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The World of the Habsburgs is more than just a narration of history: it is also a world of images that bring to life 650 years of our past. The World of the Habsburgs website contains more than a thousand images drawn from the most important Austrian collections as well as from numerous national and international institutions.
Without the support of these collections, museums and institutions it would not have been possible to realize this project. We thank them for their co-operation.
Abbey Church Muri
The first House of Habsburg monastery is situated in the Frei Amt of Aargau not far from Lucern, Zug and Zurich. This is where the mighty Benedictine monastery of Muri...
Artstetten Castle
“Fairy-tale Castle and the Blows of Fate” Artstetten Castle was the family seat and summer residence of the Imperial family and the last resting place of Crown Prince Franz Ferdinand...
Augustinian Church
In 1327 King Frederick the Fair put some land for a church and priory at the disposal of the Augustinians near the Burg. The church was consecrated in 1349. The...
Austria Tabak GmbH | The JTI Tobacco Collection Vienna
JTI refers to the international tobacco sector of Japan Tobacco Inc., the third-largest tobacco company in the world. It headquarters is in Geneva and it operates 80 offices worldwide, selling...
Austrian Federal Office for the Care of Monuments (Bundesdenkmalamt)
Monuments embody the past for the present; they landmark the cultural landscape; they are part of our identity, a fundamental element shaping the image of our country and also a...
Austrian State Archives
The Austrian State Archives are among the most important archives worldwide. On the one hand, they are central archives for the federal services of the Republic of Austria (supreme bodies...
Benediktinerstift Admont
In the Benedictine monastery of Admont culture and nature unite in harmonious accord. Nestling in the wild and romantic mountainous landscape of the “Gesäuse National park”, the monastery has been...
Bestattung Wien
Bestattung Wien, founded in 1907, is Austria's leading funeral director and one of the largest in Europe. During its history, its tradition-steeped enterprise has organised some two million burials –...
Bundesmobilienverwaltung - Federal Administration of Moveables
The Bundesmobilienverwaltung – the Federal Administration of Moveables – is in charge of furniture and accoutrements that are of key significance for the artistic and cultural history of Austria. Its...
Dommuseum
The Dommuseum (Cathedral and Diocesan Museum) was founded in 1933 and is appraised as a jewel among the Viennese museums. Its permanent collection presents fine arts from a period of...
Federal Pathologic-anatomical Museum
The museum is housed in the so-called Narrenturm , the Fool’s Tower. The Narrenturm was built in 1784 under Emperor Joseph II. Planning architect was Isidore Canevale, but the ideas...
Göttweig Abbey
The Benedictine monastery of Göttweig is enthroned at 449 m above sea level on the eastern edge of the Wachau opposite Krems. Since 2001 it has been a World Heritage...
Graz Tourismus
Graz Tourismus functions as an official tourist bureau of the city of Graz, but simultaneously runs an incoming travel bureau through which people can book all the accommodation options and...
Hungarian National Museum
The museum was built after plans by Mihály Pollack, a renowned exponent of the contemporary Neo-classical style. Constructions were started in 1837 and completed ten years later, so that the...
Imperial Hunting Lodge Eckartsau - Donau Auen National Park of the Austrian Federal Forests AG
Embedded in its enchanting park the Imperial Hunting Lodge Eckartsau tells the fascinating story of the end of the Habsburg Monarchy. Between 1918 and 1919 it was the last residence...
Innsbruck Tourismus
Innsbruck - the capital of the Alps What’s it to be – the thrill of the mountains or enjoyment of culture? Medieval alleys or modern shopping? You don’t need to...
Kaiservilla Bad Ischl
The little town of Bad Ischl in Upper Austria, the former summer capital of the great Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, has been associated with the Habsburg imperial dynasty for at least 700...
Klosterneuburg Monastery
The monastery of St Leopold Embedded in the Danube landscape directly before the gates of Vienna is the Canonical Augustinian Monastery of Klosterneuburg. Legend has it that the monastery was...
Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna
The Kunsthistorisches Museum was built between 1871 and 1891 after plans by Gottfried Semper and Carl von Hasenauer. Renowned as one of the most important and impressive museum buildings of...
Landesarchiv of Lower Austria and Lower Austrian Institute for Regional Studies
The archives of the Federal Land of Niederösterreich (NÖ) – Lower Austria – preserve the written documents of the NÖ provincial government and the NÖ regional diet and also those...
Landesmuseum of Lower Austria
The Landesmuseum of Lower Austria unites under one roof the key topics of history, art and nature. It also keeps live animals, thus has the status of a zoo. In...
Mariazell Pilgrimage Basilica
The significance of the Pilgrimage Basilica of Mariazell Hardly any other pilgrimage site in the world can look back on such an impressive past. According to records, Mariazell was founded...
Money Museum and Collections of the Österreichische Nationalbank
The Österreichische Nationalbank has been at the hub of monetary affairs in Austria ever since its founding in 1816. Its Money Museum holds wide-ranging collections of bank notes, bank-note designs,...
Münze Österreich
“We put the stamp on Austria” a good slogan for the Münze Österreich, the Austrian Mint. It is situated in the heart of Vienna and can now look back on...
Museum of Military History
The Museum of Military History is housed in the Arsenal, in an historic building complex from the time of the monarchy in the third Viennese district. The former “Museum of...
Museum of the Celts
For forty years now the museum has been exciting the crowds with its sensational Celtic finds from one of the most important archaeological sites in Europe. Celtic settlers arrived on...
Natural History Museum Vienna
The Natural History Museum (NHM), with its well over 20 million collector’s items, is one of the largest museums in the world. Besides specimens of flora and fauna, minerals, rock...
Österreichische Mediathek
The Österreichische Mediathek (OeM) holds the archives for the audio-visual cultural heritage of Austria. It is an extra-mural department of Technisches Museum Wien and preserves more than a million sound...
Palais Liechenstein. The Princely Collections
GEMS OF ART HISTORY One of the world’s largest and most important private art collections, owned by the Prince von und zu Liechtenstein, contains masterpieces from the early Renaissance to...
Salzburg Museum
One name – eight museums The name Salzburg Museum covers not only one museum, but a total of eight institutions engaged in presenting the cultural heritage of the past and...
Schloss Lenzburg
Fünf historische Erlebnisorte unter einem Dach Das Museum unfasst die Schlösser Lenzburg, Hallwyl, Habsburg sowie das Kloster Königsfelden und seit Januar 2011 auch die Schlossdomäne Wildegg. Jedes dieser Denkmäler ist...
Schloss Schönbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.m.b.H.
Imperial attractions – visitor magnets Schönbrunn Palace is one of the most renowned Baroque complexes in Europe. Since separating from the State Administration in 1992, the financial means for preserving...
Seckau Abbey
Seckau Abbey was endowed in 1140 and until 1782 was a priory of the Augustinian canons. After 101 years’ caesura, in 1883 the Benedictines took over the abbey. They came...
Sigmund Freud Museum
The Sigmund Freud Museum The Sigmund Freud Museum has been installed since 1971 in the house on Berggasse 19 in Vienna’s ninth district. This is where Sigmind Freud lived and...
St Stephen's Cathedral
St Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna has for centuries been the heart of the capital city and one of its landmark emblems. The latest research has shown that the cathedral is...
Stadtarchiv St. Pölten
Archives Archives are the collective memory of mankind. In St. Pölten, several archives engage in collecting exhibits from the present and the past so as to support future generations in...
Stadtmuseum St Pölten
A modern museum in the centre of the historic city Since its re-opening in 2007, the Stadtmuseum has grown to become one of the great cultural attractions of the beautiful...
Technisches Museum Wien
Technisches Museum Wien – The Experience² Technisches Museum Wien, the only universal technical museum in Austria, is located opposite Schönbrunn Palace and presents information and entertainment from the kaleidoscopic world...
The Viennese Tourist Board
The Viennese Tourist Board – at your service Whether you plan to visit Vienna or are already here, the Viennese Tourist Board is ready to welcome you with a whole...
Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum
The Tyrolean State Museums Ltd. was founded in 2007; it marked the fusion of the Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum with the Zeughaus, the Museum of Tyrolean Folk Art, the Hofkirche, the...
Universalmuseum Joanneum
Founded on 26 November 1811 by Archduke Johann with the aim of "making learning easier" and "stimulating the desire for knowledge", the Unviersalmuseum Joanneum is today the oldest and -...
Vienna University of Technology Library
The Vienna University of Technology Library was founded in 1815 and provides a service for its readers with more than 1 million books and numerous specialist journals and periodicals (approx...
Wien Museum
Wien Museum is a general-purpose, metropolitan museum with a wide range of collections and exhibitions – including the history of the city, art, fashion and everyday culture, from the very...
