Haus der Geschichte Österreich

Om museet

From 2000 onwards, a museum for the history of the Republic featured in every government programme, but locations such as the Arsenal or the Künstlerhaus fell through. In 2014 the decision was made in favour of the Neue Burg on Heldenplatz, and in 2016 the Federal Museums Act was amended accordingly. The house was set up as a professionally independent museum under the umbrella of the Austrian National Library; its founding director is the historian Monika Sommer.

On the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic, the Haus der Geschichte Österreich opened on 10 November 2018 in rooms of the Neue Burg, right next to the Altan, the balcony known as the "Hitler balcony", a symbol of the long-repressed Nazi past. In 2020 it received the European Kenneth Hudson Award. A move to the MuseumsQuartier is planned for the future.

The main exhibition "New Times: Austria since 1918" leads in nine sections from the proclamation of the Republic through crises, dictatorship and Nazi terror to the economic miracle, border questions, equality and the politics of images in the present day. History is deliberately examined from today's point of view: objects, documents shown for the first time, artistic positions and media stations invite discussion. It is complemented by special exhibitions on the Alma Rosé Plateau.

The same building houses the Ephesos Museum of the Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, which opened in 1978. It displays sculptures and architectural fragments from the Austrian excavations at Ephesus, Samothrace and Trysa, including the Parthian Monument; a visit is included in the hdgö ticket.

Højdepunkter

• Main exhibition "New Times: Austria since 1918"
• View of the Altan of the Neue Burg and its history
• Interactive media stations and three audio theme trails
• Ephesos Museum with the Parthian Monument on the same ticket
• Free admission every Thursday from 6 p.m.

Permanente udstillinger

• Neue Zeiten: Österreich seit 1918 – The main exhibition tells Austria's history from the founding of the Republic to the present in nine thematic sections and invites visitors to join the discussion through objects and media stations.
• Ephesos Museum – Ancient sculptures and building elements from Ephesus, Samothrace and Trysa from the KHM's Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities, including the Parthian Monument, included in the hdgö ticket.

Grundlagt

2018

Ejer

Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Bundesmuseum)

Ledelse

Monika Sommer

Entrépriser & rabatter

Gratis entré: Every Thursday from 6 p.m.; also on National Day (26 October) and Human Rights Day (10 December).

Reduced tickets only at the museum ticket desk. Special exhibitions and the Ephesos Museum are included in the ticket. Further discounts include with the Vienna City Card, ÖAMTC and the Vorteilsclub of the City of Vienna. Free admission includes with the Kulturpass ("Hunger auf Kunst & Kultur"), the Bundesmuseen-Card, the annual pass of the KHM or the ÖNB museums, ICOM and the Museumsbund Österreich; with the Niederösterreich-CARD and the Vienna Pass, free once.

Tilgængelighed

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

Enter the Neue Burg via the left ramp, platform lift to the entrance hall (Eurokey or intercom), lift to the ticket desk, main exhibition and special exhibitions. The main exhibition is wheelchair-accessible throughout; loan wheelchair on advance request, folding chairs, reading magnifiers, portable induction loops and ear protection. Tours in plain language as well as audio and tactile tours on request. No tactile guidance system; disabled parking spaces in the short-stay parking zone on Heldenplatz.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Barnevognsvenlig
• Puslerum

"Museum for Young and Old" on the third Sunday of every month during the school year at 2 p.m. for adults with children aged 6 and over (approx. 1.5 hours, registration required). Strollers are allowed in the exhibition, a changing table is available in the accessible toilet on the mezzanine; breastfeeding is possible in the education room.

Transport & parkering

Bicycle racks to the right of the main entrance of the Neue Burg, behind the ramp.

Service & spisesteder

• Café: findes ikke
• Museumsbutik: findes ikke
• Garderobe
• Opbevaringsskabe
• Wi-fi

Lounge ("Museumscafé") with drinks and snack vending machines; food brought from outside is permitted. No museum shop; publications are available at the ticket desk. Lockers with a €1 or €2 coin deposit; no space for travel luggage.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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