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Arnold Schönberg Center: A Shrine to Modern Music

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Explore the life and legacy of Arnold Schönberg, the revolutionary composer, at Vienna's dedicated cultural center and archive.

The Arnold Schönberg Center in Vienna is a cultural center and archive dedicated to the life and work of composer Arnold Schönberg, a pivotal figure in 20th-century music. Visitors can explore his manuscripts, paintings, and personal artifacts, gaining insight into his innovative techniques and the development of atonal music.

A brief summary to Arnold Schönberg Center

  • Monday 10 am-5 pm
  • Tuesday 10 am-5 pm
  • Wednesday 10 am-5 pm
  • Thursday 10 am-5 pm
  • Friday 10 am-5 pm

Local tips

  • Check the Arnold Schönberg Center's website for upcoming concerts, lectures, and workshops to enhance your visit.
  • Explore the online database for high-resolution scans of Schönberg's manuscripts, paintings, and letters.
  • Visit Schönberg's reconstructed study to see his original furniture and work tools.
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Getting There

  • Public Transport

    The Arnold Schönberg Center is easily accessible via Vienna's public transportation system. Take the U4 subway line to Stadtpark station or the D tram line to Schwarzenbergplatz station. From either stop, it's a short walk to Schwarzenbergplatz 6, Eingang/Entrance: Zaunergasse 1/3. A single ticket costs €2.40.

  • Walking

    If you are in the Landstraße district, you can walk to the Arnold Schönberg Center. Head towards Schwarzenbergplatz and look for the Schwarzenberg monument. The center is located at Schwarzenbergplatz 6, with the entrance on Zaunergasse 1/3. Walking is free.

  • Taxi

    Taxis are readily available in Vienna. A short taxi ride to the Arnold Schönberg Center from a nearby location, such as the city center, will typically cost between €10 and €20. The base fare is €3.80, with additional charges per kilometer.

  • Parking

    If driving, parking is available at the Garage Schwarzenbergplatz. Hourly rates are around €4.50, with a daily maximum of €39.90. Evening rates (6:00 PM to 12:00 AM) are approximately €8.

Discover more about Arnold Schönberg Center

The Arnold Schönberg Center, established in 1998, stands as a repository of Arnold Schönberg's archival legacy and a vibrant cultural center in Vienna. Schönberg, born in Vienna in 1874 and who died in Los Angeles in 1951, was a composer, painter, teacher, theorist, and inventor. The center is dedicated to preserving and promoting his contributions to music and other artistic achievements. The center's archive contains over 20,000 pages of music and text manuscripts, historical photographs, personal documents, diaries, concert programs, Schönberg's library, memorabilia, and instruments. Visitors can view Schönberg's study with its original furniture and work tools. The center also hosts exhibitions, concerts, lectures, workshops, and symposia. Schönberg's estate was inscribed on the UNESCO “Memory of the World” Register in 2011. Schönberg's legacy remained in the possession of his heirs after his death in 1951 and was administered by his widow Gertrud Schoenberg until 1967. In the 1970s, Schönberg's heirs decided to make the collection available to the Arnold Schoenberg Institute of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where a modern archive was established along with a concert hall and an exhibition hall. In early 1997, the Arnold Schönberg Center Privatstiftung was founded by the City of Vienna together with the Internationale Schönberg-Gesellschaft.

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