Numerous major art works of European art history, among them Raphael’s "Madonna in the Meadow," Vermeer’s "The Allegory of Painting," the Infanta paintings by Velazquez, masterworks by Rubens, Rembrandt, Dürer, Titian and Tintoretto are housed in the paintings gallery. The Egyptian and Near Eastern Collection contains fascinating treasures from mysterious cultures long past.
The Kunstkammer (Chamber of art and wonders) with rarities from the former treasure chambers and cabinets of curiosities of the Habsburgs is currently closed and will open again in March 2013. The collection is one of the most significant of its kind in the world and displays precious artworks from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Baroque era. The highlights are the collection of Emperor Kaiser Rudolf II, the exotica complex and the famous "Saliera".
The architectural mirror image of the Kunsthistorisches Museum is the Museum of Natural History on the opposite side, which was also built according to designs by Gottfried Semper and Karl von Hasenauer.
Kunsthistorisches Museum - Neue Burg
Picture Gallery and Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities:
daily except Mon 10 am – 6 pm, Thu 10 am – 9 pm
Also open on Mondays from June to August.
Egyptian and Near Eastern Collection:
daily except Mon 10 am – 6 pm, Thu 10 am – 9 pm
Coin Cabinet:
daily except Monday 10 am - 6 pm
Kunstkammer (Chamber of art and wonders) closed for renovation
