Belvedere Tour: Understand 'The Kiss', Gustav Klimt's Viennese Symbol of Art

Uncover the secrets behind Gustav Klimt’s iconic masterpiece, ‘The Kiss’, on this immersive tour of the Belvedere. Explore Klimt’s artistic evolution and discover the profound symbolism in his works.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Belvedere Museum - The National Gallery of Belvedere has the most impressive collection of Gustav Klimt’s canvases. Regardless of which aspect of his art you are interested in, in the Belvedere, you will find his portraits, landscapes, and the prominent works of his “Golden Period”.
What's Included
  • Skip-the-line tickets for the Belvedere Palace
  • Guided tour by a professional art historian
Additional Information

Promotional signs throughout Vienna constantly invite passersby to the Belvedere to witness ‘the most celebrated kiss’. On our tour, you will fully comprehend the significance of The Kiss, and have the opportunity to decide whose interpretations are more convincing: those of art historians, marketing professionals or spectators.
Not only will you…

Location
Belvedere Palace
Prinz-Eugen-Straße
Prinz Eugen-Straße 27
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Eric_s
Oct 16, 2024
Klimt The Kiss - We enjoyed our private visit with Julia. We learned things we had never known before. The importance of color, materials, symbolism in influencing Klimt’s early and later works. I don’t think we would have understood half as much if we done the tour on our own. Viewing “The Kiss” was worth the journey to Vienna.
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Shirley_k
Sep 17, 2024
Klimt tour of the The Kiss - We really enjoyed our tour of Gustav Klimt's, The Kiss. What we found valuable was our guide taking us through a few exhibits of historic art that influenced him. It gave context to his painting style, his use of color and design. I learned some valuable things about him that I did not know before. I greatly appreciated that and now look at his art in all of its beauty in a slightly different way. Thank you so much.
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Lynnf218
May 28, 2024
A fabulous private tour with a great guide - Our guide, Julia gave a wonderful tour which included not just Klimt but a great deal more art history. We learned how to discern specific parts of a painting for example. The Klimt paintings were exquisite and Julia’s knowledge added so much to our enjoyment and appreciation. A private tour is a great way to get the most out of the experience. Thank you again Julia!
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David_m
May 16, 2024
Excellent experience - Julia was our art historian guide who was friendly, knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the Belvedere’s art collection. Learned new appreciation of art through her explanations.
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Monique_d
Apr 30, 2024
Amazing - Amazing extremely talented and knowledgeable guide who inspires and transforms the way you look at all art
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Martin_l
Jan 10, 2024
The story behind the picture - Julia was a really knowledgeable expert on art history and provided us with a stimulating and provocative insight into the evolution of art, Klimt and The Kiss. I'm no art history expert but learnt a lot from this tour. If you're looking for intellectual stimulation and the story behind the picture, look no further.
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Nadinguide
Oct 17, 2022
The Why of Klimt - Klimt It was a pleasure to have a tour with Julia tracing back the roots of Klimt’s art. Being a tour-guide myself I choose carefully tours while travelling and I always look for somebody who could not just tell the facts but what is behind it. It was very interesting to find roots of 1900 art in the medieval gothic art, in 18th century experiments, in baroque. I loved the way how the facts and interpretations were put together. So definitely recommend it for those who are open for the discussion and reflection about art, its roots and new perspective for modernism.
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847leep
Sep 30, 2022
Learnt so much on this tour. - Julia was very informative about the background to the art world of Vienna and how and why these changes influenced the new movement. It was a delight to be shown the important pieces in the Belvedere collection and then the stories behind not only the Klimt artworks but the others that followed. Allow at least 2.5 hours to do this tour.
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Bishy07
Sep 7, 2022
Most memorable day of my whole trip was to see Klimt’s masterpiece with Julia. It’s a MUST DO in Vienna. - A bucket list item fulfilled by Julia. I had planned my trip to Central Europe with my heart set on seeing the world famous “Klimt” and the way Julia unraveled his masterpiece as a final spectacle, is something I will remember forever. She began the tour by breaking his inspirations into different centuries and styles while giving a great sense of art scene in Vienna in the 1900s overall and even before that. Her background as an art historian makes her knowledge deep and her exposure to theology was impressive. Her oration was nuanced, detailed and laced with emotion and love for Gustav Klimt’s works and when we left the museum, I felt I had seen this masterpiece in the most remarkable way! Please book this for sure and you will make a memory of a lifetime. If you are an art enthusiast, Julia is your go to person in Vienna. She even went over Schiele’s work with me! Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!!!!
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Kathleen_g
Dec 18, 2023
Make sure you keep copies of receipts and pictures! - The tour person never showed up. We ended up buying tickets and touring ourselves with an audio guide. Then we got charged by the tour operator! $343.36. Be careful.
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