Wien Museum

Museum Vienna, Vienna, Austria

What to expect

The Vienna Museum is a group of museums in Vienna consisting of the museums of the history of the city. The permanent exhibit of art and the historical collection on the history of Vienna include exhibits dating from the Neolithic to the mid-20th century, with an emphasis on the 19th century, including works by Gustav Klimt. The museum also hosts a variety of special exhibitions. The building has undergone several renovations and expansions, including a recent reconstruction and extension that added two floors and a pavilion. The museum's collection includes some of the largest objects, which are now displayed in the great hall

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This family's experience:

Activities: We visited Wien Museum am Karlsplatz, which has free entry. We enjoyed interactive exhibitions, engaging activity stations, and free museum baskets with puzzles and tasks for the kids. "Especially practical for families: The museum is barrier-free, there is a stroller parking space and changing facilities."

Highlights: We loved that the museum is free and family-friendly, with interactive exhibits and workshops. Our kids enjoyed the museum baskets with puzzles and tasks. "An ideal excursion, especially in bad weather!" ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the Wien Museum. We took a creative workshop on the theme of "water" and borrowed the "Museumskorb" for the children from 3 years of age

Highlights: The kids enjoyed the creative workshop and learned while playing ✨

Vienna Museum with children: Interactive, creative and free!

This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the Wien Museum am Karlsplatz twice with our three children. "The museum offers lots of child-friendly programs for the whole family." On the first visit, our children participated in free events in the Atelier, and on the second, our 5-year-old explored with a museum basket as a stylist

Highlights: We were always thrilled with the Wien Museum. We found the museum baskets "pedagogically valuable and playful." Our daughter enjoyed the stylist museum basket and the tattoo pens. There are also lots of "interactive elements that are entertaining and educational for children." ✨