Albertina

Om museet

The Albertina goes back to Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen, who began building a collection of drawings and prints in 1776. Over some fifty years he amassed around 14,000 drawings and 200,000 prints. He and his wife Marie Christine received the Palais Tarouca, built in 1744 on the bastion of the old city wall, as their residence in 1794; at the beginning of the 19th century Albert had it generously extended.

After the end of the monarchy, the collection passed into state ownership in 1919. Bombs severely damaged the palace in March 1945. Following extensive renovation, the Albertina reopened in 2003 and has since had large exhibition halls; the striking new entrance area, the Soravia Wing, was designed by Hans Hollein.

Today the collection comprises around one million works from the late Gothic period to the present, including Albrecht Dürer's Young Hare as well as drawings by Michelangelo and Rubens. Since 2007 the museum has shown the Batliner Collection, taken over as a permanent loan, with paintings from Impressionism to Picasso. Around 20 restored Habsburg State Rooms can also be seen. The Albertina Modern in the Künstlerhaus and the Albertina Klosterneuburg have added further venues.

Højdepunkter

• Albrecht Dürer's Young Hare in the graphic arts collection
• Batliner Collection from Monet to Chagall and Picasso
• Around 20 Habsburg State Rooms including the Hall of the Muses
• One of the largest graphic arts collections in the world

Permanente udstillinger

• Monet bis Chagall. Die Sammlung Batliner – Permanent display of Classical Modernism, from Impressionism through Expressionism and the Russian avant-garde to numerous works by Picasso.
• Habsburgische Prunkräume – Around 20 restored Neoclassical living and reception rooms of the former archducal residence, including the Hall of the Muses, the Gold Cabinet and the Spanish Apartment.

Grundlagt

1776

Ejer

ALBERTINA (wissenschaftliche Anstalt öffentlichen Rechts, Bundesmuseum)

Ledelse

Ralph Gleis

Besøgende pr. år

ca. 1.290.301 (2025)

Entrépriser & rabatter

Ö1 Club members and Vienna City Card holders €18.90 (at the ticket desk on the day only). Free admission for Friends of the Albertina, ICOM members and holders of the Kulturpass. Tickets bought online are valid during opening hours without a time slot.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator
• Handicaptoilet
• Handicapparkering
• Servicehunde tilladt
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

All public areas are accessible. An outdoor lift leads from the street to the step-free main entrance on the bastion; two lifts inside the building, some areas with stair lifts (Eurokey at the ticket desk, not suitable for electric wheelchairs). Accessible toilets on levels 1 and -1. Wheelchairs and walking aids are available free of charge against ID at the main cloakroom. Disabled parking at Albertinaplatz, in Gluckgasse and at Lobkowitzplatz 2. Certified guide and assistance dogs are permitted (advance notice appreciated). Texts in plain language at the ticket desk and information desk; programmes for blind, deaf and mobility-impaired visitors as well as tours for people with dementia.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Børnefødselsdage

Family Sundays with an interactive tour and workshop (2.5 hours, from age 5, €6.50 per person plus admission), BILDERbuch for 3- to 6-year-olds, junior tours from age 6, art workshops from age 7, autumn and winter holiday activities. Treasure hunt for 6- to 13-year-olds (€1 at the ticket desk). Children's birthday parties from age 6 for up to 10 children (2.5 hours, from €390).

Transport & parkering

The Albertina is in the city centre between the State Opera, Kärntner Straße and the Hofburg. The main entrance on the bastion can be reached from Albertinaplatz by escalator or lift.

Service & spisesteder

• Restaurant
• Museumsbutik
• Garderobe
• Opbevaringsskabe
• Wi-fi

DO & CO restaurant and museum shop are accessible without a museum ticket. Cloakroom with a fee in the entrance area, free lockers on level -1. Free Wi-Fi.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Private fester
• Bryllupper / vielser

The State Rooms (Herrenseite, Damenseite, Hall of the Muses) and the terrace are available for cocktail receptions, exclusive tours, gala dinners, weddings and photo shoots.

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