Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna was opened with great pomp and show in the year 1891. The museum was built to commemorate the Habsburg Dynasty. Therefore, most of the articles in the collection belong to the Habsburg Dynasty. The museum was designed by the two famous architects, Karl von Hasenaeur and Gottfried Semper who designed it keeping in mind the need of the age as well as to pay tribute to the Habsburg patronage.
The spectacular architectural building is the ideal home for all the artifacts of the Habsburg dynasty. These have been collected and arranged by the connoisseurs of art and architecture. The Habsburgs were patrons of art and architecture and this is evident from the artifacts which have been collected by the various enthusiasts of art. Most of the objects date back to the 16th century and belong to Archduke Ferdinand, Emperor Rudolph II and Archduke Leopold Wilhelm.
Kunsthistorisches Museum of Vienna also boasts of a collection of a wide variety of objects ranging from ancient Egypt, Rome and Greece to Medieval era, from Renaissance to Baroque collections. Some of the objects are also displayed in Hofburg. The different sections of the museum are:
Picture gallery
Collection of Roman and Greek Antiquities
Egyptian and near Eastern collections
Kunstkrammer (Collection of Sculpture and Decorative Arts).
Ephesus Museum
Treasury
Collection of Arms and Armour
Collection of Ancient Musical Instruments
Museum of Carriages and Department of Court Uniforms
Coin Cabinet
Library
Archive
Collections of Ambras Castle
Lipizzaner Museum
At present some of the exhibitions are going on at the museum. They are:
Pomp and Gloria
Late Titian
Arcimboldo
There is a restaurant and cafe inside the museum. The visitors have to pay € 34 and they can have anything they wish to from the restaurant. A visitor needs a multi ticket to roam around the various sections of Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum.
