This is pretty much the main reason why I went to Vienna. I've been a fan of Pieter Bruegel since…read morehigh school and this museum has the largest collection of his art in the world. I pretty much spent an hour sitting and looking at their exhibition of his paintings. While most of the art here is Renaissance or just after (and mainly Dutch, German, Italian, and French), there's other good stuff as well. If you like Spanish paintings, there's a lot of Diego Velasquez. Many of the exhibits have German and English descriptions of the art, but there are some that just have German, especially the ancient Greek/Roman and Egyptian parts of the museum. Of course, there are exhibits on relics from the Austro-Hungarian empire. The second (or kinda third) floor of the museum does not have much in terms of exhibits but has an extensive coin collection from that former empire. I liked some of the model ships they had to entertain the royalty during their long dinner parties. Knowing that I would go to other museums, I opt-ed for the 7 Museums annual pass for 53 Euros (as of this writing). It's worth it only if you go to at least two other museums. Just going to the Neue Hofburg across the street and the Imperial Treasury further down will equal the price you paid. I went to those, along with going to Kunsthistorisches another time and Imperial Carriage Museum at Schoenbrunn Palace. You also get re-entry privileges in case you wanted to get some food, because the cafe seemed pretty "touristy" here. Note, this pass does not get you into the Sisi Museum (or related ones) There aren't a ton of restrooms at this museum, so plan accordingly. You could probably cover this museum in about 90 minutes.

We visited this museum in the afternoon of the same day when we had visited the Belvedere Museum in…read morethe morning. If I had it to do over again, I think I'd split up the two art museums on different days. This museum is adjacent to the Hofbrug palace. It was designed as a museum originally, and the Hapsburgs spared no expense on the interior decor. I think I bought tickets in advance, but they were not assigned a time (or even a date). It was just 'one entry'. I suppose that is thanks to the museum's interior size - rooms are generally huge so crowding probably isn't much of an issue. You enter from the front stairway and have your ticket checked. As at the Belvedere, you need to check large bags in lockers that cost 2 Euros but which return your coin at the end. The lobby is a circular tower. There is a hole up through several floors. The 2nd level is a cafe and you can take an elevator up to a 3rd level and have interesting views back down to part of the ground floor. The layout of the museum is on 2 floors. Most people ascend to the upper floor first as that is where the more famous works are located. Here you'll find paintings from the 1600s forward. You'll see works by Velazquez, Caravaggio, Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Reubens (among others). The audio guide here had the 'select a number' when you encounter a numbered work you wanted to learn more about. It was worthwhile. The rooms are large and the paintings are spread out enough to allow a good flow. I never felt claustrophobic in here. The main stairway up to this floor is breathtaking as well. The ground floor had Egyptian, Greek, and Roman stuff on one side. This also had the largest collection of Roman jewelry I've seen too (maybe the only large set of it). There was at least one room dedicated to all manner of rings, necklaces, etc.). On the other side / wing of this floor is an odd collection of small statues and other odds and ends from the Hapsburgs. This was my favorite art museum in Vienna. I would definitely recommend a visit.

It's not a huge museum, but the Albertina packs a lot of world-class stuff. If you're into…read moreImpressionist art, you'll find a good amount here. The "Monet to Picasso" exhibit is well-curated and you'll definitely enjoy their collection. The special exhibit they had during my visit was a modern art one, which isn't much my interest but definitely a change from their regular exhibits. Additionally, the museum has staterooms from the old Habsburg days. If you only have time for one small museum in Vienna, this one would be a very good choice.

Cute museum in Vienna We enjoyed the art- it was enjoyable…read moreto see. Took a few pics- Enjoy!

Leopold Museum, which has the biggest collection of Egon Schiele's works. Egon Schiele was…read moreinteresting. I did not know he was such a narcissistic twat until he went off to WWI and was humbled and matured by the soldiers he met. He really loved his wife, Edith, though who's to say if he would have stayed faithful if they both lived to old age. I had no idea he died at age 28, and he and his wife died within days of each other, and he died on Halloween 1918. There's a painting by Klimt I wanted to see, Death and Life, but unfortunately two of their floors were closed for some renovations, so I was disappointed that I was unable to view it during my visit to Vienna. Very easy to find in MuseumsQuartier, a short walk from Hofburg Palace.

Some construction in the museum, recommended to start at floor 4 and come down…read more Pluses 1. Great early Klimt- death is here- and early Austrian artists with furniture, including Klimt's original furniture he used 2. Open spaces 3. Clean bathrooms but must use ticket to enter by the cafe 4. Cafe available 5. Great gift store Areas to improve 1. Info about each art work is difficult to read, very small print so headphone guides with info may be helpful 2. Elevators very small and doors wouldn't open for a while so be patient Highly recommended and good value.

The Wien Museum located in Karlsplatz near Karlskirche (St. Charles' Church) is a free museum in…read moreVienna where it goes through the history of the city (until present day!). The permanent exhibition spans 3 floors where they describe and highlight the city's history in chronological order quite thoroughly. The exhibits can be interactive as well and there are many items on display (artifacts, paintings, etc.). The museum also has temporary paid exhibits for a small fee which rotate. The Wien Museum has a restaurant on the ground floor as well as a cafe on the 4th floor overlooking St. Charles Church with ample seating and nice views of the city for you to relax after your museum visit. The museum is modern where the washrooms are clean. We easily spent a few hours here going through the vast exhibit of Vienna's history. Extremely informative and well put together! A definite must visit if you do visit this city!

I visited the Wien Museum at Karlsplatz a week or so ago when I was visiting Vienna with a friend…read more It's a huge museum, but the reason we were there is for the exhibit, "Vienna. My History." It's the museum's permanent exhibit, and it's free to visit. (When you walk into the the museum, just walk straight, and you end up entering the exhibit. You don't have to pay for admission if you're just visiting for that exhibit. And - wow. What an exhibit. I'm so glad we visited on what was my first visit to Vienna, because the exhibit is incredibly comprehensive. It includes over 1,700 objects, from prehistoric to contemporary times. It spans three levels of the museum and 35,000 square feet. I learned so much about Viennese and Austrian history from the exhibit - it's a great exhibit to visit early on in a visit to Vienna, because it will give context to so much of what you'll see as you walk and explore the city. I highly recommend visiting for this incredible exhibit - what a wonderful thing to make free for visitors!

Cute, affordable and fun museum with a lovely staff and great customer service. I do recommend…read moregoing with a friend, as a few of the exhibits require at least two people. I had plenty of fun on my own, but definitely would have benefited from bringing someone along. Highly recommend!

Nice museum, very interesting for both adults and kids and extremely friendly staff…read more Can only recommend it!

I don't know I'd go out-of-my-way for this museum, unless you're really interested in the subject…read morematter, but it was a very nice spot to see artifacts and bling from the Holy Roman Empire and until the Austro-Hungarian empire. I thought the crowns and the various ceremony attire displayed were the most interesting of the items. The museum also contains several religious relics as well. I had the multi-museum pass, so that was the main reason why I came. While I thought this was an interesting visit, if you're pressed for time, you can skip this one.

There are several different museums within the Hofburg complex, all of which are close to each…read moreother but require separate admissions. This was one of them. It seemed like it might be interesting, and online photos play up the 'crown jewels' type aspects. I bought tickets online. This was not one where you had a timed entry, so it had some flexibility. I don't recall if they required you to check backpacks, as we left ours at the hotel that day due to another associated museum's prohibition on them. My verdict on this was that it was not as interesting as I'd hoped. Their breakdown is roughly: 20% crowns, swords, and jewels. 25% religious items like reliquaries. 50% robes (coronation, etc.). 5% miscellaneous. By far, the most common thing you'll see are robes / clothes. They did have a good audio guide (for a nominal extra charge). But if I'd known exactly what to expect, I don't think I'd have come here. It depends on what you are personally interested in, of course. However, given that most trips have a limited time budget, I think I'd have spent that time at some other museum / attraction instead. We spent about an hour touring the whole place, which was not small.

I like this museum is the museum has a lot to see. It is worth a visit. This museum main display…read morenon European art and history. There are many art from Asia. This includes China and India. There are some display from the country I not even heard of. The display is very detail. Some collection is very unique and not normally seen. Such as use title shell as music instruments. There is a display of Latin art showing the multi house on top each with way of life. There is a African hand made straw item for Virgin Mary. Clothing that is colorful display. One thing surprising me is the display from my home country was as detail as I can imagine. It is great collection. The other chamber includes musical instruments throughout Europe. Some play famous people such as Mozart. The instruments display has huge collection with some of them very rare.

July 1st 2025 visited this museum in the late afternoon. largest anthropological museum in Austria…read more Several departments categorized by continent and geographic area. Collection of cultural artifacts from around the world amassed by the Hapsburg dynasty primarily in the 1800s. Perhaps the largest collection of medieval armor in the world even exceeding the Tower of London armor. The museum is so large that after looking at the James Cook exhibits, my wife and I split up, me checking out one of the largest collections of mideval armor in the world , and she checking out Mexican feather headress. We got separated and only ended up finding each other at the entrance, as our cell phones didn't work in Europe.

MAK is an excellent Museum of Applied Arts. They do an excellent job getting guest curators and…read moreartists to engage with the collection in inventive and dynamic ways to highlight various items & how they relate to each other. This makes the collection come alive, and it becomes much more interesting to experience, compared to the standard, more static, approach I see in many museums. One highlight was the stunning 1907 gesso panels, Seven Princesses by Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh. You need to see it in person to appreciate its subtle beauty and impressive scope. Apparently, the Seven Princesses only survived WW1 because a curator hid the piece to keep it safe. The curator brought it down to the museum's basement, put the panels into three crates along the wall, then built a brick wall in front of them, which was painted to match the existing walls. They stayed hidden like this until they were discovered in 1990. Another highlight was an installation from Superflux called Invocation for Hope, which featured hundreds of dead trees burned from a forest fire that were installed around some live plants & moss around a 'pool'. When I visited, they also had a lot of environment & sustainability related projects on display -- there were some really interesting projects there. The building itself also has lovely architectural features.

I happened to go to MAK on free night which is Tuesday from 6 PM to 10 PM so I had a really good…read moretime. Does it compare to the Victoria & Albert in London, NO.... but then again what does. Also this museum building has a lot of space, a lot of space that they don't really utilize very well. There could be a whole lot more on display. But anyway my favorite part was the permanent collection which is on the top floor, lots of decorative items from around 1890 into 1940's.

A must visit for modern art lovers. The building is very unique and there are 8 floors to explore…read more We found the World of Tomorrow, Mapping the 60's and the permanent collection to be very interesting, though we didn't care for the dark images of the main Tobias Pils exhibit which was on display when we sent, but none the less there is plenty to see for everyone and also many child friendly areas.

MUMOK is okay. In terms of tourism, I wouldn't say MUMOK's collection is particularly of…read moreinternational importance. Nevertheless, I enjoyed visiting & seeing the modern art on display in many different forms. A highlight for me was the work of German photographer Karl Blossfeldt, who photographed plants & plant parts with amazing attention to composition and elements of design. There's a stunning photograph of unfurling Aristolochia leaves and stems that look like wrought ironwork. (It's worth Googling "Karl Blossfeldt Aristolochia stems and leaves" to take a look even if you're not able to visit the museum in person.)

I visited Vienna for the first time a few weeks ago, and I knew I wanted to visit the city's Jewish…read moreMuseum during my stay. What you need to know: The museum is actually two museums - one on Dorotheergasse and one at Judenplatz. The Judenplatz museum explores the history of Vienna's medieval Jewish community and its annihilation and expulsion in 1420/21. It also houses the remains of the destroyed medieval synagogue in its basement. The Dorotheergasse museum explores the history of Vienna after the medieval period (16th-20th century). The purchase of tickets includes admission to both museums. If you can't visit both locations in one day, your ticket is valid for 7 days after purchase, but the museums are just a short walk apart from each other. The museum has a fascinating history, too. It was founded in 1893 and opened in 1895, making it - according to the museum - the world's oldest Jewish museum. It moved several times, but in 1938 after the Anschulss, the museum was closed and some of its contents used in an anti-Semitic exhibit put on by the Natural History Museum. A new Jewish museum was established in 1986. The museums are both incredible. I learned a lot. The permanent exhibits on Vienna's Jewish history are impressive - comprehensive and meticulously curated. The Dorotheergasse museum's permanent collection includes Judaica that was looted, damaged, destroyed, or removed violently from their original locations during the November Pogroms of 1938, which was hard to stomach, but I'm very glad I saw. The synagogue ruins in the basement of Judenplatz museum was also something incredible to see in person. It would easily be worth it to visit the museums based on the permanent collection alone, but there was also incredible temporary exhibits in both museums. These museums were one of the highlights of my time in Vienna, and I'm so glad I made sure to include time in our itinerary to visit both. Vienna has so much to offer, but these museums educate visitors about some of Vienna's less beautiful history, and that's worth exploring as a tourist, too. I highly recommend a visit to both if you have time during your trip to Vienna.

A few negative comments regarding Jüdisches Museum Wien is that there's not much singular focus on…read morethe Holocaust. But as I walked the multiple floors of this museum, I appreciated this museum's historical approach to the Austrian Jewish Community within a particularly antisemitic national culture that included lots of twists, turns, immigrant growth, and international tragedy. I thought of it more as a bottoms-up approach, rather than a "hit you over the head" tops down strategy. As such, I spent a fair amount of time here, and more than I sometimes do in any Jewish museum institution. And yet (and I couldn't put my finger on it) there was a feeling of something missing after I left. Maybe visiting their 2nd Museum on Judenplatz might have helped. That facility hosts a small special exhibition and the permanent Our Medieval City! exhibition, which includes the remains of a medieval synagogue. Or maybe that since it was between Yom Kippur and Sukkot, I was looking for something to fill in some blanks in real time. Anyway, if you're in Vienna, you should come. And because we're Jewish, we can all be a critic, while immersing ourselves in this unique historical experience.