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Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien (Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna)

Kunsthistorisches Museum (Kunsthistorisches Museum) Like its twin brother, the Natural History Museum, it was designed by the architects Gottfried Semper and Karl von Hasenauer to house the imperial collections. It was opened in 1891 and today is one of the largest art museums in the world.

The exhibition of the Kunsthistorisches Museum or Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna is housed in two huge buildings located not far from each other.

Building on Maria Theresa Square

In a building standing on Maria Theresa Square (Maria-Theresien-Platz, 1010 Wien) posted:

On the first floor located Kunstkamera, which displays all sorts of curious things such as music boxes, wind-up toys, etc. - this is the earliest cabinet of curiosities in central Europe; information about its organization dates back to 1550. AND collection of ancient Egyptian, ancient Greek and Roman art.

On the second floor huge painting collection, which includes paintings by famous European painters - Titian, Veronese, Tintoretto, Anthony van Dyck, Pieter Bruegel and many others.

On the third the floor is huge numismatic collection.

In New Burg (Neue Burg Heldenplatz, 1010 Wien) located:

1.Ephesus Museum.

2.Hunting and Armory Chamber.

3. Collection of ancient musical instruments.

4.In addition, the headquarters of the OSCE mission is located in the same building, but they are not allowed there.

The exhibitions are very extensive. This is one of the richest museums in the world. Both of these buildings were built under the penultimate emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Franz Joseph. It was he who decided to bring together all the scattered collections of the Habsburgs and put them on public display. After the collapse of the empire in 1918, all collections became the property of the Austrian Republic.

Building of the Art and History Museum on Maria Theresa Square is the twin building of the Natural History Museum. These two buildings stand opposite each other and are almost identical in architecture.

The interior of the Museum of Art History is also very good, one might say simply gorgeous.

As in the Natural History Museum, there is a cafe under the central dome.

Kunsthistorisches Museum - cafe under the dome

Gorgeous front staircase.

Kunsthistorisches Museum - main staircase

Art of the Ancient World

The collection of Egyptian and Near Eastern treasures is considered one of the most significant in the world thanks to its representative collection of ancient Egyptian monuments from the period of the Old Kingdom (300 - c. 2270 BC). Sculptural portraits of pharaohs and high-ranking officials, animal sculptures, reliefs, stone and bronze figurines, amulets, jewelry, papyri, mummies, sarcophagi and other objects introduce us to the ancient civilization of the peoples of northeast Africa and Western Asia.

Hall dedicated to the art of ancient Egypt

Collection of Greek and Roman antiquities It is one of the most significant in the world, including ancient cultural monuments and treasures from the era of the Great Migration of Peoples and the early Middle Ages.

Art of Ancient Greece 550 - 525 BC.

Gold jewelry is displayed in common rooms, there are no special Diamond and Gold storerooms like we have in the Hermitage.

Exhibition of antique gold jewelry

All the halls of the museum are decorated very elegantly; it is immediately noticeable that the museum workers thought through every detail of the decor of the walls, ceilings, and the location of display cases with exhibits. The Gemma of Augusta is considered a significant treasure of the museum and is displayed in a separate display case.

Gemma Augusta. Not earlier than 10 AD, onyx

Exhibition of ancient Roman figurines

Kunstkamera in Vienna (Kunstkammer)

Kunstkammer of the Kunsthistorisches Museum is based on the ground floor of the main museum building on Maria Theresa Square. Please do not confuse it with the treasury of the Hofburg palace complex (Schatzkammer) located across the road.

Here are collected rarities from the former treasury and "Cabinet of Curiosities" of the Habsburg Dynasty. The collection is one of the largest cabinets of curiosities in the world and represents jewelry from the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque eras.

Among other jewels, the famous salt shaker Benvenuto Cellini :

Benvenuto Cellini "Saliera". 1543 Gold, enamel. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

An impressively sized tabletop figurine made of pure gold was listed in art history textbooks under the name “Saliera”, which in plain English means “salt shaker”. Unfortunately, for the last ten years this textbook masterpiece of the late Renaissance has not been exhibited for completely objective reasons. It all started when the figurine was stolen in May 2003. Straight from the museum and practically in broad daylight. Only after three years of fruitless searches did the Austrian police manage to discover the stolen jewel buried in the forest. Upon returning to the museum, the first thing the salt shaker went for was restoration. Meanwhile, the Kunstkamera itself was closed for repairs. As a result, the public got the opportunity to see Benvenuto Cellini’s creation again only now, almost ten years after the abduction.

Many halls are equipped with interactive screens where you can read about the exhibits in the hall in English and German. For example, some exhibits are accompanied by a tablet; by poking it with your finger you can find out the name and who each of the characters was.

Art Gallery

The art gallery presents countless masterpieces of Western art, including Raphael's Madonna in Green, portraits of infantines by Velazquez, works by Vermeer, Rubens, Rembrandt, Dürer, Titian, and Tintoretto. The museum has the world's largest collection of Bruegel paintings.

Tizian (1488-1576), 1554 Danae

Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) The 3 Graces, 1622

As well as amazing paintings by the Italian painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo (Italian: Giuseppe Arcimboldo) a harbinger of surrealism, he painted these amazing allegories in the 1560s.

The exhibition of the Kunsthistorisches Museum or Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna is housed in two huge buildings located not far from each other. All exhibitions located in these two buildings are visited with one ticket. We only realized this when we bought the ticket, because the information on the Internet is presented in such a way that it seems that you need a separate ticket for each of these exhibitions. It will take a whole day to visit this museum.

The exhibitions are very extensive. This is one of the richest museums in the world. Both of these buildings were built under the penultimate emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Franz Joseph. It was he who decided to bring together all the scattered collections of the Habsburgs and put them on public display. After the collapse of the empire in 1918, all collections became the property of the Austrian Republic.

The building located on Maria Theresa Square (Maria-Theresien-Platz, 1010 Wien) houses:

1. On the ground floor there is Kunskamera, which contains all sorts of curious things such as music boxes, wind-up toys, etc. - this is the earliest kunskamera in central Europe; information about its organization dates back to 1550. And the meeting ancient Egyptian, ancient Greek and ancient Roman art.
2. The second floor is huge painting collection, which includes paintings by famous European painters - Titian, Veronese, Tintoretto, Anthony van Dyck, Pieter Bruegel and many others.
3. Huge on the third floor numismatic collection.

In New Burg (Neue Burg Heldenplatz, 1010 Wien) there are:

1. Ephesus Museum.
2. Hunting and Armory Chamber.
3. Collection of ancient musical instruments.
4. In addition, the headquarters of the OSCE mission is located in the same building, but they are not allowed there.

All of the above can be visited with one ticket and it’s impossible to see everything quickly in one day, so it’s better to think in advance about which exhibitions to go to.

Adult 16€, children under 19 years old free. We offer a combined ticket for the Kunsthistorisches Museum + = 22€ (save 6€). There is an annual ticket - 44 €. The prices shown are valid for 2019. During the high season, there may be long queues at the museum and an electronic voucher provides a 5% discount in the museum gift shop, this is how Europeans are trying to encourage visitors to buy tickets online. In this case, the museum will be able to save on the maintenance of cashiers, and on printing the paper ticket forms themselves.

There are audio guides. 990 museum objects are described in German, English, Italian and French, and only 120 in Russian. The cost of using the audio guide is 4 euros.

In the souvenir shop you can buy books in Russian with descriptions of the collections, but prices start from 19 euros for a description of selected exhibits of only one Kunskamera, the same for a description of an art gallery and another 39 euros for a description of the works of the grandiose exhibition of Velazquez (it was held in 2016) . The museum always hosts very impressive exhibitions

Kunsthistorisches Museum

The building of the Kunsthistorisches Museum on Maria Theresa Square is a twin building. These two buildings stand opposite each other and are almost identical in architecture.

The interior of the Museum of Art History is also very good, one might say simply gorgeous.

As in the Natural History Museum, there is a cafe under the central dome.

Gorgeous front staircase.

Art of the Ancient World

The collection of Egyptian and Near Eastern treasures is considered one of the most significant in the world thanks to its representative collection of ancient Egyptian monuments from the Old Kingdom period (300 - c. 2270 BC). Sculptural portraits of pharaohs and high-ranking officials, animal sculptures, reliefs, stone and bronze figurines, amulets, jewelry, papyri, mummies, sarcophagi and other objects introduce us to the ancient civilization of the peoples of northeast Africa and Western Asia.

The collection of Greek and Roman antiquities is one of the most significant in the world, including ancient cultural monuments and treasures from the era of the Great Migration of Nations and the early Middle Ages.

Gold jewelry is displayed in common rooms, no special rooms or storage rooms like we have in the Hermitage.

All the halls of the museum are decorated very elegantly; it is immediately noticeable that the museum workers thought through every detail of the decor of the walls, ceilings, and the location of display cases with exhibits.

The Gemma of Augusta is considered a significant treasure of the museum and is displayed in a separate display case.

All rooms have ideal lighting.

Kunskamera

The exposition of the Kunskammer in Vienna is very different from the exposition of the Kunskammer in St. Petersburg. The Vienna Kunskammer contains amazing and precious products of human hands, no freaks preserved in alcohol, like ours.

Many halls are equipped with interactive screens where you can read about the exhibits in the hall in English and German.

So, for example, this large-scale ceiling painting is accompanied by a tablet, by poking your finger into it you can find out the names and who each of the characters in this huge painting was.

Art Gallery

It is prohibited to take photographs in the art gallery and its exposition is so rich that it makes no sense to include photographs. I will limit myself to only one that made the greatest impression on me. These are amazing paintings by the Italian painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo, a harbinger of surrealism, he painted these amazing allegories in the 1560s.

Along with the permanent exhibition of paintings, the art gallery held a huge exhibition of works by Diego Vellasquez, he was a court painter to the Spanish king and painted a large number of portraits of the Habsburg family. The exhibition features several portraits of the Infanta Margherita and the famous painting “Las Meninas”, 59 variations of which I saw in Barcelona.

The art gallery is very rich in immortal masterpieces; the entire second floor of the huge building is hung with paintings in several rows.

New Castle - Hunting and Gun Chamber

The collection of weapons and armor is considered one of the best in the world; the earliest examples date back to the 5th century. The collection was formed in 1889 as a result of the merger of the Imperial Arsenal with the collections located in Ambras Castle in Innsbruck.

This showcase displays the oldest pieces in the collection.

This was the first time I saw such pillows on a horse’s neck; apparently, they protected the horse in a collision with an opponent.

Some armors look like works of art, the finishing is so fine.

The collection of armor is very interesting, for example, I didn’t know that there were armor with faces

Or these helmets with a fish face.

Interactive screens are installed in the halls. On them you can see the history of knightly tournaments in medieval engravings. In addition to classic European armor, there is also a lot of Turkish military clothing, since Vienna often fought with the Ottoman Empire, and even one Japanese samurai armor.

The hunting and gun chamber is many times larger than the knights' hall of the Hermitage, since the knights still lived in Western Europe and it is quite natural that large collections of knightly armor developed in Europe.

New Castle - Museum of Ancient Musical Instruments

I admit honestly that we did not examine the musical instruments, since this is very specific and we are far from being passionate about classical music, but the harp in the interiors of the palace looks great.

New Castle - Ephesus Museum

The Ephesus Museum presents everything that was found during excavations of the ancient city of Ephesus, now located in Turkey. Excavations were carried out in 1886-1906; as many as 7 expeditions were sent with finds to Vienna. In Ephesus, of course, they wanted to find the famous Temple of Artemis of Ephesus, which is one of the 7 wonders of the world. Unfortunately, the temple was destroyed more than once in ancient times and little remains of it, but there were enough marble statues and fragments for the entire Ephesus Museum in Vienna.

The Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna is a very large collection of works of art from different eras, from the emergence of civilization in Ancient Egypt to the end of the 18th century. This is one of the largest collections in the world, which is quite natural, since all these collections were collected by the Habsburgs for almost 500 years. Art lovers are guaranteed to have great fun exploring the collection.

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The Vienna Museum of Art History (Kunsthistorisches Museum) is known as one of the most important museums in the world, with collections of exceptional artistic significance. Its art gallery is especially appreciated by art connoisseurs.

Museum address: Maria Theresien-Platz, Vienna (Maria Theresien Platz, Vienna)
Nearest metro: Museumsquartier (line U2)
Schedule: from 10:00 to 18:00, Monday - closed.
Regular ticket:- 12 €, visitors under 19 years of age have free admission upon presentation of an ID.
Official site: khm.at

The history of the creation and development of the Vienna Art Gallery is inextricably linked with the history of the reign of the Imperial House of Habsburg. The foundation of the collection was laid by Maximillian I (1459-1519). With him, a collection of portraits was compiled, perfectly illustrating the genealogy of this ancient family. A little later, Archduke Ferdinand II (1529-1595), based on his own preferences, continued to collect portraits, and having moved to Bohemia, in 1529-1563 he began collecting works by the best artists of that time. It was this collection that was then transported to Ambras Castle, near Innsbruck. At the same time as Ferdinand II, another representative of the dynasty, Rudolf II (1552-1612), who lived in Prague, also succumbed to the passion of collecting art, sometimes resorting to not the most honest way of acquiring paintings. In particular, Rudolf managed to appropriate the collection from Ambras Castle after the death of his uncle, Ferdinand II, and a little later - the most valuable exhibits collected by his brother, Ernst.

Without taking into account the ethical side of bygone affairs, it should be noted that Rudolf II made the most significant contribution to the formation of the most valuable collection of paintings of the Kunsthistorisches Museum. It was he who, while in the Netherlands at the end of the 16th century, bought a large number of paintings by Flemish masters, including the world's largest collection of works by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Even though a large number of paintings were stolen in 1648, the surviving part of the collection is today considered the most valuable among the entire collection of the Vienna Museum. Rudolf II became the first Habsburg to subtly embrace the work of the old masters. After him, the collection, passing from one owner to another, only increased in both value and artistic value.

The next representative of the imperial house, who did a lot to form the art collection, was Archduke Leopold Wilhelm (1614-1662). His artistic preferences focused on Venetian painting. According to an inventory compiled shortly before his death, the collection of paintings collected by Leopold amounted to more than 1,400 objects of art. According to the Archduke's will, all the wealth went to his grandson, Emperor Leopold I. The collections from Innsbruck and Vienna also fell into his hands. The young emperor was faced with the need to house a very extensive collection, which continued to grow later, during the reign of Maria Theresa and Emperor Joseph II.

However, the issue of placing the treasures was resolved only under Archduke Franz Ferdinand, who allocated the Stallburg estate in Vienna for these purposes. For some time, the collection of paintings was housed in Belvedere Castle, where a second attempt was made to systematize and catalog the unique collection. Here, in 1776, the collection became available to the general public. Finally, in 1891, a modern museum building was built in Vienna.

Today the Pinakothek occupies the entire second floor of the museum building. Visitors can see works by van Eyck, Dürer, Rubens, Rembrandt, Raphael and many other artists. The first floor is completely devoted to collections of ancient art: departments of Egyptian and oriental art, sculpture department, and applied art department.

Lovers of fine art need to go to Vienna for at least a week, because there are a great many museums and galleries in the Austrian capital. At the same time, masterpieces of painting seem to be deliberately exhibited in different places: the famous “Last Judgment” by Bosch - in the galleries of Academic Arts, “Madonna in the Green” by Raphael in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, and works by Gustav Klimt - in several city galleries at once.

However, there is salt in this, because when you examine the huge exhibition of the Hermitage, the Louvre or the Vatican Museums, many experience an inevitable intoxication with art, that same feeling when it seems like a sin not to go into the next room, but at the same time has already arisen feeling of “overeating with beauty.”

In the case of Vienna, everything is arranged just right - most of the exhibitions can be viewed in less than an hour. So you get pleasure from visiting the museum, but at the same time there is no oversaturation. The main thing is to know exactly what/where is exhibited, so as not to miss works of art that are important to you specifically. We have compiled a selected guide of museums and galleries in the Vienna capital for those interested in painting.

GUSTAV KLIMT COLLECTION— BELVEDERE

The beautiful 18th-century Baroque palace complex is located on a hill to the southeast of the city center, so the view of the center of imperial Vienna is truly impressive. The Belvedere was built by Eugene of Savoy, and then the palace was bought by the Austrian Archduchess Maria Theresa. The palace ensemble consists of two buildings, between which there is a garden.

In 1781, one of the first public museums in the world was opened in the Upper Belvedere. Today it is worth going here to see one of the most complete collections of works by Gustav Klimt, including the famous “The Kiss”.

The collection of Klimt’s works occupies several halls of the gallery, here is the beautiful “Judith”, and “The Lady in the Hat”, and the unfinished work of the master “Adam and Eve”. Taking photographs in the Upper Belvedere is prohibited; gallery workers monitor this very meticulously. But in the Lower Belvedere, filming is allowed, and paintings by contemporary artists are already on display here.

But, first of all, you need to go to the Lower Belvedere in order to admire the palace interiors: the Golden Hall with numerous mirrors and the Marble Hall, decorated with frescoes by Altomonte Martino, are worthy of your time and attention.

"THE LAST JUDGMENT" BY BOSCH— GALLERY OF THE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS

The Academy of Fine Arts, of course, is primarily an educational institution, but it has a gallery in which 250 paintings are exhibited. First of all, it’s worth visiting here to see with your own eyes the triptych “The Last Judgment” by Bosch.

The main part of the museum’s collection consists of works by masters of the Flemish and Dutch schools of painting of the 17th century, in addition to the most famous work of the great and terrible Jerome, in the gallery you can see “Boys Playing Dice” by Bartolome Esteban Murillo, landscapes by Francesco Guardi, “Tarquinius and Lucretia” by Titian, one of the versions of “Saint Cecilia” by Rubens and “The Initiation of a Witch” by David Teniers the Younger.

“MADONNA IN THE GREEN” BY RAPHAEL, ARCIMBOLDO, DUTCH AND ITALIAN CLASSICS— KUNIT HISTORY MUSEUM OF AUSTRIA

Italy was under the rule of the Austrians for a long time, so many works by Italian masters of the Renaissance were brought to Vienna. The most significant collection is presented in the Vienna Kunsthistorisches Museum, which also houses paintings by Titian, Perugino, Paolo Veronese and Caravaggio.

Everything is also very good with Dutch painting at the Kunsthistorisches Museum; here you can see the famous “Tower of Babel” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, works by Jan van Eyck and Bosch. The fact is that the Austrian Archduke Leopold Wilhelm, who lived in the seventeenth century, during his stay in Flanders, actively replenished his personal collection with works by Dutch and Flemish masters, which later became the basis of the museum’s collection.

But, most importantly, the Kunsthistorisches Museum presents 4 paintings by Giuseppe Arcimboldo: “Winter” and “Summer” from the “Seasons” series, as well as “Fire” and “Water” from the “Elements” series - for lovers of famous portraits from vegetables and We advise you not to miss this museum.

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PICTURES BY HUNDERTWASSER— VIENNA HOUSE OF ARTS

While 90 percent of Vienna's guests come to see it, not everyone makes it to the House of Arts, also built according to the artist's design from a former furniture factory. But in vain! It is both atmospheric and interesting here. Firstly, the building itself is made in the recognizable style of Friedensreich Hundertwasser: there are almost no right angles, but there are a lot of colorful details, ceramics and, of course, greenery. Secondly, the exposure is excellent.

The first two floors of the museum are reserved for a permanent exhibition of Hundertwasser's works - after all, he was first and foremost a painter, and only then an architect. The other two halls host temporary exhibitions of artists whose philosophy and views on art are consonant with those preached by Hundertwasser. By the way, when you look at Hundertwasser’s paintings, it immediately becomes clear what exactly the designers of the Viennese house Frey Willi are inspired by when creating their jewelry collections.

EGON SCHIELE COLLECTION— LEOPOLD MUSEUM

Those who want to continue studying the works of Gustav Klimt and for whom the Belvedere collection is not enough should go to the Leopold Museum, which opened in the Austrian capital in 2001. “Life and Death” and “Danae” by the founder of Austrian Art Nouveau are exhibited here. However, the main reason to visit the Leopold Museum is the opportunity to get acquainted with the most complete collection of works by Egon Schiele, the most famous representative of Austrian expressionism.

After the death of Klimt, Schiele was predicted to become the most influential artist in Austria, but it did not work out - Egon Schiele died six months after Gustav Klimt. The life of a talented painter was taken by the infamous Spanish flu; Schiele died at the age of 28, three days after the death of his pregnant wife Edith. The artist had a presentiment of his own death, and it was not for nothing that he painted a poignant painting “Family”, in which he depicted himself, his wife and their child, dying from a terrible disease that claimed the lives of millions of people at the beginning of the 20th century.

A museum was created based on the private collection of Rudolf and Elisabeth Leopold, the government of the country purchased 5,000 works of art from collectors, and today the Leopold Museum is the most visited in the museum quarter of Vienna.

BEHIND THE DRAWINGS OF BOSCH, DA VINCI AND RAFAEL— ALBERTINE GALLERY

Vienna's most visited gallery boasts a magnificent collection of graphics and drawings from the last 1000 years: the collection includes exhibits from the Middle Ages to the end of the 20th century. The collection began to be collected in the eighteenth century by Duke Albert of Saxony-Teschen, a great lover of art who lived in Bratislava, and his heirs - also archdukes - subsequently tirelessly replenished the collection of graphics.

The collection became public domain in 1919, and today in the Albertina’s exhibition you can see real rarities for a true connoisseur, for example, drawings by Hieronymus Bosch, including the famous “Beehive and Witches”, graphics by Picasso, Klimt, drawings by Rembrandt and Italian Renaissance masters : Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael.

BEHIND MEDIEVAL ILLUSTRATIONS— NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRIA

Remember in the movie “The Ninth Gate”, the collector leafs through the devil’s book and says that it was made “as God himself ordered, not like now”? To make sure that the words of the film character are correct, take a look at the Austrian National Library, where books dating back to the Middle Ages are stored.

The library hall looks just like in the cartoon “Beauty and the Beast” - a million works in huge cabinets made of valuable wood, which tend to the ceiling decorated with frescoes. The place is amazing in its atmosphere; in the small hall of the library you can spend a whole hour just standing with your mouth open in admiration, looking at the endless rows of books, statues and huge globes, one of which, by the way, shows a map of the constellations. But, since today we are talking about fine arts, we will mention the color medieval engravings and prints that adorn the pages of ancient books.

The books are laid out open under glass, most of the illustrations, of course, are on a biblical theme, but when you look at the bright colors that have not faded at all since the Middle Ages, it takes your breath away and makes your head spin. By the way, it is in the National Library that the delightful “Naked Truth” by Gustav Klimt is located.

BEHIND CLIMET AND THE SCULPTURE OF MAX KLINGER— VIENNA MUSEUM ON KARLSPLATZ

The museum on Karlsplatz used to be called the Museum of the History of Vienna, which is completely true - within its walls the entire history of the capital of Austria is presented, starting with the first settlements on the banks of the Danube. Of course, the main part of the exhibition is dedicated to the Habsburgs, but on the third floor there was also room for a collection of paintings and art objects of the 19th - 20th centuries.

On the spacious Maria Theresa Square in Vienna, planned in 1870 as part of the Ringstrasse structure, two museums are located on both sides symmetrically to each other - the Museum of Natural History and the Museum of Art History, built in 1872-1881 in the style of the Italian Renaissance, with balustrades decorated with statues of limestone people and a long façade with pelasts.

One of the main goals in Vienna was the Kunsthistorisches Museum, as it is known as one of the most valuable museums with a world-famous art collection and, above all, its art gallery.

The history of the gallery almost completely coincides with the history of the House of Habsburg, passionate collectors. Already during the time of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm (1614 - 1662), works of art were temporarily housed in the stables of the imperial castle, reaching, according to the 1659 inventory, more than 1,400 paintings and sculptures!

And only under Emperor Franz Ferdinand it was finally decided to house various collections under one roof and therefore this museum, or rather the Palace, was built!!!

The ticket cost me 12 euros + free Russian audio guide. The museum is open every day except Monday from 10.00 to 18.00, on Thursday from 10.00 to 21.00.

From the entrance I went to the right along the first floor, where the rooms of the Egyptian-Oriental collection are located.

Halls of Ancient Greek Culture

And ancient Roman halls - busts of Roman emperors.

Bust of Emperor Trojan - the best emperor according to the Romans themselves.

Bust of Emperor Hadrian (117 AD)

Ancient Roman rings and rings.

Ancient Roman eagle.

Having examined the first floor, I climbed the central staircase to the second floor, where the art gallery is located.

On the second floor there is also a cafe with prices usual for Vienna.

Fine art is represented by the works of such famous masters as Titian, Veronese, Tintoretto, Rubens, Velazquez, Rembrandt, Durer, Caravaggio, etc. However, see for yourself.

Paintings by the Spanish artist Velazquez (17th century)

Painting by Italian Caravaggio (late 16th century)

Painting by Andrea Solario (early 16th century)

Below is a painting of the great Raphael (early 16th century)

Painting by Italian artist Tintoretto (mid-16th century)

Painting by the Italian artist Veronese (1585)

Paintings by Ticinus (early 16th century)

Painting by Titian

But here are the paintings of the Dutch artist Pieter Bruegel (mid-16th century)

Pieter Bruegel. "Tower of Babel" (1563)

The famous painting by the great Flemish artist Rubens - "Fur Coat" (1638-1640) in the photo below.

And finally, paintings by the great German artist Albrecht Durer (early 16th century)

In general, I really liked the museum - it’s really great. There were few tourists and they were allowed to take photographs, the Austrians were great! The museum is a must-see for anyone in Vienna.