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At the Belvedere, a visit explores Erika Giovanna Klien through movement and the senses
On 9 October, the Belvedere is offering an inclusive visit devoted to Erika Giovanna Klien. Designed for sighted, partially sighted and blind visitors, it takes a multisensory approach to her work on movement, rhythm and dynamics.
A visit where movement becomes a starting point
The Belvedere is organising a visit entitled “Anders sehen: Vogelflüge, tanzende Körper und rotierende Maschinen”, devoted to the Austrian-American artist Erika Giovanna Klien. The event uses birds taking flight, dancing bodies and rotating machines as its guiding thread, three images that immediately draw attention to questions of movement, dynamics and rhythm. Klien is presented as an important representative of Viennese Kineticism, an artistic movement concerned precisely with these forces and their visual translation.
The visit is not limited to commentary intended for just one type of audience. It is explicitly aimed at blind, partially sighted and sighted visitors, with the ambition of creating a conversation around the artist and her work. This inclusive focus gives the event a distinctive form: it is not simply about looking at artworks, but about opening up several ways of approaching and discussing them.
At Belvedere Palace, programming spread across three venues
At Belvedere Palace, the museum’s programme unfolds across the Upper Belvedere, the Lower Belvedere and Belvedere 21. The institution presents its offering as a journey through 800 years of art history, with a permanent collection at the Upper Belvedere, temporary exhibitions at the Lower Belvedere and contemporary art at Belvedere 21. The visit devoted to Erika Giovanna Klien takes place at the Lower Belvedere.
The Lower Belvedere is home in particular to the Medieval and Renaissance Gallery, as well as the exhibition Erna Rosenstein, “On the Other Side of Silence”, announced from 3 July 2026 to 10 January 2027. In this setting, the visit on Klien extends a programme that brings together different periods and approaches, without the event being presented as a general tour of the collections.
Following a journey from Vienna to New York
The announced route follows Erika Giovanna Klien from Vienna to New York. The Belvedere highlights the diversity of her work: a painter, graphic artist and art educator, she is also described as passionate about dance and theatre. These elements help explain the choice of a visit centred on gestures, trajectories and rhythms, without reducing the artist to a single discipline.
The work mentioned on the event page, “Eisenschneider”, dates from 1933 and is attributed to Erika Giovanna Klien. It is listed as coming from Galerie Sylvia Kovacek in Vienna. This specific reference anchors the visit in the artist’s work while leaving it to the mediation to bring out connections between image, dance, theatre and the idea of movement.
Explicitly multisensory mediation
The most distinctive element of the event lies in its mediation format. The Belvedere announces an inclusive way of experiencing art, with an emphasis on multisensory communication, intended for sighted, partially sighted and blind visitors. Seating is provided. This practical detail matters: it indicates that the visit is designed to support attention and conversation throughout its duration.
The German title “Anders sehen”, meaning seeing differently, sums up the stated intention without imposing a uniform experience. Visitors are invited to consider Klien’s work through forms of movement and shared sensations. The approach does not separate a reserved route from an ordinary one: it brings together, in one visit, audiences with different visual experiences.
A time slot set for Friday 9 October
The date currently announced is Friday 9 October, from 15:00 to 16:00. The event takes place at the Lower Belvedere, also indicated by the abbreviation UB, at Rennweg 6, 1030 Vienna. At the time of the information published by the museum, only eight tickets remained available for this time slot.
The page states that participation is only possible with an event ticket. The regular price announced is 4 euros, including admission. Friends of the Belvedere, holders of a Belvedere annual pass and accompanying persons receive a 0-euro rate according to the categories displayed.
Kulturpass and private bookings: the stated rules
The Kulturpass is also listed at 0 euros, but the museum specifies one condition: this free ticket is valid only with a current Kulturpass, to be shown at the entrance. Including this rule among the pricing information avoids any confusion between general free admission and free admission linked to a specific document.
“Anders Sehen” visits can also be booked privately. They can be organised for groups of two or more, including an accompanying person. For information about other dates, the event or a private booking, the Belvedere directs visitors to Julia Haimburger and the address [email protected].
An event in a series focused on art and the body
The event is part of the series “Einfach gesagt: Kunst, Körper und Bewegung”. This confirms the importance given to the body and movement in Klien’s presentation. Nearby events mentioned by the Belvedere also include “Einfach ab ins Atelier”, a workshop at Belvedere 21, and “Handvermittelt: Alles ist Bewegung”, a Lower Belvedere visit also devoted to Erika Giovanna Klien.
The associated programme also mentions visits on exhibition objects at Belvedere 21, the exhibition “Stellprobe”, history told at the Upper Belvedere, and Anni Albers and Erna Rosenstein at the Lower Belvedere. The 9 October visit nevertheless stands apart through its inclusive and multisensory format, conceived as a conversation around an artist whose work explores the mobility of forms.
Sources: belvedere.at