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Albertina

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Albertina is an art museum in Vienna's Innere Stadt, beside the Hofburg, with six centuries of art and a second site.

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Albertina — Albertina entrance and equestrian statue in the museum square

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What's on here

Führungen Öffentliche Führungen Führungen Öffentliche Führungen Sunday · All day6 EUR Führungen Im Fokus Führungen Im Fokus Wednesday · All day3 EUR Workshops Drawing Friday Workshops Drawing Friday Friday · All day6 EUR Führungen Juniorführungen Führungen Juniorführungen Saturday · All day6 EUR Führungen Öffentliche Führungen Führungen Öffentliche Führungen Sunday · All day6 EUR Führungen Im Fokus Führungen Im Fokus Wednesday · All day3 EUR Führungen Öffentliche Führungen Führungen Öffentliche Führungen Friday · All day6 EUR Events Yoga in der ALBERTINA Events Yoga in der ALBERTINA Saturday · All day16 EUR Show more

Why go

  • Dürer's 139 drawings and watercolours, the largest such collection in the world
  • The print room: about 65,000 drawings and about one million old master prints
  • The Batliner collection, shown as Monet bis Chagall, on long-term loan since 2007
  • The Picasso – Bacon exhibition, with a focus tour that compares the two artists as master and apprentice

Don't miss

  • Dürer's „Feldhasen“A drawing by Dürer, named among the most famous works in the collection.Graphic arts collection, Palais Erzherzog Albrecht On the map
  • Michelangelos MänneraktenA drawing by Michelangelo. The collection also holds works by Rubens, Rembrandt, Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci.Graphic arts collection, Palais Erzherzog Albrecht On the map
  • Kandinsky's Inner AllianceA painting by Kandinsky, one of the museum's contemporary paintings.Among the museum's contemporary paintings On the map
  • Prunkräume (state rooms)The large halls of the palace, the biggest of any Habsburg residence, were restored to their old splendour with silk hangings and inlaid floors.Palais Erzherzog Albrecht, main building On the map
  • Hans Hollein's entrance roofA distinctive roof over the entrance, by Hans Hollein, completed when the graphics collection reopened.Entrance, Albertinaplatz 12008 On the map

Know before you go

  • Open 10:00–18:00 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
  • Open 10:00–21:00 on Wednesday and Friday.
  • Tickets are sold online, on the museum's own website.
  • An annual pass (Jahreskarte) is sold for repeat visits.

What's inside

  • The collections include paintings and sculpture, drawings and prints, photography and architecture.
  • The permanent display Monet bis Chagall fills part of the exhibition space with classical modern art.
  • A modern extension between the Burggarten façade and the greenhouses holds a study centre, a library and a large hall for temporary exhibitions.
  • A unique underground store holds over a million artworks, in addition to the print room's holdings.
  • Modern works in the collection include pieces by Manet, Modigliani, Cézanne, Klimt and Schiele.
  • The exhibition Picasso – Bacon runs until 31 January 2027.
  • A show of work by Shara Hughes, titled Sink In, runs until 28 February 2027.
  • A show titled OTTO MEETS ALBERTINA runs until 10 January 2027.
  • A show titled DIE WELT IM FOKUS closes soon, on 26 October 2026.

With kids

  • Junior tours include the Her Story show.
  • Family tours with workshops for children feature the Shara Hughes exhibition.

Tips for your visit

  • Drawing Friday workshops for adults take place on Friday evenings.
  • Yoga sessions are held in the museum.
  • Candlelight concerts are held in the building on some evenings.
  • The museum has a café and restaurant on site.

Tours and audio guides

State rooms (Prunkräume)
Guided tours of the state rooms in English.
Public guided tours
Regular tours of the museum, also in sign language (ÖGS) for deaf visitors.
Accessible tours
Barrier-free tours for blind and visually impaired visitors.
Dementia tours
For people with dementia and their relatives.
Picasso – Bacon
Guided tours of the exhibition.
Shara Hughes: Sink In
Guided tours of the exhibition.
Arnulf Rainer
Short focus tours of the work of Arnulf Rainer.
Künstlerinnen der ALBERTINA
Tours on the women artists of the museum.

Interesting facts6

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  1. 2025

    The museum drew 1,037,347 visitors in 2025, 3 percent fewer than the year before.

    Albertina - Wikipedia

  2. Each drawing the duke owned bears his monogram „AS“ as a stamp.

    Albertina (Wien) - Wikipedia

  3. The collection has been arranged by school and region since its start.

    Albertina - Wikipedia

  4. Its 150-metre facade was meant to show the duke's wealth to the emperor, nearby in the Hofburg.

    Albertina (Wien) - Wikipedia

  5. Vienna's most popular exhibition venue is a former palace, mostly showing traditional modern art.

    Vienna/Innere Stadt - Wikivoyage (see)

  6. Yoga sessions take place inside the museum.

    Kalender « ALBERTINA Museum Wien

Shorts

Sources: Albertina - Wikipedia · Vienna/Innere Stadt - Wikivoyage (see) · ALBERTINA Museum Wien · Sammlungen « ALBERTINA Museum Wien · Gemälde & Skulptur « ALBERTINA Museum Wien · Albertina (Wien) - Wikipedia · Albertina (musée) - Wikipedia · Albertina: tickets (its own site) · Albertina: description (its own site) · Kalender « ALBERTINA Museum Wien · checked 18 Oct 2026

Where
Albertinaplatz 1, Vienna

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Questions and answers

What are the Albertina's opening hours in Vienna?

The Albertina opens at 10:00 on all seven days. It closes at 18:00 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, and at 21:00 on Wednesday and Friday.

Can I buy tickets online for the Albertina?

Yes. Tickets are sold online through the museum's own website. An annual pass (Jahreskarte) is also sold for repeat visits.

Where is the Albertina?

The Albertina is at Albertinaplatz 1 in Vienna's first district, the Innere Stadt, beside the Hofburg palace.

Is the Albertina suitable for children?

Yes. The BILDERbuch family series combines tours and workshops for children and families, and junior guided tours are offered for them as well.

Are there tours for visitors with disabilities?

Yes. Public tours are given in sign language (ÖGS) for deaf visitors, and barrier-free tours are offered for blind and visually impaired visitors. Guided tours are also held for people with dementia and their relatives.

Is there a guided tour of the Albertina in English?

Yes. Guided tours of the state rooms (Prunkräume) are given in English.

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