Museum of Fine Arts - Kunsthistorisches Museum
- Address:Maria Theresien-Platz, Vienna
- Hours:Open Tues - Sun 10am - 6pm, Thurs 10am - 9pm
- Admission:€12-18
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The Museum of Fine Arts, or Kunsthistoriches Museum, houses the fabulous art collection of the Habsburgs, the royal dynasty of Austria for over 600 years. Emperor Franz Joseph I commissioned the building as part of his expansion of Vienna in 1858 and it took twenty years to build, opening in 1891.
Inside you'll find amazing art treasures including Greek, Roman and Egyptian antiquities, European paintings and sculptures, a coin collection which is one of the 5 best in the world, and a library specializing in Austrian Theater History of around 90,000 items. The building itself is also worth seeing with its sweeping staircases and murals.
This was a superb package - great being met at airport; super orientation to the city with hop on hop off bus; Vienna card with public transport and discounts brilliant; Cafe Central voucher wonderful; and meal lovely. Overall absolutely superb value!
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Take metro line U3 to Volktheater station or tram D to the Kunsthistoriches stop.
