Art museums in Vienna

The Albertina in Vienna houses one of the largest print rooms in the world, and used to be the biggest Habsburg residential palace, inhabited by one of Maria Theresa's daughters. The collection, which started in 1776, boasts over a million prints and tens of thousands of paintings dating all the way

The Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna is one of the world’s foremost museums. Experience the rich collections of the Habsburgs, a dynasty that ruled in Austria for more than 600 years, for most of that time as Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire. It boasts exhibits spanning five millennia, from Ancient

The Belvedere Palace Museum is part of the Belvedere palace complex, which was designed by Lukas von Hildebrandt in late Baroque style. The construction took 6 years, until 1723, when the palace was completed. However, it is inside the palace that you will find Upper Belvedere's greatest treasure: a

The Leopold Museum is a museum in Vienna that originated from the private collection of Rudolf and Elisabeth Leopold. The museum includes the largest Egon Schiele collection in the world with around 250 works. With a total of 5400 pieces ,it offers a good overview of the work of the most important r

The MAK - Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art is a museum in Vienna that focuses on architecture and contemporary art and arts, crafts and design in general. The museum collects and exhibits furniture, glassware, ceramics, textiles, design and jewelry, among other things. It owns Wien

The Gemäldegalerie der Akademie der bildenden Künste is an art museum in Vienna. It features a painting gallery that includes around 1600 paintings from early Italian panel painting of the 14th and 15th centuries to painting from the Academy from the 18th and early 19th centuries. They include The L

The Secessions building (Secessionsgebäude) is a building in Vienna where the artists of the Secession movement (the Austrian Jugendstil), came together. Since these were people who had separated themselves from the "Academy", it was intended to make fun of the ideas of classicism. The dome is an ey

Academy of Visual Arts in Vienna, German: Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, is a public art academy of applied and visual arts in Vienna. Owning works of world-famous artists (some of which are almost 700 years old), the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna is a place for art lovers. The Academy is infa

The Imperial Furniture Collection (Hofmobiliendepot) is a furniture museum in Vienna and one of the world's largest museums of home decor. The museum's collection mainly consists of furniture of the Habsburg monarchs, from commodes to imperial thrones. However, Austrian furniture designers and archi

The Silberkammer (silver chamber) is part of the Hofburg in Vienna. On display are the holdings of the Hofsilber- and Tafelkammer, which were transferred to the Republic of Austria after the end of the Habsburg monarchy. Valuable objects of glass, silver, porcelain as well as cooking and baking uten

The Clock Museum in Vienna holds and exhibits one of the most significant collections of time pieces in Europe. The collection of the museum includes 700 clocks from around the world. Spread over three floors, the exhibition illustrates the story of scientific and technological development, social t

The Ernst Fuchs Museum in Vienna is devoted to the Austrian painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, architect, stage designer, composer, poet, singer and one of the founders of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism, Ernst Fuchs. The museum is housed in his Otto Wagner Villa that Fuchs acquired in

The City Palace Liechtenstein is a musuem in Vienna and is one of two palaces in Vienna belonging to the princely family of Liechtenstein, built from 1692 to 1705. The Liechtentein Palace is still used as a private residence by the princely family of Liechtenstein, but it also houses the 19th centur

The Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien is an exhibition building in Vienna, sponsored by Bank Austria, housed in the former bank building. The museum holds and exhibits a collection that mainly focuses on Austrian Art. The collection comprises over 9,000 works. Highlights include works by Ferdinand Georg

The Museum of Art Fakes (The Fälschermuseum Wien) is a private museum for art forgeries in Vienna. The museum includes works by Vermeer counterfeiter Han van Meegeren and the London restorer Tom Keating, who claimed to have faked more than 2000 works by more than one hundred artists. Also on display

The Belvedere 21 (or 21er Haus) is a building that was built in 1958 as an Austrian pavilion for Expo 58 in Brussels and used in Vienna from 1962 to 2001 as a museum of the 20th century. The museum is now a museum of both modern and contemporary art an has Austrian art of the 20th and 21st centuries

The MUSA Museum Startgalerie Artothek (MUSA Museum Artothek Art Gallery) is a museum in Vienna that holds the collection of contemporary art of the cultural department of the city of Vienna. The currently approximately 20,000 objects by 3,500 artists offer an overview of Viennese art development sin

The Neidhart Frescoes (Neidhart Fresken) is the oldest secular mural paintings in Vienna. It was commissioned by the merchant Michael Menschein and show scenes from the life and work of the minne singer Neidhart von Reuental (circa 1180 to 1240), illustrating daily life and festive culture of the Mi

Each month Quartier21 (Q21) introdues its visitors to one of the more than 50 art and culture initiatives housed at Q21 fir that month. It shows temporary internationally curated group exhibitions with free admission.

The Kunsthalle Wien Karlsplatz is the second location of Kunsthalle Wien. It is a glass cube that is described to function as a test tube for artistic expressions, an accelerating machine for an art scene that will never feel right in marble halls and stucco halls.

The Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art (Österreichisches Museum für Volkskunde) is Austria's largest folk science museum, located in Vienna. The collections cover all areas of Austria-Hungary, but also includes items from numerous other European countries (such as the Eugenie Goldstern collec

The Kunsthalle Wien is a municipal contemporary exhibition space for modern and contemporary art in Vienna that opened in 1992. The art hall organizes themed group exhibitions and solo presentations of various contemporary artists from both the Austrian as well as the international art scene.

The Geymüllerschlössel is a small castle in Vienna, located north of the Pötzleinsdorfer castle park. The museum holds and exhibits a collection of furniture and decorative art from the Biedermeier period (it is furnished with original furniture from the first half of the 19th century) as well as th

The Architekturzentrum Wien is the national architecture museum of Austria, located in Vienna. It is a center for exhibitions, events and research in architecture and related topics, with a focus on architecture and urban design of the 20th and 21st centuries. The permanent exhibition in the Archite

mumok is one of Europe’s largest and leading museums featuring art produced since the advent of modernity, which it collects, explores, and exhibits to a wide art-loving audience. In addition to such renowned stars as Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Maria Lassnig, and Cosima von Bonin, the presentation

Discover IKONO, the new immersive experience located in the heart of Vienna. Immerse yourself in enchanting worlds where art, play, and wonder meet to create unforgettable moments to share with those you love. Explore more than 12 interactive spaces, each serving as a canvas for your inner creativit