Museums & galleries in Vienna

An interactive science and technology center that explores the history of technology and Austria's contribution to progress. The museum offers spacious halls with exhibits on transportation, industry, energy, and communications, often with a local twist.

Vienna's main historical museum after a major reconstruction. A deep dive into the city's history, daily life, art, and culture from antiquity to the present day in a brand new architectural space.

One of the world's leading art museums, opened in 1891 on the Ringstrasse. Its rich collections, assembled by the Habsburgs, include masterpieces of European painting (Brueghel, Raphael, Velázquez), classical antiquities, Egyptian antiquities, and a unique Kunstkamera.

A unique collection of Austrian modernism in the MuseumsQuartier. Based on the private Leopold collection, it holds over 8,300 works, including the world’s largest collection of Egon Schiele and masterpieces by Gustav Klimt. The museum focuses on art from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

A museum in the Hofburg Palace dedicated to Empress Elisabeth (Sisi). Over 300 personal items — dresses, parasols, fans, a medicine chest — reveal her as a style icon and a free-spirited woman in contrast to strict court etiquette.

The world's richest collection of dynastic and religious relics, spanning over 1,000 years of European history, is housed in the oldest part of the Hofburg Palace in Vienna.

The country's largest library, located in the Hofburg complex, its main attraction is the magnificent Baroque State Hall (Prunksaal), considered one of the most beautiful library halls in the world.

A grand palace complex in the center of Vienna, the former winter residence of the Habsburgs and the largest palace in the world. Built between the 13th and 19th centuries, it blends styles from Gothic to Neo-Empire. Today, it is the office of the President of Austria and a museum center, including the Imperial Apartments, the Sisi Museum, and the Silver Chamber.

One of the world's largest natural history museums, located on Maria-Theresien-Platz, it houses over 30 million exhibits, including the famous "Venus of Willendorf," dinosaur skeletons, the largest meteorite collection, and a unique anthropology and geology exhibition in a magnificent historic building.

The Friedensreich Hundertwasser Museum — an architectural masterpiece from 1991 with no straight lines, colorful facades, mosaics, and greenery. Inside — a permanent collection of his works and temporary contemporary art exhibitions.