In the 2025 tourism season, works of art from the Artothek Niederösterreich will be exhibited at leading hosts in the region in “Best of Wachau” establishments. Guests can enjoy the scenic and culinary highlights of the Wachau and admire art from Lower Austria at the same time.

Inspired by the “Wachau Masterpieces”, visitors can expect multi-layered exhibitions and a varied program of events on the Krems Art Mile. There is something for every taste and every age group.

A visit to the Wachau Experience World Cultural Heritage exhibition in the Landesgalerie Niederösterreich is particularly worthwhile. Here you can immerse yourself in the scenic diversity of the Wachau and discover the impressive paintings of the Wachau painters. The multimedia tour offers exciting insights into the Wachau UNESCO World Heritage Site using historical objects such as the gold cap, emerald lizard or a replica of the Venus of Willendorf.

In a library you borrow books - in the ARTOTHEK Niederösterreich you borrow art. As part of the Kunstmeile Krems, the ARTOTHEK Niederösterreich offers over 1,500 works by renowned artists for loan. Floral motifs, abstract art, oil paintings or prints - the variety is impressive. All works come from the holdings of the Lower Austrian State Collections.

The selection of originals for “Meisterwerke Wachau” was made together with the hoteliers and restaurateurs. Particular attention was paid to harmonious integration into the respective rooms and the personal taste of the hosts.

The event kicks off with a survey of the Wachau. As part of the Wachau Gourmet Festival, Milena Broger and her partner Erik Pedersen present their contemporary interpretation of a Heurigen. The pop-up event takes place on April 12 and 13 in the listed Pfarrstadl Mitterarnsdorf.

Milena Broger and Erik Pedersen provide culinary delights, while the Kunstmeile Krems treats the eye. The walls of the old barn come to life with works of art from the Artothek Niederösterreich.

The pop-up heuriger is temporary, the art moves on to selected businesses in the Wachau.

The project takes place in cooperation with Donau Niederösterreich Tourismus.

• Hotel Klinglhuber – Krems
• Steigenberger Hotel & Spa – Krems
• Hotels Schloss Dürnstein
• Gasthof Prankl – Spitz
• Adam Mühle – Spitz
• Schloss Luberegg – Emmersdorf
• Hotel Restaurant zur Post – Melk
• Residenz Wachau – Aggsbach Dorf