Play your way through the Belvedere and its masterpieces! With the free Belvedere Games, art becomes an interactive experience. Play on your smartphone —whether you’re at the museum, in the palace gardens, at home, or on the go. The Belvedere’s collection of games offers new perspectives on art, sparks creativity and inspires fresh ideas.
Art Leap is more than just a game – it makes art accessible and shares fascinating facts about the paintings and their creators in an entertaining way.
Discover four fascinating masterpieces from the Belvedere’s collection! Art Leap takes you into the worlds of Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss, Jacques-Louis David’s Napoleon at the Great St. Bernard Pass, Claude Monet’s The Cook (Le Père Paul), and Tina Blau’s Spring in the Prater. Each of these worlds features interactive mini games that bring the stories behind the paintings to life.
The Fantastic Palastics game brings the history of this World Heritage Site to life with cutting-edge technology and tons of fun!
The grounds of the Belvedere were once home to a menagerie – one of Europe's earliest zoos. Prince Eugene gathered animals from around the world here. Six such animals who lived in the garden some three hundred years ago are now the protagonists of the new Fantastic Palastics game: Roco the Lion, Neo the Lemur, Rena the Gazelle, Pop the Sheep, Dada the Ostrich, and Flux the Porcupine.
The Fantastic Palastics are sending you on an exciting mission through the Upper Belvedere! Along the way, art history comes alive with augmented reality and creative puzzles.
Who are the artists that will shape the future? Crack the code and reveal the hidden secret! Set off on an art-filled adventure through the Baroque palace and immerse yourself in the one-of-a-kind art treasures of the Belvedere Collection – from Gustav Klimt’s iconic The Kiss to Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s “Character Heads.”
The Belvedere Museum regularly hosts game jams in collaboration with experienced partners from the gaming and innovation industry. These events bring together art, technology, and creative development to explore new ways of connecting museum content and the gaming world.
During sessions lasting up to 48 hours at Belvedere 21, international game developers use ideas and tasks related to the Belvedere to create prototypes that invite playful engagement with art and social issues.
Some of these projects are then further developed and released as indie games. Selected games can be played online on itch.io or experienced at museum events such as the Open House, the Winter or Summer party.
2025: Truth, Lies and Democracy Game Jam with ECoD
Website | Game Collection
2024: Culture Game Jam with Change Tourism Austria
Game Collection | Article – Austrian National Tourist Office
