Museums in Austria
152 museums in Austria. Most visited: Belvedere.
Top museums in Austria
Belvedere
Art museum · 1,721,399 visitors a year
Welcome to the Belvedere, a stunning museum nestled in the heart of Vienna, Austria. Housed in the magnificent Baroque palace complex, this UNESCO World Heritage site not only captivates visitors...
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Art museum · 1,400,000 visitors a year
The Kunsthistorisches Museum is an art museum on the Ring Road in Vienna and the largest art museum in Austria. Its building was constructed between 1871 and 1891. The collections grew from Habsburg...
Albertina
Art museum · 366,250 visitors a year
Nestled in the heart of Vienna, the Albertina is a captivating museum that seamlessly blends art, history, and architecture. Known for its extensive collection of graphic arts, the Albertina...
3rd Man Museum
Music, film or theatre museum
A single film fills all 16 rooms of the Third Man Museum (Dritte Mann Museum): The Third Man, directed by Carol Reed and based on a treatment by Graham Greene. Spread over more than 400 square metres...
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Art museum
Hieronymus Bosch's Last Judgement Triptych is among the works in the expansive art collection of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien). The academy is a working art...
Austrian Film Museum
Music, film or theatre museum
Founded in 1964 by Peter Konlechner and Peter Kubelka, the Austrian Film Museum (Österreichisches Filmmuseum) is both a film archive and a museum, run as a non-profit organization. It is a...
Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art
One of the largest ethnographic museums of its kind in Europe, the Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art, commonly known as the Volkskundemuseum Wien, holds extensive collections of folk art....
Austrian National Library
With more than 12 million items across its collections, the Austrian National Library (Österreichische Nationalbibliothek) is the largest library in Austria. Its main home is the Neue Burg wing of...
Belvedere 21
Art museum
Belvedere 21 occupies a building that began life in Brussels: Karl Schwanzer's modernist steel and glass pavilion, built as Austria's showroom for Expo 58. It was later moved to Vienna to house the...
Department of Planned Languages and Esperanto Museum
The world's largest specialized library for Esperanto, planned languages and interlinguistics belongs to the Esperanto Museum of the Austrian National Library, one of the oldest language museums in...
Website of Department of Planned Languages and Esperanto Museum
Ephesos Museum
Original sculpture and architectural pieces excavated at Ephesus, one of the largest cities of the ancient world, fill the rooms of the Ephesos Museum in Vienna's Neue Burg. The finds come from the...
Galerie nächst St. Stephan
Art museum
Galerie nächst St. Stephan takes its name from its neighbour, St. Stephen's Cathedral. "Nächst" means "next to", and the gallery has stood on Grünangergasse beside the Stephansdom since Monsignor...
Generali Foundation
Art museum
Conceptual and performance art is the specialty of the Generali Foundation, one of the important museums devoted to collecting and exhibiting such work in its many media, from documents and video art...
Haus der Musik
Music, film or theatre museum
Austria's first museum of sound and music, the Haus der Musik (House of Music) introduces its subject through hi-tech interactive and multimedia presentations. Across about 54,000 square feet of...
Haus des Meeres
Zoo or aquarium
A tall concrete flak tower built during the Second World War holds the Haus des Meeres (House of the Sea), a public aquarium that has occupied the building since its founding in 1957. More than ten...
Heeresgeschichtliches Museum
Military museum
As the leading museum of the Austrian Armed Forces, the Museum of Military History (Heeresgeschichtliches Museum) reports directly to the Ministry of Defence and Sports rather than belonging to...
Hofburg Palace
Historic house, palace or castle
For more than seven centuries, the Hofburg has been where Austria is governed. The area has been the documented seat of government since 1279, the palace was the principal imperial residence of the...
Imperial Furniture Museum
Art museum
Furniture that once belonged to the Habsburg monarchs makes up most of the collection at the Imperial Furniture Museum, known on signs as the Hofmobiliendepot. It ranks among the most important...
Jewish Museum Vienna
The Jewish Museum Vienna (Jüdisches Museum Wien) occupies two sites, the Palais Eskeles on Dorotheergasse and the Judenplatz. Both are devoted to Jewish history, life and religion in Austria. The...
Josephinum
Emperor Joseph II founded the Josephinum in 1784 as an academy of military medicine, formally the Collegium Medico-Chirurgicum Josephinum, and it still carries his name. Its functions passed to other...
Museums by city in Austria
Austria’s museum landscape is closely tied to its former imperial capitals, monastic centers, and mountain regions. In Vienna, institutions such as the Belvedere, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Albertina, and the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna present everything from Old Masters to Austrian modernism. Mooseum helps visitors navigate these collections more easily, whether they are planning a focused art itinerary or fitting museums into a wider city break.
Beyond Vienna, museums in Austria often reflect the character of each region. Salzburg and Graz combine art, design, and local history, while Lower Austria and the Wachau bring together castles, abbeys, and archaeological sites. Places such as Aggstein Castle and Admont Abbey show how museum visits here often overlap with historic architecture and landscape, making the journey between museums part of the experience.
Austria also offers smaller, highly specific museums that give a different view of the country’s culture. The 3rd Man Museum in Vienna explores film history and postwar memory, while Aguntum in East Tyrol connects visitors with the Roman past. On Mooseum, these varied institutions sit alongside major galleries, helping travelers discover both well-known collections and regional museums they might otherwise miss.
Map of museums in Austria
Museums in Austria: questions
- How many museums are there in Austria?
- Mooseum lists 152 museums in Austria. Vienna has the most, with 50.
- Which cities in Austria have the most museums?
- Vienna (50), Salzburg (7) and Innsbruck (6).
- What are the most visited museums in Austria?
- By annual visitors reported on Wikipedia: Belvedere (1,721,399), Kunsthistorisches Museum (1,400,000) and Albertina (366,250).
- What kinds of museums are in Austria?
- Of the 115 whose type we know, the most common are art museums (40), historic houses, palaces and castles (26), religious museums (9) and zoos and aquariums (8).
- Vienna’s major collections cover Habsburg treasures, European painting, prints, decorative arts, and Austrian modernism
- Castle and abbey museums, including sites like Aggstein Castle and Admont Abbey, combine exhibitions with historic buildings
- Archaeological museums and open sites such as Aguntum reveal Roman settlement in the eastern Alps
- Regional museums across Tyrol, Styria, Salzburg, and Carinthia often focus on folk culture, Alpine life, and local crafts
- Special-interest museums, including the 3rd Man Museum, explore film, urban history, music, technology, and everyday life
- Many Austrian museums are closed on Mondays, so check opening days in advance, especially outside Vienna and in smaller towns.
- In Vienna, combined tickets and city cards can reduce costs if you plan to visit several major museums in one trip.
- Use Austria’s reliable rail network for day trips to museum towns, but check local bus connections for abbeys, castles, and rural sites.
- Summer is ideal for combining museums with historic centers and outdoor sites, while winter is a good time for major indoor collections in Vienna.
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All museums in Austria
Every museum in Austria listed on Mooseum. Search by name or type.
| Name | Type | Website | Links | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3rd Man MuseumA single film fills all 16 rooms of the Third Man Museum (Dritte Mann Museum): The Third Man, directed by Carol Reed and based on a treatment by Graham Greene. Spread over more than 400 square metres... | Music, film or theatre museum | www.3mpc.net |  | — |
Academy of Fine Arts ViennaHieronymus Bosch's Last Judgement Triptych is among the works in the expansive art collection of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien). The academy is a working art... | Art museum | www.akbild.ac.at | | — |
Natural history museum | www.stiftadmont.at | | — | |
Historic house, palace or castle | www.ruineaggstein.at | | — | |
Archaeology museum | www.aguntum.at | | — | |
AlbertinaNestled in the heart of Vienna, the Albertina is a captivating museum that seamlessly blends art, history, and architecture. Known for its extensive collection of graphic arts, the Albertina... | Art museum | www.albertina.at | | — |
Zoo or aquarium | www.alpenzoo.at | | — | |
Religious museum | www.stift-altenburg.at | | — | |
Military museum | www.schlossambras-innsbruck.at | | — | |
History museum | angelika-kauffmann.com | | — | |
Historic house, palace or castle | www.ooemuseen.at/museum/31-anton-bruckner-museum-ansfelden-ooe-landes-kultur-gmbh | | — | |
Art museum | www.azw.at/startpage.php?lang_id=en | | — | |
— | www.schoenberg.at | | — | |
Art museum | ars.electronica.art/center | | — | |
Art museum | www.museumgugging.at/de | | — | |
Historic house, palace or castle | www.schloss-artstetten.at | | — | |
Art museum | www.linz.at/kultur/salzamt/index.php | | — | |
Austrian Film MuseumFounded in 1964 by Peter Konlechner and Peter Kubelka, the Austrian Film Museum (Österreichisches Filmmuseum) is both a film archive and a museum, run as a non-profit organization. It is a... | Music, film or theatre museum | www.filmmuseum.at | | — |
Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk ArtOne of the largest ethnographic museums of its kind in Europe, the Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art, commonly known as the Volkskundemuseum Wien, holds extensive collections of folk art.... | — | www.volkskundemuseum.at | | — |
Austrian National LibraryWith more than 12 million items across its collections, the Austrian National Library (Österreichische Nationalbibliothek) is the largest library in Austria. Its main home is the Neue Burg wing of... | — | www.onb.ac.at | | — |
Music, film or theatre museum | www.theatermuseum.at | | — | |
Art museum | www.diebachschmiede.at | | — | |
BelvedereWelcome to the Belvedere, a stunning museum nestled in the heart of Vienna, Austria. Housed in the magnificent Baroque palace complex, this UNESCO World Heritage site not only captivates visitors... | Art museum | www.belvedere.at/en | | — |
Belvedere 21Belvedere 21 occupies a building that began life in Brussels: Karl Schwanzer's modernist steel and glass pavilion, built as Austria's showroom for Expo 58. It was later moved to Vienna to house the... | Art museum | www.belvedere.at/en/visit/belvedere-21 | | — |
Historic house, palace or castle | liszt-haus.at | | — |