Arts & Culture · Our pick in Vienna
Kunsthistorisches Museum
The Habsburg collections
About Kunsthistorisches Museum
The Kunsthistorisches Museum stands on the Maria-Theresien-Platz, facing the Natural History Museum. Its collections grew from the Habsburgs’.
Why it's on our list
- Bruegel room
- Café under the cupola
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Kunsthistorisches Museum before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Kunsthistorisches Museum, as the crow flies.
- Hotel Sans Souci Wien400 m5 min walk
- Hotel Sacher Wien600 m7 min walk
- 25hours Hotel beim MuseumsQuartier600 m8 min walk
- The Amauris Vienna700 m9 min walk
- Altstadt Vienna800 m10 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Kunsthistorisches Museum are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest U-Bahn stations
- MuseumsquartierU2100 m2 min walk
- VolkstheaterU2U3300 m4 min walk
- KarlsplatzU1U2U4600 m8 min walk
Key sights
- State Opera550 mWalk 7 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Hofburg600 mWalk 7 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Naschmarkt600 mWalk 8 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Musikverein900 mWalk 11 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- St Stephen’s Cathedral1.0 kmWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Belvedere2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Riesenrad2.9 kmWalk 36 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Schönbrunn Palace4.3 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Vienna Airport20 kmCar or taxi 58 min
Main railway stations
- Wien Mitte (CAT)1.7 kmWalk 21 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Wien Westbahnhof1.9 kmWalk 24 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Wien Hauptbahnhof2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Wien Praterstern2.9 kmWalk 36 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Wien Meidling4.0 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Wien Heiligenstadt4.9 kmCycle 20 minCar or taxi 17 min