Wien Museum Significantly Increased Visitor Numbers

In the first 365 days since the reopening, the polished 1950s building by Oswald Haerdtl and the completely new and significantly larger permanent exhibition attracted more than 650,000 visitors.

More Visitors at the Vienna Museum

This corresponds to a fivefold increase in frequency. Before the renovation, an average of 130,000 people had come, the museum said. A factor in this may have been that admission to the exhibition house - with the exception of special exhibitions - has been free since the restart. "It is particularly pleasing that free admission enables many people to access Vienna's history and makes the museum a meeting place for all generations," Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) announced.

The greatly expanded educational program also received a large response. The 26 different school programs at Karlsplatz, in the Roman Museum and in the Clock Museum will have been visited by 1,234 school groups by the end of the year. The balance beyond that: 653 booked exclusive tours, 300 public tours, 80 dates with their own program for seniors and around 4,000 participants in offers for inclusive tours and workshops for families. "Seeing how much this now contemporary and generous Vienna Museum reaches people and brings them together makes me proud and grateful at the same time," praised Cultural City Councilor Veronica Kaup-Hasler (SPÖ) the team around the director duo Matti Bunzl and Christina Schwarz Rosen.

Larger Total Exhibition Space

The Vienna Museum was brought up to date over three years before its reopening on December 6, 2023, and also grew in height. The total exhibition space is now 12,000 square meters instead of the previous 6,900 square meters. While the new permanent exhibition is housed in the existing building, there is space in the extension for special exhibitions, events and a cafe with a terrace and a view of the Karlskirche. This year, the project was awarded the State Prize for Architecture and Sustainability and is currently competing with international competition for the European Museum Prize 2025.

(APA/Red)

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