VISIT TO THE KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM IN VIENNA

Description

Come with us on this glittering tour that takes you back in time to the days when emperors and kings amassed fabulous collections of great art and exquisite jewels. On this trip you have the opportunity to view the sumptuous treasures of the House of Habsburg when you visit the Imperial Treasury at the Hofburg Palace as well as the outstanding collection in the Kunstkammer, a museum situated within the Kunsthistorisches Museum.

The Kunstkammer collection is considered one of the most important of its kind in the world and has only recently been reopened for public viewing in 2013. The 2,200 piece collection is mainly based on the Habsburgs long and passionate tradition of collecting the fabulous and exotic, the rare and the curious. This truly impressive collection which contains such masterpieces as Cellini’s Saliera – a golden crafted salt cellar centre piece, and imperial works of art by the great Rubens, Rembrandt, Raphael, Velazquez, Titian and Durer is sure to capture your imagination and stay with you forever.

Our quest for treasure continues when we visit the world’s most valuable collection of imperial artefacts belonging to the House of Habsburg. This magnificent collection of secular and ecclesiastical treasures contains the majestic Austrian crown jewels including the Imperial Crown of Austria, the Holy Lance and Imperial sword and the chain of The Order of the Golden Fleece. Among ecclesiastical contains many devotional images and alters mainly from the Baroque period as well as sumptuous jewels and the largest cut emerald in the world.

What is included?

Tickets

Instructions

Meeting point: The customer can collect the tickets at any of the 3 museums: -Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna Maria Theresien-Platz, 1010 Vienna. -Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Neue Burg. Neue Burg Heldenplatz, 1010 Vienna. -Imperial Treasury Vienna, Hofburg, Schweizerhof, 1010 Vienna. // Opening time/Closing time: KHM – Treasures of the Habsburgs: -Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna - Daily except Mon 10am – 6pm, Thu 10am – 9pm. June to August: daily 10am – 6pm, Thu 10am – 9pm. -Imperial Treasury Vienna, Daily except Tue 9am – 5:30pm. -Neue Burg – Wed -Sun, 10am – 6pm. // Please note that Imperial Treasury is closed from February 12th until February 23rd due to annual spring cleaning. // Mandatory instructions: Remember to bring the voucher and valid photo ID with you

Starting points
A. Imperial Treasury, Vienna, 1010, Wien, Austria
 If your hotel is located outside the pick-up area, please go to the above location.

B. Maria-Theresien-Platz, 1010, Wien, Austria
 You can collect the tickets at any of the 3 above museums.

C. Heldenplatz, 1010, Wien, Austria
End point
- Same as Starting Point

Languages:
Audio guides available in German, English, Italian, French and Russian.