If you want to plunge into the world of courtly life, love and even lavatories, you're in the right place with a look inside the Hofburg palace complex. What's on the … [Read more...] about Sisi Museum & Hofburg tour
Vienna sights and attractions
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Kunsthistorisches Museum
Think of the Kunsthistorisches Museum (KHM) as a giant chest of artistic treasures, all tied up in beautiful architectural gift wrap. Numerous world-class works of art live … [Read more...] about Kunsthistorisches Museum
Picture Galleries (Kunsthistorisches Museum)
This is where some historical name dropping is called for. Raffael? Titian? Bruegel? Rubens? Holbein? Van Dyck? Dürer? Rembrandt? The Kunsthistorisches Museum's picture … [Read more...] about Picture Galleries (Kunsthistorisches Museum)
Vermeyen cartoons (Kunsthistorisches Museum)
These are not the kind of cartoons you find in your local newspaper. Unless the paper dates back to 1550. And was the size of your garage. No, these are Jan Cornelisz … [Read more...] about Vermeyen cartoons (Kunsthistorisches Museum)
Coin collection at the KHM
They cracked open a lot of piggy banks to build this coin collection. With some 600,000 objects in the Kunsthistorisches Museum (KHM) archives, you'd need to view about 165 … [Read more...] about Coin collection at the KHM
Egyptian collection (Kunsthistorisches Museum)
No museum of art history is complete without a sarcophagus or two from the time of the pharaohs. And, true to form, galleries 1 to 9 in the Kunsthistorisches Museum cover … [Read more...] about Egyptian collection (Kunsthistorisches Museum)