MUSEUMSQUARTIER VIENNA 2001 — A centre of contemporary art, the Museumsquartier has numerous cultural facilities: Museums, art spaces, and event halls, the AzW architecture centre, a children’s museum and children’s theatre, new media production spaces, artist studios, restaurants, cafés, and themed shops. The placement on the grounds of the former royal stables (built by J. Fischer von Erlach in 1723) creates a perfect connection of contemporary culture and historic tradition, as the location is right near the Hofburg and imperial museums.