![]() ![]() It is the almost 30,000 year old Venus of Willendorf. The most famous find of the exhibition is a stone figure from the Stone Age. The museum area for ecology and nature conservation is relatively new. Examples are flowers (blossom plants), different kinds of wood or fruits and seeds. Also plants are shown in detail in the museum. ![]() We found the world-famous collection of meteorites in the Museum für Naturgeschichte in Vienna very interesting. Very well known are also the geological sections such as minerals and gems. Other rooms with huge extinct animals, such as gigantic dinosaurs and rhinos, are definitely worth a visit. The many insects and larger mammals are some of the highlights. On the one hand, the zoological department in the Natural History Museum Vienna inspires many visitors. The huge museum opened in 1879, as did its sister building with the Museum of Art History opposite, but many objects in the Natural History Museum, such as the collection of insects from the 18th century, are much older. The museum also sits next to subway and tram stops.Īlthough the formal address is Burgring 7, the visitor entrance is the front and centre of the long building that faces the adjacent landscaped square.The Natural History Museum in the centre of Vienna is one of the most important museums in Austria and one of the most important natural history museums in the world. The shop has an accompanying guidebook, or just use the numbers as a hint about where to pay close attentionĪs you wind your way through the main walking routes for tourists in Vienna, you probably bump into the natural history and art museums anyway. As you walk around, you’ll spot the occasional item with a large number on it.You can go round quicker, of course, but you won’t get nearly as much out of the visit Set aside around half a day for looking round, including a cappuccino and cake to finish.However, don’t forget the more central corridors that connect the two long sides of the rectangle (otherwise you’ll miss some super displays) Both main floors take you from room-to-room following the sides of a rectangle until you get back to where you started.The museum is improving continually, so don’t be shocked to find a section closed off temporarily for refurbishment or redesign.(More of the interior architecture press photo © NHM Wien, Kurt Kracher) The Vienna Pass (see my review) gets you in once for free. Tickets & visitor tipsĮntry is relatively inexpensive for a top museum: at the time of writing, kids were free and adults €16 with various concessions. Brazil: 200 years of relations (June 8th, 2022 to Sept 3rd, 2023)įor some insight into life behind the scenes, read about my experience on a press trip.The galleries for the main temporary exhibition:.The shop and café (the latter occupies a lovely position beneath the main dome, surrounded by historical interior decoration with a scientific slant to it).The zoological floor (still using many original cabinets that add a Victorian air to the atmosphere).The geology, dinosaurs & prehistory floor (home to, for example, the illustrious Venus, a remarkable bouquet of flowers, and an animatronic Allosaurus).Get some quick visitor information on this page, then dive deeper for further details using these links: ![]() (Part of the interior architecture press photo © NHM Wien, Kurt Kracher) Though the Four Rivers of Paradise by Peter Paul Rubens features a rather angry-looking tiger and a somewhat startled crocodile.) If you go in there by mistake, animals will be tricky to find. (The building opposite is Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum. The one with the elephant statue in front of it is the Natural History Museum, completed in 1889. When you reach the museum location on Maria-Theresien-Platz square, you find two identical-looking buildings on either side of a large square. ![]() If you’re lucky, you get an engaging, fun, and informative peek into the wonders and mysteries of nature.įortunately, Vienna’s Natural History Museum (NHM – Naturhistorisches Museum) leans toward the second variety, even though the collections began life almost three centuries ago. If you’re unlucky, you get dusty cabinets filled with stuffed animals that look like something out of Ebeneezer Wormwood’s World of The Weird and Strange. (The NHM as seen from Maria-Theresien-Platz) ![]()
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