In the “ORF-Long Night of the Museums” on October 05th 2024, Austria and parts of Slovenia, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Germany will focus on art, culture and history. Around 660 museums nationwide, galleries and various cultural institutions are taking part in the community action, about 200 locations in Vienna alone.

Long Night of the Museums

Those who are interested in culture have already marked the first Saturday of October. The museums open their doors for visitors interested in art that night from 06:00pm to 00:00 midnight. Even for small culturally interested visitors there are matching offers as the ZOOM Children’s Museum and numerous locations that offer special children’s focal points.

Meeting Point

At Vienna’s Maria-Theresien-Platz at the “Museum Meeting Point”, visitors can obtain further information, booklets and tickets for the “Long Night of Museums” at the following times:

• Thursday October 03rd: 02:00pm to 06:00pm
• Friday October 04th: 10:00am to 06:00pm
• Saturday October 05th: from 09:00am

Tickets

Tickets for this big event can be purchased at the “Meeting Point Museum”. These tickets are not only an admission ticket for all participating museums on the day of the event between 06:00pm and 00:00midnight, but also a ticket for public transport and the shuttle bus between the museums.

Purchase price: regular: EUR 17,– reduced: EUR 14,–

Museums in the Neighborhood

Albertina

This residential palace at the southern tip of the Hofburg houses one of the worlds largest and most valuable collections of graphic art. Works such as Albrecht Dürer´s “Feldhase” (hare), or Klimt´s studies of women, as well as a comprehensive collection of modern paintings make the Albertina one of the country´s most visited museums. But apart from the unique works of art the palace itself is also amazing. The magnificent rooms, some still fitted out with the original furnishings, give a wonderful insight into the life of the royal offspring.

• 01. district, Albertinaplatz 1
• Website: Albertina

Art History Museum Vienna

The Art History Museum houses one of the most important art collections in the world – based on the extensive collection of works of art from the House of Habsburg – and is one of the most visited attractions in Austria. There are thousands of exhibits here that take visitors to ancient times, to Egypt, to the Greeks, to the Baroque and Classicism.

• Maria-Theresien-Platz 1010 Wien
• Website: Art History Museum Vienna

Leopold Museum at Museumsquarter

The Leopold Collection houses the most substantial collection of Egon Schiele worldwide and the unique exhibition “Vienna 1900” – an Art Nouveau exhibition with major works by Gustav Klimt as well as paintings, decorative art works and furniture from the Secessionists.

• When: Saturday, October 07th 2023
• Where: various Museums in Vienna
• Information: Long Night of the Museums

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