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Welcome at Weltmuseum Wien! 
Here you can find all information to help you plan your visit at the museum.

Opening hours

Daily (except Monday)
10 am to 6 pm

Tuesday
10 am to 9 pm

Labour Day
Fri, 1 May 2026 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saint Florian
Mon, 4 May 2026 closed
Ascension Day
Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Pentecost
Sun, 24 May 2026 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Mon, 25 May 2026 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tue, 26 May 2026 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Corpus Christi
Thu, 4 June 2026 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Assumption of Mary
Sat, 15 August 2026 12:00 am
Saint Rupert
Thu, 24 September 2026 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
National Holiday
Mon, 26 October 2026 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
All Saints Day
Sat, 31 October 2026 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sun, 1 November 2026 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Mon, 2 November 2026 closed
Saint Martin
Wed, 11 November 2026 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saint Leopold
Sun, 15 November 2026 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saint Nicholas
Sun, 6 December 2026 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Conception of Mary
Tue, 8 December 2026 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
Christmas
Mon, 21 December 2026 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tue, 22 December 2026 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
Wed, 23 December 2026 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thu, 24 December 2026 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Fri, 25 December 2026 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sat, 26 December 2026 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sun, 27 December 2026 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Mon, 28 December 2026 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
New Year's Eve
Thu, 31 December 2026 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
New Year's
Fri, 1 January 2027 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Epiphany
Wed, 6 January 2027 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Daily (except Monday)
10 am to 6 pm

Tuesday
10 am to 9 pm

Monday to Wednesday
10 am to 4 pm

Thursday
10 am to 6 pm

Please fill out the Reader Registration Form and register via email before your visit: bibliothek@khm.at
(Access is only possible with valid photo ID.)

Admission prices

Book ticket online
Adults

€16

  
Reduced

€12

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width Vienna City Card

€15

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Kids / Teens under 19

free

  

Your Weltmuseum Wien ticket admits you to the Imperial Armoury and the Collection of Historic Musical Instruments of the Kunsthistorisches Museum.

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Your online ticket will be sent by email to the address provided by you. Please also check your spam folder.

The tickets remain valid from the point of purchase until they are stamped upon entry at the given site.

It may be necessary to book a timeslot to visit exhibitions, events or guided tours. You choose the date and time yourself when you purchase this ticket.

Given the growing number of fake websites, there is a risk of purchasing counterfeit tickets that may not be accepted on site. Therefore, please only purchase your tickets from official ticket websites. Original tickets for the Weltmuseum Wien are only available online at https://shop.khm.at/tickets

Questions about tickets
+43 1 525 24 - 2500
ticket@khm.at

Getting here

Weltmuseum Wien,
Heldenplatz, 1010 Vienna

Google Maps

Subway
U3: Volkstheater station (Exit „Ring“)

Street car
D, 1, 2, 71: Burgring station
46, 49: Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring station

Bus
48A: Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring station
57A: Burgring station

The Museum is located in the inner city with hardly any parking areas in a short-term parking zone for which you require a prepaid parking voucher. The closest underground car park is located at the MuseumsQuartier (Museumsplatz 1).

Guided tours

The culture education team at Weltmuseum Wien is looking forward to accompanying you on your journey through the museum!

Participation in guided tours from our programme €6

Guided tours & programme

Guided tour, 60 minutes

from €90

  
Exclusive online guided tours , 45 minutes

€150

  
Children's birthday party, 150 minutes

€360

  

Please note that the entrance fee to the museum is not included. Free admission for children and teens under 19 years old.

Audio Guide 

€5

  
Annual pass holders

€2,50

  
Audio Guide „Take 2“

€7

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Audioguide Family

€8

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Audioguide group p. p.

€3

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Explore the museum independently 

Tours in the app

We offer workshops on special exhibitions, as well as on topics from the permanent exhibition that span multiple collections. And if you are unable to visit us at the museum, we will be happy to come to you! 

Schook & kindergarten

All about your visit

Leave your outerwear, umbrellas, bags and other items at the cloakroom free of charge. There are also lockers available for storage.

We are happy to welcome our youngest guests and offer special programmes for children and teenagers. Children must be supervised during the entire visit.

Our educational offers for children

Visitors with buggies are requested to contact the visitor service, who will be happy to assist you.

If there are large numbers of visitors, we may restrict the number of buggies that can be taken into the exhibition rooms.

Use our Café & Bistro for a break during your visit. The café and restaurant is open throughout the museum opening hours.

Seating is available in the exhibition rooms, take a seat while viewing and experiencing the exhibitions.

We ask for your understanding that for safety reasons animals (except assistance animals) are not permitted.

WiFi is available free of charge in our exhibition rooms.

Photography and filming is only permitted for private use and non-commercial purposes. It is not permitted to use a flash or a tripod. Please take note of signs indicating photography bans for particular works of art.

Media representatives and journalists reporting about a KHM Museumsverband site, a current exhibition or event will receive free entry and press material from us. Please register your visit in writing at presse@weltmuseumwien.at at least two workdays in advance, including in your email the name of your medium, your desired date of visit and a scanned image of your valid ID.

Press material on current exhibitions and projects

Please take a look at the KHM Museumsverband terms and conditions

Visiting the Museum with a group

Visiting rules & more Information
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Plan your trip to the Weltmuseum Wien – without booking a guided tour. Please note that groups of 10 people or more must be booked in advance. Book your preferred date early to ensure a smooth visit.

Register group (without programme)

Please register your group's visit without a guided tour at least 4 weeks before the desired date.

If you book a group visit, the admission tickets for your visit will be reserved and you will receive a booking confirmation.
 

Group sizes are limited to a maximum of 25 people in all our exhibitions.

Groups of 10 people or more must be registered.

Depending on how busy the museum is, larger groups will be divided up for admission and enter the exhibitions or special exhibitions at different times.

Would you like to enjoy a guided tour or a lecture with your family, friends or colleagues? We have the perfect programme for you!

Tailor-made offers

Do you have any questions?
We are happy to advise you personally.
+43 1 525 24 - 2500
booking.tourist@khm.at

Accessibility at the museum

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Barrier-free access to the Weltmuseum Wien is supported by step-free access, inclusive services, and a wide range of educational offerings.

  • Main entrance to the museum can be reached without climbing any steps by using a platform lift
  • Elevators available (entrance width 89 cm/35 inches, cabin depth 142 cm/55.9 inches, cabin breadth 162 cm/63.7 inches)
  • Barrier-free restrooms (raised ground, mezzanine floor, 1st floor)
  • Wheelchairs are available free of charge (please reserve one day in advance at guestservice.wmw@weltmuseumwien.at)
  • Scheduled inclusive tours
  • Information available in simple language and large print

Interactive floor plan

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In collaboration with London-based design studio Superflux, the Weltmuseum Wien is presenting the immersive exhibition The Craftocene. For the first time, three major works by Superflux can be seen together: the multispecies banquet Refuge for Resurgence (2021), ongoing explorations into river intelligence Nobody Told Me Rivers Dream (2025), and a new commission created for Weltmuseum Wien, Relics of Abundance (2026).

more about this exhibition

This exhibition shines a spotlight on ten plants that have been favourites of European living rooms and balconies for centuries, though their natural habitats are outside the continent. These plants share a history with our ethnographic collections; some of them joined the objects on long naval voyages to reach Europe and the museums.

more about this exhibition

Indah Arsyad’s solo exhibition The Ultimate Breath focuses on breathing as a central theme, symbolising global issues such as environmental pollution and climate change. The exhibition brings together art, science, technology, and culture, exploring the connections between mythology and technology and highlighting how important both are for maintaining balance in the universe.

more about this exhibition
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In collaboration with the University of Applied Arts Vienna, the Weltmuseum Wien is reinterpreting the ethnological museum as not merely a repository for silent artefacts, but as a laboratory for future, globally sustainable lifestyles. By learning from diverse knowledge systems, museum collections can become tools for sustainable design strategies.

more about this exhibition

As the very heart of the Museum, the permanent exhibition has been redesigned from the ground up. Strung together like a chain of pearls, the series of stories told in the thirteen galleries feature the core of the permanent exhibition combined with contemporary interpretations. We would like to give you the opportunity to explore these galleries and get a first glimpse of what there is to see at the Weltmuseum Wien.

Food and Drink

More information incl. the menu
A spacious, elegantly designed indoor area features a circular table surrounded by chairs. In the background, a café with a counter and display can be seen, framed by tall marble columns and decorative arches. Soft lighting adds a warm atmosphere to the setting.

The exceptional creativity and character of the cook café & bistro will captivate the senses of all visitors in the Hall of Columns, which is accessible also without a ticket. Seasonal and regional products take centre stage at the cook café & bistro: our chefs only work with the freshest of ingredients and accept nothing but highest quality. Treat yourself to our exquisite delicacies prepared with love and passion in comfortable atmosphere before, during, or after your visit to the Museum.

cook café & bistro
Heldenplatz
1010 Vienna
+ 43 1 534 30 - 5180
cook@anyact.at

Opening hours
Daily except Mon 10 am to 6 pm
Tue 10 am to 9 pm

Questions & Answers Frequently asked questions

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Admission tickets are valid indefinitely from the date of purchase. Visitors are free to decide when they wish to visit the museum. Similarly, so-called combi-tickets are valid at the entrance until their date of expiry, and can be used on different days. However, please be sure to make a note of the museum’s opening hours.

The 7 Museums Pass (Annual Ticket) is a ticket for unlimited museum visits over a 365-day period from the date of purchase. It entitles holders to visit the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Neue Hofburg – Weltmuseum Wien, Imperial Armoury, Collection of Historic Musical Instruments, Imperial Treasury Vienna, Imperial Carriage Museum, the Theatermuseum and Ambras Castle Innsbruck. Furthermore, holders of the 7 Museums Pass (Annual Ticket) enjoy a 50 per cent reduction on audio guides and a ten per cent reduction in the shop (with the exception of price-linked books and reduced items).

The 7 Museums Pass (Annual Ticket) is available online as a digital 7 Museums Pass (Annual Ticket), which holders may have to hand on their smartphone, and at all times. The analogue version is available for purchase at the ticket office.

The duration of museum visits varies from house to house and according to your interests, from half an hour to an entire day. 

Luggage, backpacks and umbrellas may be deposited in the cloakroom or stowed in lockers throughout your visit to the museum. 

Children and young people under the age of nineteen (namely, guests who have yet to celebrate their nineteenth birthday) are admitted free of charge to the Federal Museums. When booking tickets online, visitors are not required to book a ticket for children and young people under the age of nineteen. These will be registered at the entrance when showing a valid student ID. 

Library

Library

Since it was founded in 1928, what is now the Weltmuseum Wien has been affiliated with a publicly accessible library. It is particularly intended for scientific research, but is also open to anyone looking for information from the field of cultural and social anthropology.

Please register in advance:
Please fill out the Reader Registration Form and register via email before your visit: bibliothek@weltmuseumwien.at

(Access is only possible with valid photo ID.)

> Information about the Reader Account
> Terms and Conditions of Use

Shop

Online-Shop
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The Weltmuseum Wien shop offers you an extensive range of goods which is constantly extended by new products related to the collections and exhibitions. Here you can find all sorts of things to enrich life and make it enjoyable: postcards, catalogues, noble jewellery as well as replicas of unique works of art, pencils, stationery and games. We look forward to your visit! 

Through your purchase you directly support the museum and its work!
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Contacts for your visit

Museum education & outreach programme, guided tours, and programme registration
+43 1 534 30 – 5150
kulturvermittlung@weltmuseumwien.at

Office Hours of the cultural education department:
Mon to Fri, 9 am to 1pm
(except holidays)

Information, questions & suggestions
+43 1 534 30 – 5052 
info@weltmuseumwien.at

Further contacts

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The crown jewels of the Habsburgs dazzle in the Imperial Treasury: admire the Austrian Imperial Crown, the Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire, and the magnificent coronation robes. Marvel at the legendary treasure of the Order of the Golden Fleece and come face to face with mythic wonders like the agate bowl once believed to be the Holy Grail and the world’s largest cut emerald.

Imperial Treasury
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Imperial Carriage Museum

Step into a world of splendour and glamour! From the magnificent Imperial Coach to Maria Theresa’s carriage, from Napoleon’s state coach to Franz Joseph’s ornate ride—history comes vividly to life. The “Sisi Trail” showcases not only the Empress’s personal carriages, but also her only preserved saddle and dazzling original gowns.

Imperial Carriage Museum
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The Weltmuseum Wien, one of the world’s leading ethnological museums. Its unique cultural treasures include the legendary ancient Mexican feather headdress, James Cook’s world-famous collection, and countless artefacts from many voyages of exploration and research undertaken in the nineteenth century.

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Ambras Castle

Welcome to the world’s oldest museum! Discover the only surviving Renaissance Chamber of Art and Wonders in its original location and marvel at the magnificent Spanish Hall, a masterpiece of architecture. Schloss Ambras is a place steeped in history that will spark your imagination.

Ambras Castle
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Theseus Temple

The Theseus Temple in the Volksgarten once again shines as a stage for outstanding contemporary art. Each year, it hosts an exhibition dedicated to the work of a contemporary artist. Be inspired by the captivating dialogue between past and present!

Theseus Temple