Pause for Several Locations of the Vienna Museum
The savings decided by the city of Vienna also affect the Vienna Museum, which will have to temporarily close several locations such as Schubert's death apartment or the Haydn House in 2026, as stated in a press release on Tuesday. Reduced opening days will occur at the Prater Museum, among others, and shortened seasonal opening times have been decided for the Hermes Villa. Free admission to the permanent exhibition and the program of the Vienna Museum at Karlsplatz will remain.
Prater Museum, Hermes Villa, Clock Museum
The Vienna Museum is one of the institutions where the city of Vienna refers to a contractually fixed "retention clause," according to which the city can withhold 2.5 percent of the funding in the first year and 5 percent in the second year in case of a strained financial situation. The planned closures and reductions will be implemented in stages. Starting January 1, the Prater Museum will only be open from Friday to Sunday, followed by the Hermes Villa on May 2 and the Clock Museum on July 1.
Shortened seasonal openings (from May 2 to September 30 instead of from mid-March to October 31) will apply from 2026 for the Hermes Villa, the Otto Wagner Church Steinhof, the Otto Wagner Pavilion Hietzing, and the Otto Wagner Pavilion Karlsplatz. The Prater Museum will also switch to seasonal operation from autumn and will close on October 31, reopening on March 15 from 2027.
Schubert's Death Apartment Temporarily Closes
Schubert's death apartment will be temporarily closed from January 1, and from March 2, the Haydn House, the Johann Strauss Apartment, and the Neidhart Festsaal will also close. The Schubert Birthplace will also close from March 2, but it will be renovated with a focus on accessibility and will reopen in 2028 with a newly designed permanent exhibition to mark the 200th anniversary of Franz Schubert's death.
The savings will have no impact on the main building at Karlsplatz: Free admission to the permanent exhibition and the special exhibition and educational program of the Vienna Museum at Karlsplatz, which reopened in 2023, will be maintained. The opening hours at the musa, Roman Museum, Virgil Chapel, Beethoven Museum, and Beethoven Pasqualati House will also remain unchanged.
(APA/Red)
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