press Contact
MQ: Irene Preissler
Phone: +43/1/523 58 81-1712, Fax: +43/1/523 58 86
email: ipreissler@mqw.at

quartier21: Julia Assl
Phone: +43/1/523 58 81-1738, Fax: +43/1/523 58 86
email: jassl@mqw.at

Transportation and Parking
Subway (U-Bahn): U2 (MuseumsQuartier); U2, U3 (Volkstheater station)
Bus: 48A (Volkstheater),
City-Bus 2A (MuseumsQuartier)
Streetcar (Strassenbahn): 49 (Volkstheater)
Parking garage at the MuseumsQuartier

Information
Tel: 0820/600 600 (in Austria only)
Tel: +43/1/523 58 81-1731 (from outside Austria)
www.mqw.at; www.quartier21.at

Allocation of Space (as of 2010)
Total net floor area 60,000 m2
LEOPOLD MUSEUM 11,298 m2
Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig 13,156 m2
KUNSTHALLE wien 4,654 m2
Halle E+G 2,862 m2
Architekturzentrum Wien 1,914 m2
ZOOM Kindermuseum 1,786 m2
DSCHUNGEL WIEN Theaterhaus 1,198 m2
Tanzquartier Wien 985 m2
wienXtra-kinderinfo 251 m2
quartier21 7,000 m2

Construction Project at a Glance

Construction Phase I: April 1998 - June 2001

Delivery of new buildings to occupants for fixtures
and furnishings: January 2001

Completion of renovation of old buildings
Completion of Main Courtyard

Reopening of passageway to 7th District

Construction Phase II: Summer 2001 - September 2002

Renovation of interior of Fischer von Erlach Wing

Construction Phase III: September 2002 - October 2004

2002: Completion of renovation of Fischer von Erlach Wing, move-in of quartier21 as a center for contemporary art

2003: MQ has established itself as a living urban area and unique cultural district of international stature. The Art Cult Center discontinues operations. The Vienna television station Puls City TV moves in in its place
Spring 2004: Puls City TV starts broadcasting
Summer 2004: Glacis Beisl restaurant opens
October 2004: DSCHUNGEL WIEN Theaterhaus für junges Publikum opens

Participants in Renovation and Construction Project

Owner
MuseumsQuartier Errichtungs- und
Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H.
Dr. Wolfgang Waldner, Director

Architects
Architectural Working Group
Arch. Prof. Dipl. Ing. Laurids Ortner
Arch. Prof. Mag. art. Manfred Ortner
Arch. Univ. Prof. Dipl. Ing. Dr. Manfred Wehdorn

General Contractor
Ast - Holzmann BaugesmbH.

Construction Costs

Total (net) approx. EUR 145.34 million (ATS 2.0 billion)
Government share approx. EUR 116.28 million (ATS 1.6 billion)
Share of the City of Vienna approx. EUR 29.07 million (ATS 400 billion)
(amounts include incidental expenses)