Thanks to its glorious past, Vienna is home to almost one hundred museums. This wonderful city offers a wide range of local history and culture museums exhibiting Vienna’s unique history and culture.
1) Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien
Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien is a display of Vienna’s development throughout time. You’ll see various documents and artifacts such as city plans and maps. Works of significant Viennese figures like A. Loos, F. Grillparzer, Klimt, Schiele, and B. Waldmüller will make your visit an interesting one.
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2) Haus der Musik
Haus der Musik is situated in the former Palace of Archduke Charles. This modern, interactive sound museum is famous for its creative layout and design. At this museum you can conduct a virtual Vienna Philharmonic or compose a waltz.
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3) Hofsilber und Tafelkammer
Appeal Court Silver and Tableware is situated in Hofburg. You will see silver cutlery, table settings and unique artistic porcelain objects reflecting the glory and luxury of the Austrian royal family court.
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4) Naturhistorisches Museum
The Museum of Natural History in Vienna is one of the important museums of the world, and the earliest collections of artifacts were begun over 250 years ago. The main building of the Museum is an elaborate palace that has accommodated these constantly growing collections, since opening to the public in 1889 as the Imperial Natural History Museum. The interaction of the building, the ornate decoration, the furniture, and precious exhibits makes the museum also a "museum of the museum" for the cultural-historical preservation.
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5) Ephesus Museum
The Ephesus Museum is a display of interesting and beautiful items of the ancient city Ephesus in Western Turkey. A Parthian frieze measuring 70 meters long and a gigantic 40 meter panorama of military scenes are two unique items exhibited here.
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6) Schatzkammer
The Imperial Treasury Schatzkammer is located in the Hofburg Palace, the entrance is at the Schweizer Hof (Swiss Courtyard). The Schatzkammer houses a collection of 1,000 years of treasures. The display was completely renovated in 1983-1987. The Treasury is divided into two sections - Secular and Ecclesiastical. The museum contains a collection of royal objects. On display are various valuable gems, including one of the world's largest emeralds. Part of the treasury are also the two “inalienable heirlooms of the House of Austria”: a giant narwhal tooth which was thought to be the horn of a unicorn and an agate bowl from Late Antiquity which was thought to be the legendary Holy Grail.
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7) Spanische Reitschule
The Spanish Riding School (Spanische Hofreitschule) of Vienna, is a traditional riding school for Lipizzan horses, which perform in the Winter Riding School in the Hofburg. Not only is it a center for classical dressage, the headquarters is atourist attraction in Vienna that offers public performances as well as permitting public viewing of some training sessions. The presentation builds on four centuries of experience and tradition inclassical dressage. The leading horses and riders of the school also periodically tour and perform worldwide.
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