Museums in Vienna: prices, hours and closed days for the Albertina, Leopold, Natural History Museum, Secession, Mozarthaus and the rest

💡 The Short Version: Beyond the Kunsthistorisches Museum and the Belvedere, the Albertina is €20.90 (daily, Wednesday and Friday to 21:00), the Leopold Museum €19 (closed Tuesdays), the Natural History Museum €18 (closed Tuesdays) and the Secession €13 for Klimt’s Beethoven Frieze (closed Mondays, free on the first Wednesday of the month). The Mozarthaus is €16, Haus der Musik €19, the Imperial Crypt €15 and the Karlskirche €9.50. Under-19s are free at the Albertina, the Natural History Museum, the KHM and the Belvedere. The Albertina, Leopold Museum, Secession, Mozarthaus, Imperial Crypt and Karlskirche sell tickets on the day.

Closed days and late nights

The Albertina

€20.90 · 10:00 to 18:00 daily, to 21:00 Wednesday and Friday · Albertinaplatz 1

The Albertina shows the permanent “Monet to Chagall: the Batliner Collection” and a Picasso and Bacon exhibition to 31 January 2027, and the Habsburg State Rooms are part of the visit. Seniors aged 65 and over and under-26s pay €17.50, and under-19s enter free. A smartphone guide is €5. GetYourGuide’s Albertina ticketad is the same €20.90.

The Albertina and its cantilevered entrance canopy. Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

• Albertina Modern, at Karlsplatz 5, is €17.90 (€15.90 reduced) and open daily 10:00 to 18:00, with Vasarely and Adrian to 10 January 2027.
• The combined ticket for the Albertina, Albertina Modern and Albertina Klosterneuburg is €29.90 (€24.90 reduced). Klosterneuburg is open Thursday to Sunday 10:00 to 17:00 until 15 November.

The Leopold Museum

€19 · closed Tuesdays · MuseumsQuartier

The Leopold Museum holds the largest Schiele collection, according to the MuseumsQuartier, with Klimt, Kokoschka and other Vienna 1900 work. Under-26s and over-65s pay €16, Vienna City Card holders €17, and under-7s are free. An audio guide is €5. The combined tickets are €37 with the Kunsthistorisches Museum, €33 with mumok, €34 with the MAK and €30 with the Freud Museum. GetYourGuide’s Leopold ticketad is the same €19.

The MuseumsQuartier

Courtyards free, round the clock · museums have their own hours

The MuseumsQuartier’s buildings were the imperial stables, in the MQ’s own words. Its courtyards are public space where cycling and scooters are banned and dogs are allowed on a lead. Beside the Leopold, mumok (modern and contemporary art) is €18 (€15 reduced), the Kunsthalle Wien €14 (€11) and the Architekturzentrum Wien €12 (€9). The MQ Duo of the Leopold and mumok is €33 (€29), and the FAB 5 Combo of the Architekturzentrum, Kunsthalle, Leopold, mumok and MQ Freiraum is €42 (€36).

The MuseumsQuartier courtyard. Photo: MrPanyGoff, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Natural History Museum

€18 · closed Tuesdays · Wednesday to 20:00

The Natural History Museum is open Thursday to Monday 9:00 to 18:00 and Wednesday 9:00 to 20:00. Reduced tickets are €14, children are free (groups register), and an annual pass is €44. Halls 31 and 32 are closed for works. GetYourGuide’s ticketad is the same €18.

The Secession

€13 · closed Mondays · Friedrichstraße 12

The Secession shows Klimt’s Beethoven Frieze (1902), which it describes as one of his main works. Between exhibitions only the Frieze is shown. Seniors pay €10, under-26s €7.50, and under-12s are free. The audio guide is €3, free with the City Card, and an English tour on Saturdays at 11:00 costs €3 more. Entry is free on the first Wednesday of the month: 4 November and 2 December 2026.

The Secession’s gilded dome. Photo: Uoaei1, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Haus der Musik

€19 · 10:00 to 22:00 daily

The Haus der Musik charges €19 (€15 reduced, €8 for under-12s, €39 for a family) and is open until 22:00, with the last entry at 21:00. A combined ticket with the Mozarthaus is €26 (€19, €12), and an annual pass is €59. Its Classical Masters Concert is on Vienna classical concerts. GetYourGuide’s ticketad is the same €19.

The Mozarthaus Vienna

€16 · 10:00 to 19:00 daily · Domgasse 5

The Mozarthaus Vienna is Mozart’s original apartment. Allow 1 to 1.5 hours. Reduced tickets, for students under 27, seniors over 60 and City Card holders, are €12, and under-19s pay €4.50. The Vienna Pass is accepted. GetYourGuide’s Mozarthaus ticket with audio guidead is from €13.60, below the museum’s €16.

The Imperial Crypt

€15 · 10:00 to 18:00 daily · Neuer Markt

The Kaisergruft holds Habsburg burials. A ticket with a guided tour is €21, with English at 15:00. Blind and partially sighted visitors can borrow cotton gloves at the ticket office to feel the details of the coffins. GetYourGuide’s ticketad is the same €15.

The Karlskirche

€9.50 · Monday to Saturday 9:00 to 18:00, Sunday 11:30 to 19:00

The Karlskirche ticket covers the church, a 1:28 scale model of it, the panoramic terrace, the treasury, the organ and an audio guide. Students pay €6 and young people €5. GetYourGuide’s ticket with terrace accessad is the same €9.50. The church also hosts the Vivaldi concert in Vienna classical concerts.

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What to see

1. Klimt: the Beethoven Frieze at the Secession, and work at the Leopold. The Kiss is at the Belvedere.
2. Schiele and Vienna 1900: the Leopold Museum.
3. Mozart: the Mozarthaus and the Haus der Musik, on a combined ticket.
4. The Habsburgs: the Imperial Crypt, the Sisi Museum and the Prunksaal.

What to skip: the Natural History Museum on a short stay. Halls 31 and 32 are under works, and it is closed on Tuesdays like the Leopold.

Free and discounted

• First Wednesday of the month: the Secession is free.
• Under 19: free at the KHM, Albertina, Belvedere, Natural History Museum and Imperial Treasury.
• Vienna City Card and passes: they save little in these museums. At the KHM the City Card’s €23 is above the €22 online price, and Vienna Pass or Vienna City Card has the sums.

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