April 24

» The strikingly displayed collections of the Museum of Applied Arts . Afternoon drive to admire Secessionist facades and designs by Otto Wagner , Max Fabiani , Josip Plecnik and Adolf Loos ( including two buildings by special arrangements ). Evening Kunsthistorisches Museum , one of the world ’ s greatest art galleries .

April 25

» Special entry to the first major exhibition dedicated to Otto Wagner in more than fifty years . Afternoon visit to the Imperial Furniture Collection , presenting the work of the leading architects of Viennese Modernism .

April 26

April 27

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April 30

» By bus to visit the Otto Wagner richly decorated apartment blocks in the Linke Wienzeile ; the emperor ’ s personal railway station at Schönbrunn and the hospital church ‘ Am Steinhof ’, the finest manifestation of Viennese Secessionism . We enjoy a privileged entry to the villa used by Klimt during his last years .

» Morning visit to the Leopold Collection housing excellent works by Secessionist artists , especially Schiele . Afternoon train to Budapest ( 3H ). Evening Danube Cruise .

» During our days in Budapest we will join expert lecturers on walking and bus sightseeing sessions to survey eight of the most beautiful buildings in the city .

» Airport transfers for homebound flights .

April 24 » On the program this morning , the Museum of Applied Arts with its strikingly displayed excellent collections of works by Hoffmann , Moser and other designers of the Wiener Werkstätte , as well as by the Scotsman Charles Mackintosh . Our afternoon drive and walk will feature Secessionist facades and designs by Otto Wagner , Max Fabiani , Josip Plecnik and Adolf Loos ( including two buildings by special arrangements ). Visit to and dinner at the Kunsthistorisches Museum , one of the world ’ s greatest art galleries , with a special exhibition focused on Klimt ’ s Nuda Veritas and representations of self-perception .

April 25 » This morning we enter the Museum of the History of Vienna to admire the first major exhibition dedicated to Otto Wagner in more than fifty years and for a short visit to their fascinating permanent collection , particularly rich in turn-of-the-century art and artifacts . Afternoon exploration of the decommissioned railway station pavilions by Wagner and Olbrich follows . We end our day at the exhibition hall designed in 1898 by Olbrich for the Secession Building where we visit Klimt ’ s 34-metre long Beethoven Frieze .

After a lunch at a typical tavern , we enter the special exhibition at the Imperial Furniture Collection , presenting the work of the leading architects of Viennese Modernism : Wagner , Loos and Hoffmann as interior and furniture designers .

April 29 and 29 » During our days in Budapest we will join expert lecturers on walking and bus sightseeing sessions to survey eight of the most beautiful buildings in the city . Most by special appointment . The Parisian Court with a façade enriched with Gothic and Eastern motifs , and the Klotild and Matilde Palaces ; the Institute for the Blind by Sándor Baumgarten with a special entry to the Concert Hall , displaying outstanding stained glass windows – the largest in Hungary and original furnishings and decorations by Imre Zsellér , apprentice to Miksa Róth .

We will admire the Zsolnay ceramics at the Hotel Gellért and visit the Hungarian Royal Geological Institute , Ödön Lechner ’ s most radical and memorable building . By special appointment , we enter the Calvinist Church by Aladar Arkay , a ceramic-clad synthesis of German , Scandinavian and American Art Nouveau . An exclusive visit to the Gresham Palace ( now the Four Seasons Hotel ) closes our program . Architects Zsigmond Quittner and József Vágó were given a carte blanche and decided to assign the most prestigious artists of the period to the ornamentation of the building . A Danube Cruises bring our exclusive adventure to an end .

April 30 » Morning transfers to the airport for homebound flights .