Ceiling painting by Klimt

The Museum of Fine Arts which boasts, among other artworks, the largest collection of Bruegel paintings worldwide, is considered one of the most important museums in the world.

Here, Gustav Klimt created 40 spandrel and intercolumnia paintings (Zwickel- und Intercolummnibilder) in 1891 with his artist colleagues; they worked on those areas that remained free between arches and columns in the splendid stairwell of the museum.

Here, the three painters depicted the main epochs of art history with symbolic figures. An information tablet set into a small table on the balustrade of the stairwell explains the meaning of these figures. This was the last important work by the artists’ group. After the death of his brother Ernst in 1892, Klimt ended his cooperation with Matsch.

Other stations of the Klimt Walk:

Kunsthistorisches Museum (Art History Museum)

Maria-Theresien-Platz
1010 Vienna

Vienna City Card
- Benefits of the Vienna City Card: -5%
  
  Additional information on the offer:
  
  Standard ticket price: 21€ /
  Savings: 1 € /
  Audioguide 5€ instead of 6€
Opening times
- Tu, 10:00 - 18:00
- We, 10:00 - 18:00
- Th, 10:00 - 21:00
- Fr, 10:00 - 18:00
- Sa, 10:00 - 18:00
- Su, 10:00 - 18:00
- Open daily from June to August as well as from October, 8 2024 until January, 6 2025.
Accessibility
- Main entrance
  - 5 Steps (Double swinging doors 300 cm wide)
    on Maria-Theresien-Platz, no ramp
- Side entrance
  - Barrier-free entrance: Burgring 5 via porter, visitor service accompanies you to the elevator and into the building
- Car parks Main entrance
  - 5 Parking spaces for people with disabilities
    on Heldenplatz
- Elevator available
  - Door 99 cm wide
- Further information
  - Wheelchair accessible restroom available.
- Special offers for people with disabilities
  Wheelchair rental possible (please reserve one day in advance). Special tours for visitors with dementia, in easy language, in sign language as well as guided touch tours (Tel. +41 1 525 24-5202 or email: kunstvermittlung@khm.at), Three masterpieces of the Renaissance collection of the painting gallery, selected objects of the Kunstkammer, the Egyptian-Oriental collection and the collection of antiquities are available to the blind and visually impaired as castings for touching. A brochure with image descriptions of this in Braille is available.
- Comments
  Wheelchair users who visit the museum via Burgring 5 can purchase their tickets at the shop in the lobby.
  Induction loop available at the audio guide stand.
  https://www.khm.at/en/learn/art-education/inclusive-art-education/