Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien (Art History Museum)

The Kunsthistorisches Museum (Art History Museum) was built in 1891 near the Imperial Palace to house the extensive collections of the imperial family. With its vast array of eminent works and the largest Bruegel collection in the world, it is considered one of the most eminent museums in the world.

Numerous major art works of European art history, among them Raphael’s "Madonna in the Meadow," Vermeer’s "The Allegory of Painting," the Infanta paintings by Velazquez, masterworks by Rubens, Rembrandt, Dürer, Titian and Tintoretto are housed in the paintings gallery. The Egyptian and Near Eastern Collection contains fascinating treasures from mysterious cultures long past.

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Video über das Kunsthistorische Museum Wien.

The Kunstkammer Vienna (Chamber of art and wonders) with rarities from the former treasure chambers and cabinets of curiosities of the Habsburgs opened again in March 2013. The collection is one of the most significant of its kind in the world and displays precious artworks from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Baroque era. The highlights are the collection of Emperor Kaiser Rudolf II, the exotica complex and the famous "Saliera".

Visitor can explore the museum´s collections and exhibitions by taking part in one-hour guided tours, which are held in English every Sunday at 3pm (in March and April).

By the way: The architectural mirror image of the Kunsthistorisches Museum is the Museum of Natural History on the opposite side, which was also built according to designs by Gottfried Semper and Karl von Hasenauer.

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Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, exterior view — The Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien view from outside. – © WienTourismus/Paul Bauer

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, exhibition hall — Picture Gallery – © WienTourismus/Paul Bauer

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien — Ivory carving from Emperor Charles VI on Horseback with the Personification of the Holy Roman Empire (1711/12) from Matthias Steine – © WienTourismus/Paul Bauer

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, interior view — The Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien with its stunning architecture – © WienTourismus/Paul Bauer

Café & restaurant in the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna — The famous cupola hall with its Café-Restaurant. – © WienTourismus/Paul Bauer

Saliera in Hall XXIX of the Museum of Fine Arts, Vienna — Saliera by Benvenuto Cellini – shown in the Kunstkammer – © Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien

The Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien view from outside. – © WienTourismus/Paul Bauer

Picture Gallery – © WienTourismus/Paul Bauer

Ivory carving from Emperor Charles VI on Horseback with the Personification of the Holy Roman Empire (1711/12) from Matthias Steine – © WienTourismus/Paul Bauer

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
- Mo, 10:00 - 18:00
- Tu, 10:00 - 18:00
- We, 10:00 - 18:00
- Th, 10:00 - 21:00
- Fr, 10:00 - 18:00
- Sa, 10:00 - 21:00
- Su, 10:00 - 18:00
- Open on Saturdays until 9 p.m. for the duration of the Rembrandt exhibition (until January 12, 2025).
  Open daily 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/