Museum of Fine Arts

This notable museum was designed in the style of the Italian Renaissance, and thus presents a link with an epoch of special significance for the arts and sciences. Its collections are amongst the most important and spectacular in the world.

The 16th century art and treasure chambers of Archduke Ferdinand and of Emperor Rudolph II, together with the baroque collections of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm form the nucleus of the museums magnificant collections, conveying a sense of the art-loving Habsburg dynasty's imperial splendor.

The Museums collections range from Ancient Egyptian and Greek and Roman Antiquities to the Collections of Medieval Art to the splendid Renaissance and Baroque Collections. In all, the museum is divided into eight different collections, some of which are housed in the Hofburg and in Schönbrunn Palace.
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Museum of Fine Arts
Maria Theresien Platz
1010 Wien
Internet: www.khm.at

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