Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna

Maria Theresienplatz, Vienna , Vienna, Austria - Phone: 01-525-240

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    Vonderful Wien

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    The saying goes, "You never get a second chance to make a first impression." In Vienna's case, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Upon our arrival at Hotel Alstadt (which looked nothing like the pictures on the internet), we were told that Vienna was a “very clean city.” Well if by clean you mean broken bottles and trash …

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    Museum Relays

    So I'm religiously updating the travel blog now, thanks to early sunset and wifi access at accommodation. I feel a little wee bit sorry for my original blog, but updating two blogs at once is a mission. I will write some for my original one too (which is mostly going to be filled with rant and leashing out whatever angry feelings I have at that …

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    Long night of the museums

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    I did not sleep well. First, the walls were extremely thin and I could hear everything the people in the next room over were saying. I kept thinking that they were in my room, which was a bit unnerving while trying to fall asleep. Second, I woke up an hour too early because I didn't set my clock back. Unfortunately, I didn't realize that until …

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    Palaces

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    ... .  How did they elevate stones this large to enclose a structure up to 135 meters high? A fun side trip was the Kunsthistorisches Museum, home of the royal art collection.  Even the lobby and staircases are beautiful.  It was my first ...

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    Grandiosity in a GRAND capital

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    ... metro back to the city center and walk through the imperial palace, admiring the gardens and buildings.  Then I enter the Kunsthistorisches Museum, or simply the Museum of Fine Arts.  The structure itself was beautiful, even more elaborate ...

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    Der Kuss, Symphony, Beer and the Vienna Woods

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    ... Rubens as well as Dutch and Italian paintings and the incredibly beautiful Kunsthistoriches Museum http://www.khm.at/en/kunsthistorisches-museum/ Unlike the Prada and Louvre and many others that were converted from palaces, the Kunsthistoriches was ...

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    Vienna = Wien

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    ... was pretty good, and MOMUK 9 EUR a contemporary art gallery which had some interesting works, the best was the KHM Kunsthistorisches Museum 12 EUR which had some very impressive works and hours of viewing pleasure including a great exhibition on Egyptian ...

  • 5

    Taking Some Time to See Vienna

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    ... to stay very cozy. We couldn't ask for more. Our Last Day: We enjoyed our last day here in Vienna. We went to the Kunsthistorisches Museum. It was an incredible museum which houses many pieces of art which once belonged to the Hapsburgs. I liked the ...

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    Museums and Musicians

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    ...   The second place I visited was the Collection of Ancient Musical Instruments which the Kunsthistorisches Museum describes as "the most important collection of renaissance and baroque instruments worldwide". Included in the collection ...

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    Wondering in Wien

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    ... hostels around Europe and make a note for the Krakow ones - they'll come in handy soon.  We also mooch around Kunsthistorisches Museum and Neue Hofburg. Back in Bratislava we spend the evening in the old town again, walking the streets by night and ...

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    Museums Galore

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    ... the buildings, irregardless of the amazing works of arts contained within. Will took off and Tyler and I went into the Kunsthistorisches Museum, which is said to house one of Europes leading art collections. Its a beautiful museum with some fantastic ...

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    Vienna - Part 2

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    ... example, nowhere else I would have a chance to see the largest in the world collection of Pieter Bruegel the Elder - Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna owns it but never lends out... or such a large collection of works by Egon Schiele as I ...

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    Vienna Sightseeing

    ... already so I can't go back and look). My last anecdote for you comes courtesy of the Kunsthistorisches Museum (art history museum) where the better part of Vienna's classical art is housed. They have a great section of Egyptian antiquites, and another ...