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The Weltmuseum Wien in Vienna, formerly known as the Museum of Ethnology, is home to a comprehensive collection of objects, photographs, books, and manuscripts from around the world, which together aim to help visitors to understand the similarities and differences between cultures. Visitors will be able to see the extensive permanent exhibition plus specially curated temporary exhibits.
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With your ticket to the World Museum you can also visit the Imperial Hunting and Armory Chamber in the Hofburg and the Musical Instrument Museum.
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Tuesday evening events in the museum
On Tuesdays, the Weltmuseum offers various events in the evening: the program ranges from lectures, workshops, guided tours and readings to film screenings with a variety of themes.
Weltmuseum Vienna: modern museum for ethnology
Cultures of the world in focus
The important collection of the Vienna Ethnological Museum is based on the ethnographic holdings from the time of the Habsburg Monarchy, but also includes parts of the collection of the navigator James Cook. A total of over 3,000 ethnographic objects on display, and about 75,000 photographs and nearly 150,000 documents from all parts of the world (except Europe) in its collection make the World Museum one of the largest museums of ethnology on the planet.Centrally located on Heldenplatz and housed in the premises of the Hofburg Palace, the Weltmuseum is one of the most important museums in Vienna.
General information
opening hours
Museum: Tuesday 10 am–9 pm; Wednesday–Sunday 10 am–6 pm; Monday closed. On the following spring public holidays the museum is open 10 am–6 pm: 3 April 2026 (Good Friday), 4 April 2026 (Holy Saturday), 5 April 2026 (Easter Sunday), 6 April 2026 (Easter Monday), 1 May 2026 (Labour Day), 25 May 2026 (Whit Monday) and 26 May 2026 (Tuesday after Pentecost). Library: Monday–Wednesday 10 am–4 pm; Thursday 10 am–6 pm; closed until 3 April 2026.
address
Weltmuseum Wien
Heldenplatz
1010 Vienna
Heldenplatz
1010 Vienna
website
Official site: https://www.weltmuseumwien.at/
tickets
Admission: adults €16; children and young people under 19 free. Free admission also for holders of the Kulturpass and ICOM Card and for school groups (including two accompanying teachers per group). Audio guide: regular €5; family audio (2 adults, 1–3 children) €8.
how to get there
The Weltmuseum can be reached easily via public transport. The closest U-Bahn station is Volkstheater (served by the U2 and U3 lines), or you can take public transport to Burgring (trams D, 1, 2, 71, or bus number 57A) or Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring (46 or 49 or bus number 48A). The closest car park is at the MuseumsQuartier, as there is limited parking in the area directly surrounding the Weltmuseum.
Written byMaurizio MassaroMaurizio is a cosmopolitan, a musician and comes around. In his role as a content manager at TicketLens, he is always striving to find new offers as well as writing about sights all over the world.
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