Karlsplatz Museum
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The Karsplatz Museum was known as the Vienna Historical Museum until 2003. The museum was established in 1887 as the main museum of the history of the city. The exposition of the museum presents a collection of things about the entire history of the city. Here you will find archaeological treasures dating back to the Stone Age, weapons of different times, ancient stained glass windows of St. Stephen’s Cathedral, valuable paintings of the Baroque era.
Fans of fine art will love the masterpieces of the XIX century from Klimt and Schiele, as well as Richard Gerstl. The museum houses drawings by Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg. In addition, the museum presents a large collection of costumes: men's, women's and children's clothing of different eras, as well as shoes and stockings, jewelry and household items. More than 20,000 exhibits in total!
Finding the Karlsplatz Museum is easy. It is located near the eponymous metro station "Karlsplatz".