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Kunsthistorisches Museum
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art museum in Vienna, Austria
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The Kunsthistorisches Museum, also known as the KHM-Museumsverband, is an active archive located in Vienna, Austria. Established in 1891, the institution officially opened on October 17, 1891. It receives approximately 1,400,000 visitors annually and has received 1,740,000 in donations.
The museum maintains an online catalog and provides contact information through its official website and phone number. Its social media presence includes 2,338 followers. The organization is referenced by 1,022 other encyclopedia articles.
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Key facts
- Established
- 1871–1891
- Location
- Maria Theresien Platz Vienna , Austria
- Type
- Art museum
- Visitors
- 1,688,509 (2023)
- Director
- Jonathan Fine (since 2025)
- Architects
- Karl Hasenauer , Gottfried Semper
- Website
- www .khm .at
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Archive
- Founded
- 1891
- Location
- Vienna, Austria
- Also known as
- Kunsthistorisches Museum
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.451814.d · ISNI 0000 0001 2115 9908
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- art museum
- Named after
- history of art
- Official name
- Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
- Field of work
- fine art
- Country
- Austria
- Located in
- Vienna
- Founded by
- Franz Joseph I of Austria
- Location
- Vienna
- Official website
- www.khm.at/en
- Image
- Wien Kunsthistorisches Museum.jpg
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- commissioned by
- Franz Joseph I of Austria
- visitors per year
- 579204
- Commons category
- Kunsthistorisches Museum
- Commons Institution page
- Kunsthistorisches Museum
- topic's main category
- Category:Kunsthistorisches Museum
- Commons gallery
- Kunsthistorisches Museum
- street address
- Museumsplatz 2
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- date of official opening
- 1891-10-17
- director / manager
- Sabine Haag
- social media followers
- 2338
- donations
- 1740000
- phone number
- +43 1 525240
- online catalog URL
- www.khm.at/objektdb
- P8168
- Pelagius of Cordova
- inception
- 1891-00-00
- described at URL
- www.khm.at/saalplan#ebene1
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Encyclopedic overview
Rotunda Madonna of the Meadow by Raphael, 1506 Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, c. 1563 Summer, by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, 1563 Infanta Margarita Teresa in a Blue Dress by Velázquez Sculptures at staircase
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.
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