House of Strauss Vienna A Museum for the Waltz Kings The Gartenpalais Zögernitz, a true jewel of Viennese architecture, has been captivating since its opening on July 21, 1837, with its picturesque garden and impressive ballroom. It quickly became a central meeting point for Vienna’s high society and has hosted many illustrious guests and events […]
House of Austrian History (hdgö) On November 12, 1918, the democratic republic was proclaimed. The inferno of the First World War was over, the Habsburg Monarchy in ruins, the future of the new state fully open. The opening exhibition New Ages: Austria Since 1918 is dedicated to the youngest Austrian century. The starting point is the […]
The MAK – Museum of Applied Arts founded in 1863 under Emperor Franz Joseph I is one of the most grandiose buildings on Vienna’s Ringstraße. With its collection of over one million objects and printed works from five centuries, the MAK ranks among the most important museums of its kind worldwide. Masterpieces by Gustav Klimt […]
Guided Museum Tours In more than 100 impressive museums Vienna offers an astonishing variety of artifacts in collections of global importance. Vienna Guides are entitled to guide in all of them.
Imperial Treasury Vienna One of the world’s foremost treasuries is located in the oldest part of the Vienna Hofburg Palace, the so-called Swiss wing. The treasury is divided into two parts: the ecclesiastical and the secular area. It is home not only to the imperial crown of the Holy Roman Empire and the imperial crown […]
Sisi Museum, Imperial Apartments The Imperial Apartments are the former private and official rooms of the Imperial family in the Hofburg, the former winter residence of the Habsburgs. You will be guided not only through the conference room and study of the Emperor, but you will also view the salon, bedroom and dressing room (with […]
Sigmund Freud Museum Freud lived and worked at 19, Berggasse in the 9th district for almost half a century. The museum, housed in the rooms of Freud’s former practice and living quarters, features a fine exhibition highlighting the private as well as professional life of the Father of Psychoanalysis. In the practice’s former waiting-room one […]
State Hall of the Austrian National Library The Baroque State Hall is one of the world’s most beautiful historic libraries. Emperor Charles VI (1685/1711 – 1740) ordered the construction of this jewel of secular Baroque architecture for his Court Library. The State Hall was built from 1723 till 1726 according to the plans of the […]
Papyrus Museum The Papyrus Museum of the Austrian National Library showcases the world’s largest exhibition of ancient documents. In the permanent exhibition you can expect around 400 original objects as well as several media stations. There is also an experience room on the ancient cult of the dead and a children’s area for the cultural […]
Natural History Museum The Natural History Museum Vienna is home to world-famous and unique objects, such as the 29,500-year-old Venus of Willendorf, the Steller’s sea cow that became extinct over 200 years ago, and enormous dinosaur skeletons. Further highlights in the 39 exhibit halls include the world’s largest and oldest public collection of meteorites, including […]