Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
World-famous Habsburg collections on Maria-Theresien-Platz: picture gallery with Bruegel, Kunstkammer, Egypt, Antiquity and coin cabinet.
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About the museum
The Kunsthistorisches Museum was created to display the art collections of the Habsburgs, which had grown over centuries, in a single building. The foundation is formed by, among others, the collections of Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol, Emperor Rudolf II and Archduke Leopold Wilhelm.
The Neo-Renaissance building was erected from 1871 to 1891 to plans by Gottfried Semper and Carl von Hasenauer as a counterpart to the Natural History Museum on Maria-Theresien-Platz. Emperor Franz Joseph I opened the museum on 17 October 1891. The staircase and the domed hall are lavishly decorated; among those who worked on the painted decoration of the stairwell were Hans Makart, Mihály Munkácsy and the young Gustav Klimt.
In the main building, the museum today shows the Picture Gallery with the world's largest Bruegel collection as well as works by Titian, Rubens, Dürer and Velázquez, the Kunstkammer Vienna, the Egyptian and Near Eastern Collection, the Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities and the Coin Cabinet. The KHM Museum Association also includes the Imperial Treasury, the collections in the Neue Burg, the Imperial Carriage Museum, the Weltmuseum Wien, the Theatre Museum and Schloss Ambras Innsbruck.
Highlights
- Largest Bruegel collection in the world
- Saliera by Benvenuto Cellini in the Kunstkammer
- Paintings by Titian, Rubens, Dürer and Velázquez
- Egyptian and Near Eastern Collection with over 17,000 objects
- Klimt paintings in the staircase
- Café-restaurant beneath the dome
Permanent exhibitions
- Gemäldegalerie – Early Netherlandish, Flemish, German, Italian, Spanish and French painting, including the world's largest holding of paintings by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.
- Kunstkammer Wien – Around 2,200 works of art and technical masterpieces in ivory, gold, coral and other rare materials from the late Middle Ages to the Baroque, including the Saliera.
- Ägyptisch-Orientalische Sammlung – Over 17,000 objects spanning almost 4,500 years from Egypt, Nubia, Mesopotamia and the Arabian Peninsula.
- Founded
- 1891
- Operated by
- KHM-Museumsverband
- Director
- Jonathan Fine
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €22 |
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| Reduced | €19Students up to 25 years, seniors aged 65 and over or with a pensioner's ID, people with disabilities and their accompanying person, unemployed people |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 18 · Children and young people under 19 years have free admission to the federal museums; show your school ID at entry. |
| Seniors | €19From 65 years or with a pensioner's ID (online €19, on site €20) |
| Visitors with disabilities | €19Reduced admission also for the accompanying person. |
| Students & apprentices | €19Up to 25 years with a valid student ID (online €19, on site €20) |
| Groups (10+ people) | –Groups of 10 or more people must register (free of charge), maximum 25 people per group; each person pays their individual rate. |
| Combination ticket "Treasures of the Habsburgs" (KHM and Imperial Treasury) | €32One admission to each, on the same or different days |
| Master ticket | €37 |
| Annual pass (7 museums of the KHM Museum Association) | €53Young annual pass U25 €30, annual pass Family & Friends €90, annual pass Select €150 |
| Bundesmuseen Card | €99One year of admission to all federal museums |
| Audio guide | €6"Nimm 2" (take 2) €8, family €9, in groups €4 per person |
Prices online (on site: full price €24, reduced €20). With the Vienna City Card €23. Holders of the Kulturpass and the ICOM card have free admission. Since 8 September 2026, admission with a time slot; timely online reservation recommended.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits
- Sign language tours
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description
Accessible side entrance via the porter at Burgring 5; visitor services accompany you to the lift (door 99 cm, cabin 150 × 130 cm), tickets at the info desk in the vestibule. Accessible toilets on the lower ground floor, ground floor and 1st floor. Loan wheelchairs after reservation the day before (guestservice@khm.at). Five disabled parking spaces on Heldenplatz, two at the side entrance on Burgring. Tactile reliefs, tactile foils and an audio tour for blind and visually impaired people; online tours in sign language; special tours on request.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 18 |
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- Family tours & workshops
- Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
- Stroller-friendly
- Kids’ birthday parties
Private children's and family tours (around 50 or 90 minutes, from €40, up to 12 children), themes from mummies and mythology to knights; studio activities on Sundays and children's birthday parties with an artwork of their own. Family audio guide and tours for children aged 8 and over in the KHM app. Access with a pram via the side entrance at Burgring 5; when it is very busy, taking prams into the galleries may be restricted.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Burgring/Kunsthistorisches Museum
U2 and U3, tram D, 1 and 2, bus 2A and 57A. From Westbahnhof take the U3 to Volkstheater, from the main station take tram D to Burgring/Kunsthistorisches Museum.
By car
No on-site parking at the museum.
No car park of its own; the city centre has paid short-term parking zones. Nearest car park at the Museumsquartier (Museumsplatz 1).
- Accessible parking
Main entrance on Maria-Theresien-Platz; accessible side entrance at Burgring 5.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
- Restaurant
- Museum shop
- Coat check
- Lockers
- Wi-Fi
Café-restaurant in the domed hall (on opening days 10 am–5:30 pm, Thursday until 8:30 pm; with museum ticket only), breakfast on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays 10 am–12 pm, dinner on Thursday evenings. Museum shop, museum boutique and Gallery Shop. Free cloakroom and lockers, no luggage storage. Free Wi-Fi in the exhibition rooms.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
- Private parties
- Corporate events
- Weddings / ceremonies
Up to 700 guests.
Domed hall and gallery for up to 700 people (cocktail) or 200 (dinner), foyer up to 250, Bassano Hall up to 180, lounge and lecture room for smaller groups; celebrations, gala dinners, receptions, civil weddings, concerts and seminars, catering by Gerstner.
Inquiries & detailsPlan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| Audio guide | yes (DE, EN, IT, FR, ES, UK, RU, KO, JA, ZH) |
| School programs | yes |
| Photography | Photography and filming for private, non-commercial purposes only; observe the photography bans on individual works. |
| Good to know | Public tours €3–6 plus admission according to the tour calendar; private tours 60 minutes €100, 90 minutes €150. Free KHM app with over 15 tours. Groups of 10 or more people must register (booking.tourist@khm.at), maximum 25 people. |
