Vienna is home to numerous world-class museums offering a unique experience and perspective on art, history, and culture. In this article I am presenting you the best museums to visit in Vienna. As I showed you in previous articles, I have a special place in my heart for Vienna and for some of its best attractions.
This article goes beyond those few museums I presented already and aims to help you select the best museums in Vienna based on your preferences.
I am including in this article Vienna’s best museums from various domains so that you can find what to include on your Vienna itinerary for each new visit to the city.
Pro tip: Make sure to check the official site of each museum to find out if there are days with free admission or if, at some point, they are closed for renovation.
Pro tip: try to plan your itinerary in advance depending on how much time you want to spend at each museum. Also, try to choose museums that are close to each other to spend less time between them.
Pro tip: read carefully the rules, at each museum. Some of them do now allow you to take photos, for instance (Liechtenstein Museum is just one example).
Another important note: you will see that some of the museums on this list are also palaces (some of them with more activities and attractions than just the museum.) I included them because of their museums and as they are famous attractions in Vienna too, as you will see. Some of them are already presented on this site, so you will see links to more detailed articles.
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien (Art History Museum in Vienna)
This museum is home to an extensive collection of art and artifacts from the Habsburg dynasty, including works by famous artists such as Caravaggio, Titian, Rubens, and Vermeer. This is one of my favourite places to visit in Vienna, and if you are an art lover, prepare to spend here at least half a day!
There is also a collection of coins and perhaps other temporary exhibitions. When I visited there was a huge gold coin exhibited.
Schönbrunn Palace + Children’s Musem + The Orangery Garden + The Privy Garden + The Imperial Carriage Museum + Sisi Museum
Schönbrunn Palace is a popular tourist destination in Vienna and it was the first palace I visited. There are so many things to see and do here that you will love!
The palace has many rooms open for the public – we booked a guided tour and didn’t regret it as we learned a lot!
