Naturhistorisches Museum Vienna (Natural History Museum)

The history of the earth and the breathtaking variety of nature can be practically experienced due to 20 million objects: From insects to gemstones and minerals and pterodactyls, the Habsburgs united everything under the roof of this museum near the Imperial Palace. Numerous taxidermy specimens of animals that are either extinct or threatened with extinction make the collection all the more valuable.

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The showpiece of the collection is the 29,500 year-old and only eleven centimeter tall "Venus von Willendorf", which was found in the Wachau in Lower Austria in 1908. This masterpiece of Early Stone Age sculpture is one of the most famous archaeological discoveries in the world and is presented in the so-called 'Venus Cabinet' alongside the 36,000 year-old Statuette von Stratzing ("Fanny"), as befits its status. Right next door are the prehistoric collection newly opened in 2015 and the 'Gold Cabinet' with objects from across five millennia.

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Close-up Venus of Willendorf — Venus of Willendorf – © WienTourismus/Gregor Hofbauer

Look at the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien (Art History Museum Vienna) from the roof terrace of the Naturhistorisches Museum Vienna (Natural History Museum) — Roof terrace Naturhistorisches Museum Vienna with a view to Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien (Art History Museum) – © WienTourismus/Gregor Hofbauer

Naturhistorisches Museum Vienna — Impressive architecture on the inside – © WienTourismus/Gregor Hofbauer

Naturhistorisches Museum Vienna, Dinosaurs — Hall 10 - Dinosaurs – © WienTourismus/Gregor Hofbauer

Naturhistorisches Museum Vienna, Mineralogy Collection — Hall 2 - Minerals – © WienTourismus/Gregor Hofbauer

Naturhistorisches Museum Vienna, Meteorites — Hall 5 - Meteorites: Here you can find the world's largest meteorite exhibit. – © WienTourismus/Gregor Hofbauer

Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Natural History Museum) — The Naturhistorisches Museum Vienna – also very imposing from the outside. – © WienTourismus/Gregor Hofbauer

The dinosaur hall presents the skeletons and remains of the gigantic prehistoric animals with a lifelike allosaurus that moves and makes terrifying noises. The model was built for the Natural History Museum on the basis of the latest scientific findings. The world's first living model of a bird of terror in the original size and new exhibits of a fascinating horned dinosaur skull supplement the impressive permanent exhibition.

Also worth seeing is the biggest and oldest collection of meteorites in the world in the Meteorite Room. 1,100 rocks that "fell from the sky" can be seen there. And with the aid of a simulator, a power meteorite strike can be staged on the screen in 3D.

On a guided tour of the roof of the Naturhistorisches Museum Vienna, visitors enjoy a unique view of Vienna's Old City and the Ringstrasse (see website for dates).

Naturhistorisches Museum Vienna (Natural History Museum)

Maria-Theresien-Platz, 1010 Wien
nhm.at
+43 1 521 77
info@nhm.at

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Standard ticket price: 18€ / Reduced ticket price: 14€

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Prices

Free admission for young people under 19 years of age

Opening times

Th - Mo, 09:00 - 18:00
We, 09:00 - 20:00

Guided tours

Guided rooftop tours (English):
Friday, Saturday, Sunday 3pm

Accessibility

Main entrance

Swinging doors

stairs

Side entrance

Entrance for wheelchairs Burgring 7

Elevator available

78 cm wide and 132 cm deep, Door 78 cm wide

Further information

Accessible toilet

Special offers for people with disabilities

Assistance and guide dogs allowed; Guided tours for the blind possible, path for blind and visually impaired people (only in German): 15 free-standing, tangible exhibits from the fields of mineralogy, geology and anthropology. A map and descriptions of the objects are also available in Braille at the information stand.

Comments

All facilities suitable for wheelchair users (except the roof tour).
Access to restaurant/café: no steps. Seeing-eye dogs permitted in exhibition area.