Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna
Discover the fascinating exhibitions of the Kunsthistorisches Museum: masterpieces, special exhibitions and highlights of art history!
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8 exhibitions
Prime Time – Travelling with a Roman Portable Sundial
The special presentation Vitrine EXTRA, which periodically showcases different ancient objects as temporary additions to the permanent exhibition of the Kunsthistorisches Museum's Collection of Greek and Roman…
Egyptian and Near Eastern Collection
The Egyptian and Near Eastern Collection incorporates more than 18,500 objects from Egypt, Nubia along its southern border, Mesopotamia, and the Arabian Peninsula. The pieces span a period of five thousand years, from…
Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities
The items in the Antiquities collection span a period of more than 3,000 years and range from Bronze Age ceramics from Cyprus dating from the third millennium B.C. to early mediaeval finds. The public collection…
Coin Cabinet
The Coin Cabinet is located on the second floor of the Kunsthistorisches Museum. Featuring over 600,000 items, it is one of the largest and most important coin collections in the world. The exhibition features…
Picture Gallery
The Picture Gallery at the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna houses one of the world’s largest and most significant collections of European paintings. It spans a 400-year arc, from the first forays into oil painting in…
The Kunsthistorisches Museum Gesamtkunstwerk
The Kunsthistorisches Museum is more than a place for storing collections – it’s a Gesamtkunstwerk. The building was designed by Gottfried Semper and Carl von Hasenauer, and is the perfect setting for the Habsburg…
Head and Shoulders. Coins in Fashion
Coin images are among the smallest portraits in the world. Making use of extremely confined space, they show finely detailed half-length likenesses, usually in profile. The small size of coin portraits frequently calls…
Kunstkammer
The Kunstkammer at the Kunsthistorisches Museum is one of the most significant collections of its kind worldwide and encompasses the period of history from the late Middle Ages to the Baroque era. The members of the…
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Crime Scene Ephesus
A mysterious tomb, an scandalous murder, a world in turmoil – in Ephesus, one of the most magnificent cities of the ancient world, Cleopatra’s sister Arsinoë was murdered under circumstances that remain unexplained to…
A Different Beauty: Japanese Ceramic Masterworks
While Europe celebrated flawless, finely crafted porcelain, Japan developed its own aesthetic in ceramics, characterized by rough surfaces and asymmetrical designs. This craft that is still held in high regard today.
Bernini - Painter and Sculptor
The focus of the exhibition at Palais Lobkowitz is the Portrait of an Old Man, which was previously attributed to an anonymous painter. However, recent research suggests that the painter was none other than Gian Lorenzo…
