WUK, Vienna

Name: WUK
Address: Waehringer Strasse 59, Vienna, 1090, Austria
Telephone: 401 2110

#296 among attractions in Vienna

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Facts and practical information

The WUK is an alternative cultural center located at Währinger Straße 59 in Vienna's 9th district Alsergrund. Its more than 400 events on 1,000 playing days attract over 80,000 visitors annually, and 200,000 people in total visit and use the WUK each year. With over 12,000 square meters of floor space, it is one of the largest facilities of its kind in Europe. Essentially, the WUK is made up of the WUK Kulturbetrieb, WUK Bildung und Beratung and the WUK socio-cultural center.

Coordinates: 48°13'23"N, 16°21'4"E

Address

Waehringer Strasse 59Alsergrund (Michelbeuern)Vienna 1090 Austria

Contact

401 2110

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Day trips

WUK – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Votivkirche, Palais Ephrussi, Sigmund Freud Museum, Liechtenstein Museum.

0.6 miSE
Neo Gothic church with an on-site museum
Votivkirche, Vienna
17 min walk • Rising majestically in the heart of Vienna, the Votivkirche stands as an architectural marvel and a testament to the city's rich historical tapestry. This neo-Gothic church, located on the Ringstraße within the Alsergrund district, was consecrated in 1879 after 23...
0.8 miSE
Palace, Neo-renaissance architecture, Theophil Hansen
Palais Ephrussi, Vienna
22 min walk • Palais Ephrussi is a former Ringstraßenpalais in Vienna. It was built for the Ephrussi family of financiers by Theophil Freiherr von Hansen, the architect of the Austrian Parliament Building.
0.6 miSE
Museum, History museum, Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud Museum, Vienna
17 min walk • The Sigmund Freud Museum in Vienna is a museum founded in 1971 covering Sigmund Freud's life story. It is located in the Alsergrund district, at Berggasse 19. In 2003, the museum was put in the hands of the newly established Sigmund Freud Foundation, which has since received the entire building as an endowment.
0.4 miE
Museum, Baroque architecture, Art museum
Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna
11 min walk • The Liechtenstein Museum is a private art museum in Vienna, Austria. It contains much of the art collection of its owners, the Princely Family of Liechtenstein, rulers of the principality of Liechtenstein.
~1820 ftSE
Museum, Specialty museum
Josephinum, Vienna
9 min walk • The Collegium Medico-Chirurgicum Josephinum or Josephinian Military Academy of Surgery was an academy of military medicine founded in Vienna by Emperor Joseph II in 1784. In 1874 its functions were transferred to other institutions, and its building now houses the Josephinum Medical Museum of the Medical University of Vienna.
~620 ftN
Theater, Opera, Concerts and shows
Volksoper, Vienna
3 min walk • The Vienna Volksoper is an opera house in Vienna, Austria. It produces three hundred performances of twenty-five German language productions of opera, operetta, musicals, and ballet, during an annual season which runs from September through June.
~1710 ftS
Museum, Science museum, Specialty museum
Narrenturm, Vienna
9 min walk • The Narrenturm in Vienna is continental Europe's oldest building for the accommodation of psychiatric patients. Built in 1784, it is next to the site of the old Vienna General Hospital, and is now home to the Federal Pathologic-Anatomical Museum Vienna.
~1940 ftSE
Palace
Palais Clam-Gallas, Vienna
10 min walk • The Palais Clam-Gallas is a palace in Neo-classical or Biedermeier style in Vienna, Austria. It was built in 1834 or 1835 by Prince Franz Joseph von Dietrichstein as a summer residence.
~1630 ftNE
Neighbourhood
Alsergrund, Vienna
8 min walk • Alsergrund is the ninth district of Vienna, Austria. It is located just north of the first, central district, Innere Stadt. Alsergrund was incorporated in 1862, with seven suburbs. As a central district, the area is densely populated.
0.6 miN
Cemetery
Jüdischer Friedhof Währing, Vienna
17 min walk • The Jewish Cemetery in Währing, opened in 1784, was the main burial site for members of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien. Besides the St. Marx Cemetery it is the last remaining cemetery of Vienna in the Biedermeier style.
0.6 miE
Baroque architecture, Church
Servitenkirche, Vienna
16 min walk • The Servite Church is a church in Vienna, Austria.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to WUK?

Nearby attractions include Volksoper, Vienna (3 min walk), Michelbeuern, Vienna (5 min walk), Alsergrund District Museum, Vienna (6 min walk), Medizinische Universität Wien, Vienna (7 min walk).

How to get to WUK by public transport?

The nearest stations to WUK:

Bus

J • Lines: N8 (3 min walk)
Spitalgasse • Lines: N41 (3 min walk)

Tram

Spitalgasse • Lines: 33, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 5 (3 min walk)
Währinger  Straße-Volksoper • Lines: 40, 41, 42 (5 min walk)

Metro

Währinger  Straße-Volksoper • Lines: U6 (5 min walk)
Michelbeuern-AKH • Lines: U6 (9 min walk)

Train

Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof (14 min walk)
Wien Spittelau (24 min walk)

Ferry

Nationalparkboot Lobau (30 min walk)