MAK - Museum für angewandte Kunst

In the location's words:

The MAK, the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna, is one of the oldest and most important design museums in the world and has been a fixture in Viennese cultural life since 1871. The magnificent Ringstrasse building on Stubenring in the 1st district is a work of art in itself.

What sets the MAK apart from other museums is its view of art. Here it is not about paintings on the wall, but about the question of how design shapes life: Furniture, textiles, ceramics, glass, jewelry, graphics and architecture are the focus. The permanent collection takes visitors through epochs and styles, from Gothic and Baroque to Art Nouveau and the present day, and shows how closely art and everyday life have always been linked.

The MAK is particularly strong when it comes to the Wiener Werkstätte. The extensive collection on this pioneering design movement of the early 20th century is one of the most important of its kind in the world. Contemporary art also has its place at the MAK; the museum consistently thinks design through to the present day.

The exhibition design is itself a statement: for the redesign of the permanent exhibition, international artists were commissioned to curate the individual halls, giving the museum an unusual, lively quality.

There is also the MAK Café and the MAK Garden, one of the quieter places in the first district where you will want to stay for a while after visiting the museum. Easy to reach with the U3 underground line, Stubentor stop.