Klosterneuburg Monastery

One location. A thousand stories. Just a stone’s throw from Vienna’s city center, Klosterneuburg Monastery beckons with sacred cultural treasures such as the medieval Verdun Altar, the Holy Crown of Austria and the oldest winery in Austria.

Klosterneuburg Monastery, founded in 1114 by Margrave Leopold III, towers majestically over the Danube and combines tradition, culture and elegance. It blends Romanesque and Baroque architecture and is home to the famous Verdun Altar, a masterpiece of medieval goldsmithing, as well as the Austrian Archduke’s Hat, an important symbol of the monarchy.

View of the Imperial Room in Klosterneuburg Abbey with paintings and stucco ceiling

The magnificent Imperial Apartments offer an insight into how the Habsburgs lived. A particular highlight is the baroque wine cellar, part of the oldest wine estate in the country, where you can enjoy some exquisite wines. Located just outside Vienna, the Monastery delights visitors with its rich heritage and matchless charm.

Exhibition: “God and Money – Art between Consumption and Spirituality”

In the eighth chapter of his Book, the Old Testament prophet Amos settles accounts with the unscrupulous profiteers who were obviously already recognized as a social problem in his time. “To make the bushel smaller and the shekel bigger, And to cheat with dishonest scales... And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?” This biblical passage provided the theme for the St. Leopold Peace Prize 2025. Drawing on this, the exhibition “God and Money” showcases artistic positions in the conflict between the pursuit of material status symbols, which dominates modern life, and the search for spiritual values. While only the most precious materials were considered suitable for symbolizing the divine in the Middle Ages, artists today find God in the smallest things – even in what has already been consigned to the garbage.

The exhibition “God and Money” will run from May 1 to November 15 in the Sala terrena gallery.

The exhibition, the Treasury, the Monastery Museum and the magnificent Marble Hall, are included in the admission price.

Klosterneuburg Abbey from a distance with landscape in the background

Monastery Museum

Here you will find the monastery’s art collections – from the Babenberg family tree to the Gallery of Modern Art:

Winter season: Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, 2-4 pm
Summer season: Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, 2-5 pm

Daily guided tours (extra charge)

Monastery tour: History of the monastery, monastery church, cloister, Verdun altar

Extended monastery tour: History of the monastery, monastery church, cloister, Verdun altar, Imperial Chamber, Marble Hall

Wine cellar tour: History of Austria’s oldest winery, baroque cellar ensemble and wine tasting

Wine cellar in Klosterneuburg Abbey with indirect lighting of the wine bottles

Weekly guided tours

Family tour: An exciting voyage of discovery through the history of Klosterneuburg Monastery

The Canons Regular of St. Augustine History and works of the Canons Regular of St. Augustine

These tours always take place on Saturdays. All guided tours are barrier-free, with the exception of the wine cellar. Language: German – a multilingual audio guide is available and included in the price.

Information about the guided tours can be found at www.stift-klosterneuburg.at/besuchen-und-erleben/touren-fuhrungen/

Interior view of Klosterneuburg collegiate church

KLOSTERNEUBURG MONASTERY

Stiftsplatz 1, 3400 Klosterneuburg T: +43 2243 411-212

tours@stift-klosterneuburg.at | www.stift-klosterneuburg.at

OPENING TIMES FOR VISITORS

Winter season: November 16 to April 30, daily, 10 am – 4 pm

Summer season: May 1 to November 15, daily, 09 am – 6 pm

Closed December 24, 25, 26 and 31; January 1 and 2.

Klosterneuburg Monastery

Stiftsplatz 1
3400 Klosterneuburg

Comments
- How to get there:
  Underground U4: Heiligenstadt, then autobus 238 or 239: Klosterneuburg-Niedermarkt or City Train S 40: Klosterneuburg-Kierling Underground U6: Spittelau, then City Train S 40: Klosterneuburg-Kierling
Opening times
- daily, 09:00 - 18:00
Accessibility
- Main entrance
  - no steps
- Car parks Main entrance
  - Parking spaces for people with disabilities
    in parking garage P1, on Rathausplatz in front of the Babenbergerhalle and at car park P3 "Gastmeisterei"
- Elevator available
  - Door 89 cm wide
- Further information
  - Seeing eye dogs allowed
  - Wheelchair accessible restroom available.
- Special offers for people with disabilities
  wheelchair accessible restrooms at visitor reception/"Sala terrena" and in the cloisters. Free admission for persons accompanying visitors with wheelchairs. Multimedia guide for blind people and in Austrian sign language (ÖGS) available, accompanying material in embossed print and Braille. Guided tours for the visually impaired or blind people incl. touching model of the abbey complex and the planned "Austrian Escorial Palace" on request: "History and stories – to touch".
- Comments
  Wheelchair accessible visitor areas except for the abbey museum and the gardens. Access from the underground car park (parking place for visitors with disabilities) via elevator. Level P1 has a lifting platform that leads to the parking level for tour buses. Access from Rathausplatz via ramp, length: 190 cm, width: 74 cm. 2 stairlifts in cloister area.