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In innumerable ways , large and small , we lift our clients ’ experience far above standards which are regarded as normal for tourists .
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» Arrival in Vienna and Transfer to your Hotel . Welcome reception .
» Morning visit to the Gallery of Austrian Art and to the Lower Belvedere to admire the Collection of paintings by Klimt , Schiele , Kokoschka and their contemporaries . Afternoon entry to the Austria-Hungary 1918 , special exhibition .
April 22 � June 3 » A private transfer to your hotel by private chauffeured car will be provided . Evening reception and dinner .
April 23 � June 4 » After a delicious Viennese breakfast we drive to the Gallery of Austrian Art in the Baroque magnificence of the Belvedere Palace where we admire the collection of paintings by Klimt ( the world ’ s largest , including The Kiss ), Schiele , Kokoschka and their contemporaries . After time for coffee and strudel , we walk to the Lower Belvedere and enter the special exhibition , Austria-Hungary 1918 , in which Klimt and Schiele will be presented in dialogue together with a variety of figures , including leading Czech Cubists and painters in the Hungarian Nyolcak group , among others . Lunch at the historical center and free afternoon . d e ta i l e d i t i n e r a r y
April 26 � June 7 » We drive to the outskirts of the city to see buildings by Otto Wagner ; the 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 later enter the ground floor of the villa used by Klimt as a studio between 1911 and 1918 featuring a reconstruction of the original furnishings and various media related to Klimt ’ s work .
April 27 � June 8 » Prior to our first-class train to Budapest , we visit the Leopold Collection with excellent works by Secessionist artists , especially Schiele . Transfer to Budapest ( by rail or helicopter ). Dinner in Budapest at one of the most traditional restaurants in the city .
April 24 June 5
» 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 June 6
April 26 June 7
April 27 June 8
April 28 , 29 June 9 , 10
April 30 June 11
» 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 .
» 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 � June 5 » 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 � June 6 » 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 & 29 � June 9 & 10 » 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 � June 11 » Morning transfers to the airport for homebound flights .