Gartenbaukino, Vienna

The Gartenbaukino is a cinema on Vienna's Ringstrasse in the Gartenbauhochhaus. Opened in 1919 and rebuilt in 1960 at the same location, it is one of the oldest and last single-screen cinemas still operating in the city. The popular premiere cinema with a capacity of 736 visitors and a large screen has also been the main venue of the Viennale film festival since 1973.

In 2006, the cinema attracted around 91,000 visitors, half of whom came to the cinema during normal operations and half during special events.

From March to fall 2021, "Gartenbaustelle" will run, the cinema is to be gently restored to the design of 1960, while the building services will be modernized. Of planned conversion costs of 3.36 million euros, 2 million will be borne by the City of Vienna, 0.6 million by the federal government. 200,000 euros is to be raised by a crowdfunding campaign, which also offers chair sponsorships with a name plaque.