- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Vienna · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 194 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- VIE Vienna International Airport19 km
- BTS M. R. Štefánik Airport63 km
About Kunsthistorisches Museum
Kunsthistorisches Museum is a museum. Location: Inner city, Vienna.
The Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien (lit. "Vienna Museum of Art History", often referred to as the "Museum of Fine Arts, Vienna") is an art museum in Vienna, Austria. Housed in its festive palatial building on the Vienna Ring Road, it is crowned with an octagonal dome. The term Kunsthistorisches Museum applies to both the institution and the main building. It is the largest art museum in the country.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1891
- Opened
- 1891
- Heritage designation
- Listed objects in Austria
- Visitors per year
- 579,204 (2021)
- Official website
- khm.at
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Kunsthistorisches Museum
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"Gustav Klimt" - Titelbild Otmar Rychlik - Author · Public domain -
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Sharon Hahn Darlin · CC BY 2.0 -
Raimund Liebert · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Climate of Kunsthistorisches Museum
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 45 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 26°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- July (71 mm)
- Driest month
- January (30 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 21° | 24° | 26° | 26° | 20° | 14° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -2° | 1° | 5° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 11° | 6° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 30 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 60 | 69 | 71 | 57 | 49 | 37 | 45 | 36 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Kunsthistorisches Museum
The nearest airport is Vienna International Airport (VIE), 19 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bratislava, 56 km to the east.
Airports
- Vienna International Airport (VIE) Vienna 19 kmsoutheast
- M. R. Štefánik Airport (BTS) Bratislava 63 kmeast
- Brno-Tuřany Airport (BRQ) Brno 108 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Bratislava Population: 423.7K 56 kmeast
- Győr Population: 129.3K 111 kmsoutheast
- Brno Population: 404.3K 112 kmnorth
- Graz Population: 303.3K 144 kmsouthwest
- Linz Population: 204.8K 155 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kunsthistorisches Museum
Within 100 km: 537 historic and cultural sites, 1,598 natural sites, 482 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km719 places
- Donauinsel Island 9 kmE
- Vienna Forest Lake Lake 18 kmW
- Steinsee Lake 6 kmSW
- Schellensee Lake 10 kmSW
25–60 km1,006 places
- Devínska Kobyla Mountain 47 kmE
- Mirbach Palace Historic site 56 kmE
- Bratislava Castle Historic site 55 kmE
- Most SNP Landmark 56 kmE
60–100 km892 places
- Gassner Camel Riding School Natural site 81 kmW
- Záruby Mountain 84 kmNE
- Klokoč Mountain 77 kmNE
- Chvojnica River 91 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Volkstheater Attraction, Gemeindebezirk Neubau0.4 km NW -
Weltmuseum Wien Museum, Inner city0.2 km NE -
Burgtheater Attraction, Inner city0.7 km N -
Naturhistorisches Museum Museum, Inner city0.2 km NW
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Museum of Natural History Museum, Inner city0.2 km NW
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Naturhistorisches Museum Wien Museum, Inner city0.2 km NW
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Museumsquartier Museum, Gemeindebezirk Neubau0.3 km W
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Barocke Laimgruben Kirche Historic site, Gemeindebezirk Mariahilf0.4 km S
Nearest towns and villages
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Innere Stadt Neighbourhood, Inner city1 km NE
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Gemeindebezirk Neubau Municipality, Vienna0.9 km SW
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Gemeindebezirk Mariahilf Municipality, Vienna1.2 km SW
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Neubau Neighbourhood, Gemeindebezirk Neubau1.1 km W
Sources & licences
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