Vienna

A centre showing the life and work of the musical genius At the Mozarthaus Vienna visitors can explore the only Vienna apartment of Mozart’s that has been preserved, where he composed more music than anywhere else! Around this flat there is a comprehensive presentation of the times in which Mozart lived and of his most important works. Audioguides in different languages are included in the entrance fee.

The Jewish Museum of the City of Vienna is a place of encounter, confrontation, and understanding, which seeks to raise awareness of Jewish history, religion, and culture.

Featuring a golden dome decorated with laurels, this Art Nouveau exhibition building was constructed in 1897/98 by Joseph Maria Olbriach, a student of Otto Wagner, and is one of the most famous structures in Vienna. The Beethoven Frieze created by Gustav Klimt in 1902 is on permanent display on the lower level. Rotating exhibitions feature contemporary art. More information on www.wien.info/en/sightseeing/sights/art-nouveau/secession

This museum presents Vienna’s 2000-year history, from the Imperium Romanum to the residence of the Dukes of Babenberg and the 640 years of Habsburg rule to the present. The history of the construction of St. Stephen's Cathedral, detailed city views and furnishings from the Biedermeier era as well as magnificent paintings from artists such as Makart, Klimt and Schiele illustrate Vienna’s cultural heritage. The Wien Museum also has an exceptional Klimt collection that includes the world’s largest collection of his drawings, comprising absolute masterpieces, sketches and preliminary outlines dating from all stages of his creative life. More information on www.wien.info/en/sightseeing/museums-exhibitions/museum-karlsplatz

With its 41 paintings and 188 works on paper, the Leopold Museum in Vienna’s MuseumsQuartier has the world’s largest and most significant collection of works by Egon Schiele. The comprehensive collection “Vienna 1900 and Art Nouveau” is another highlight of the Leopold Museum. The paintings by Schiele’s mentor and paternal friend Gustav Klimt are especially noteworthy. A program of special exhibitions also presents large-scale shows of work by internationally famous artists. The offer is rounded off by a well-curated museum and a cafe with a patio that affords a view of the main courtyard of the MuseumsQuartier. More information on www.wien.info/en/sightseeing/museums-exhibitions/top/mq/leopold-museum

As the home of the Wiener Werkstätte archives, the MAK Austrian Museum of Applied Arts/Contemporary Art is unique in its ability to represent the history and significance of the Wiener Werkstätte. The archive, which was donated to the MAK (Austrian Museum of Applied Arts) in 1955 by its last owner, Alfred Hofmann, comprises about 16,000 design drawings, including 5,500 from Josef Hoffmann, about 20,000 fabric samples, posters, postcard designs, model books, photo albums and business correspondence. One of the highlights of the MAK’s collection is Gustav Klimt’s nine-part working drawings for the mosaic frieze (around 1910) in the dining room of the Palais Stoclet in Brussels, which was designed by Josef Hoffmann. After a restoration process that took several years, this has again been on permanent display in the MAK as of 2012. The Palais Stoclet, which is considered one of the Wiener Werkstätte’s most important works, was commissioned by Adolphe Stoclet and built in the Avenue de Tervuren from 1906-1911. It most clearly symbolizes the utopia of the Gesamtkunstwerk, one of the main concepts behind the Wiener Werkstätte. More information on www.wien.info/en/sightseeing/museums-exhibitions/top/mak

They thrill the concert-going public around the world, are described as Vienna’s youngest ambassadors and make music with world class musicians. In Vienna, they regularly appear in the Chapel of the Imperial Palace and in their own new concert hall "MuTh,” which was opened in 2012 and is located in the Augarten, right near their home in the Palais Augarten. The hall is fitted with all the latest sophisticated equipment and has space for 380 audience members. The hall is used as a rehearsal and performance venue for the Vienna Boys' Choir and as a center for music and theater for other children and young people. Collaborations are planned with established festivals, the Konzerthaus, the Vienna State Opera, Theater an der Wien and similar establishments. More information on www.wien.info/en/music-stage-shows/opera-operetta/boys-choir

Schools of yellow, red and blue fish, green mambas and sharks: over 10,000 animals from every continent live in the aquariums, terrariums and the 20-meter-high tropical house with a waterfall, suspension bridge and mangrove landscape. The tropical house and Krokipark (crocodile park) also include free-flying birds as well as monkeys and crocodiles roaming freely. The terrarium houses poisonous and giant snakes, lizards, leaf-cutting ants and tarantulas. Another highlight since September 2013 is the 150,000-liter tank for the hammerhead sharks on the tenth floor of the former anti-aircraft tower. And a cafe on the 11th floor, which also opened at the same time, provides visitors with a breathtaking view of Vienna. The House of the Sea is housed in one of Vienna’s six monumental anti-aircraft towers from the Second World War. More information on www.wien.info/en/vienna-for/families/indoor/sea-house