Kunsthistorisches

The museum owes its collections from the Habsburg family, which gave a particular importance of art, by collecting sculpture, painting, decorative arts, weapons and armor, musical instruments, Roman, Egyptian, Greek and Oriental antiquities. In this museum you will find numerous masterpieces, from fertility statue "Venus of Willendorf", to the works of Tiziano, Mantegna and Bruegel the Elder.

The History Museum of Art Vienna (German: Kunsthistorisches Museum) from Vienna, in Austria, is an art museum considered one of the first museums of ancient art in the world.

The Kunsthistorisches Museum, opened its doors on October 17, 1891 by the Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary. In contrast to many other national museums (Louvre, Hermitage Museum, etc.) who were former palaces the building's function that hosts was fixed during the construction.

The Kunsthistorisches Museum was opened at the same time as the Naturhistorisches Museum. The two museums have identical exteriors and face each other across Maria-Theresien-Platz. Both buildings were built between 1872 and 1891.

The most notables collections of the museum are those of the Habsburgs. In large part those collections include: the portrait and the armour collections of Ferdinand of Tirol, the collections of Emperor Rudolph II, and the collection of paintings of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm.

Among the most famous collections that can be found in this museum are listed also:
- The Egyptian and Near Eastern Collection
- The Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities
- The Collection of Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- The Coin Cabinet
- The Library

The interior of the building is also spectacular, is decorated with marble and ornate gilded or paintings. The building has a dome above it which reaches a height of 60 meters The museum is visited by over 600,000 people annually.

The museum also has a special entrance for disabled persons in the building 5, where you can find a lift.

Prices:
Adults: € 10.00
Reduced ticket* : € 7.50
Family ticket ** € 20.00
Group of 10 people or more: € 7.00
Guided tour: € 3.00
Students ***: € 3.50
For children under 6 years – is free.
Ticket with Vienna Card: € 9.00
It is possible to pay by card.
Audio guides are available (German, English, Italian and French) and their price is € 3.00

Opening hours:
from Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 AM - 18:00 PM;
Thursday: 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Shipping:
Subway: Museumsquartier (U2); Volkstheater (U2, U3);
Buses and trams (Burgring - 1, 2, D, 2A, 57A, N25, N26, N36, N38, N58, N60, N66, N67)

Street Address:
Maria-Theresien-Platz, 1010 Vienna, Austria

* Valid for the students of up to 27 years, old people over 65 years, disabled persons, unemployed.
** Valid for 2 adults and up to 3 children.
*** Available with valid passport. Less