Vienna

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Photo Strauss House Museum

A famous musician, composer and conductor, Johann Strauss-son was born in Vienna, in the family of a famous composer. During his l …

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Photo Old Vienna Schnapps Museum

Visiting Austria, every self-respecting tourist is simply obliged to try three things: hot schnitzel, appetizing strudel and intox …

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Photo International Esperanto Museum

The International Esperanto Museum, located in the Austrian capital, Vienna, was founded in 1927 by Hugo Steiner, an adviser to th …

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Photo Sissi Museum

The Sissi Museum is one of the most interesting museums in the city of Hofburg, dedicated to the former Empress of Austria - Amali …

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Photo Austrian Film Museum

Ö sterreichisches Filmmuseum is an Austrian film museum located in Vienna. The museum was founded in 1964, but is very popular to …

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Photo Villa Hermes Museum

The museum with the romantic name "Villa Hermes" is located in a picturesque place, where the imperial hunting grounds used to str …

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Photo Madame Tussault Museum

Madame Tussauds Museum recently opened in Vienna and is pleased to present 65 magnificent wax figures. First of all, the museum pr …

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Photo Ethnological Museum

The Museum of Ethnology is located in the 1st district of the Inner City of Vienna. It has been located since 1876 in the southern …

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Photo Museum of Art History

The Museum of Art History in Vienna was founded in 1889 and officially opened 3 years later. Its exposition is based on a collect …

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Photo Museum of Young Artists

The Museum of Young Art (MOYA) is one of the first museums dedicated exclusively to young art. The museum was founded in 2006 by t …

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Photo Jewish Museum

The Jewish Museum of Vienna is inextricably linked to the history of the city, considered the Jewish capital, which now houses abo …

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Photo Vienna Ethnological Museum

The Vienna Ethnological Museum is the pride of Austria. Since its foundation in 1876, the museum has collected more than two hundr …

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Photo Museum of Arts Heimulerschlossl

The Museum of Arts Heimulerschlossl is located in the capital of Austria, Vienna. The museum was founded in 1890, and during its e …

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Photo Technical Museum

The Vienna Technical Museum is located in the Penzing district of Vienna. There are 80,000 exhibits in the museum. This is a reall …

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Photo Leopold Museum

The Leopold Museum has been open since 2001. Today it is one of the most visited contemporary art museums in Austria. The entrance …

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Photo Museum at the Vienna State Opera

The Vienna State Opera Museum is located in Vienna, Austria. The museum was opened in 2005, is one of the most modern such objects …

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Photo Vienna Museum Quarter

The Museum Quarter, which today consists of cultural and art institutions, the Leopold Museum, the Ludwig Foundation Museum of Con …

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Photo Museum of Art

The Museum of Art until 1918 was a vast palace complex in the heart of Vienna, which served as the political center of the monarch …

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Photo Pasqualati Museum

Pasquatti Museum is a very small museum, which is not always found in guides to Vienna. It is located in an old residential buildi …

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Photo Museum of Applied Arts

The Museum of Applied Art is located in Innerstadt, a district of Vienna. On the first floor of the museum there is an exposition …

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Photo Military History Museum

The Military History Museum is the oldest in Vienna and is housed in the building of the Central Arsenal, built in 1850-1856 in th …

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Museum guide Vienna

Vienna is a city where history, music and science meet in a rich museum fabric. Walking through the streets of the capital of Austria turns into a journey through the centuries: from the musical apartments of famous composers to monumental collections of natural history and unique thematic halls. For lovers of art, science and unusual stories, Vienna offers museums for every taste, turning excursions into vivid impressions.

The best museums Vienna neighborhood

Here you can see the apartment of the great composer, which preserved the atmosphere of the era, visit the house where another musical genius lived, and look at the exhibitions dedicated to the classics of Austrian music - all these places are closer than it seems. In the center of the city there are large collections of silver and porcelain in the palace halls of the Hofburg, and in the neighborhood there are extensive expositions of natural history, opened in the late XIX century on Maria Theresa Square. For those looking for the unusual, there is a Globe Museum with the world’s only public collection, an extensive selection of papyri with authentic ancient Egyptian texts, and collections on the history of forensics and pathoanatomy storing rare medical artifacts. There are also many specialized museums in Vienna – from a house dedicated to one of the famous actors, to interactive playgrounds and expositions about coffee and chocolate. In the surrounding area, for example, in Klosterneuburg, historical gatherings related to the regional dynasty and religious heritage open, which makes the routes around Vienna especially busy.

Museum exhibitions and events

The museum life of the city is not limited to permanent collections: the halls regularly host temporary exhibitions and imported projects from other countries and major museums. Some institutions celebrated anniversaries and discoveries in different years – for example, a large building of natural history opened its doors in 1889, a museum dedicated to electropathology began its work in 1936, and one of the thematic biographical exhibitions opened on October 7, 2011. These dates reflect the long tradition of museums in Vienna and are often accompanied by thematic exhibitions, lectures and special excursion programs that periodically update the poster and offer visitors new routes and formats of visits.

Come to Vienna to collect your perfect museum route and discover your favorite exhibits in person. The best way to feel the city and not miss the main thing is to use the services of a private guide: local specialists will tell stories, show hidden pearls, help you navigate through time and save queues. Book a tour, make a itinerary to suit your interests and allow your trip to Vienna museums to become truly memorable.

 

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