Ars Electronica Center on the north bank of the Danube (in the Urfahr district), across from the Hauptplatz (main square), which leads to the historical part of the city (Altstadt), is home to one of the few public 3D CAVEs in Europe (the very first 3D CAVE world-wide that was publicly accessible) and attracts a large gathering of technologically oriented artists every year for the Ars Electronica Festival.

Recently built (2003) was the new modern art gallery called “Lentos". It is situated on the banks of the river Danube. The building can be illuminated in blue, pink, red, and violet at night.

The Brucknerhaus, the most important Linz concert hall, named after Anton Bruckner, is situated just some 200 meters away from the “Lentos". It is home to the “Bruckner Orchester", and is frequently used for concerts, as well as balls and other events.

Between the “Lentos” and the “Brucknerhaus", the “Donaulande", which is also referred to as “Kulturmeile” ("culture mile"), is a park, used mainly by young people to relax and meet in summer. As well as that, it is used for the Ars Electronica Festival and the “Linz Fest".

Along with the Lithuanian capital Vilnius Linz will be the European Capital of Culture in 2009.