Natural History Museum
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
The Museum of Natural History is located directly opposite the Museum of Art History. As its architectural mirror image, it houses a comprehensive documentation of the history of the Earth. This includes not only impressive collections of meteorites, but also specimens of extinct species such as dinosaurs and the like. In addition, the house also provides its visitors with its own planetarium.
But the undisputed jewel of the collection is the legendary "Venus of Willendorf". The 11 cm tall and 29,500 year old fertility statue ranks among colleagues who are also over 35,000 years old.
In the museum's anthropology department, visitors can interactively explore human development. Whether reconstructing one's "old face" and sending it by email, or examining a skeleton for age, sex and cause of death. The spirit of research is called for here!
But the Gemstone Hall also has its own splendor. This is crowned by Maria Theresa's bouquet of jewels and underpinned by the 117kg giant topaz.
If you'd like a bit of fresh air? Then a trip to the roof of the Natural History Museum is a good idea. Here visitors can enjoy a breathtaking panoramic view of Old Vienna and the Ringstrasse.
Address
Castle ring 7
1010 Vienna
Opening hours
Wednesday to Monday 9:00 - 18:30
Tuesday closed
Admission until 30 minutes before closing time
Admission
Children and teenagers under 19 years: free
Adults: € 12,-
Students, apprentices, soldiers and civilian servants up to 27 years: € 7,-.
Groups (from 15 persons) per person: € 10,-.
Annual ticket: € 33,-