All Medieval art & Early Renaissance art museums to visit in Vienna

Discover the artistic treasures of the past at 7 museums in Vienna dedicated to medieval and early Renaissance art. These museums showcase masterpieces from a pivotal era in art history.

Are you captivated by medieval and Renaissance art? Here are the best museums to visit in Vienna:

  1. Online discount!Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna1

    Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna

     Vienna
    The Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna is one of the world’s foremost museums. Experience the rich collections of the Habsburgs, a dynasty that ruled in Austria for more than 600 years, for most of that time as Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire. It boasts exhibits spanning five millennia, from Ancient
  2. Online discount!Imperial Treasury Vienna2

    Imperial Treasury Vienna

     Vienna
    Awaiting you at the Imperial Treasury Vienna in the Hofburg Palace is the Austrian Imperial Crown and the insignia of the Holy Roman Empire with the Imperial Crown and the Holy Lance. Other highlights include the treasure of the Order of the Golden Fleece and parts of the immensely opulent treasure
  3. Gemäldegalerie der Akademie der bildenden Künste3

    Gemäldegalerie der Akademie der bildenden Künste

     Vienna
    The Gemäldegalerie der Akademie der bildenden Künste is an art museum in Vienna. It features a painting gallery that includes around 1600 paintings from early Italian panel painting of the 14th and 15th centuries to painting from the Academy from the 18th and early 19th centuries. They include The L
  4. Imperial Armoury4

    Imperial Armoury

     Vienna
    The Hofjagd- und Rüstkammer is the Imperial Armoury in Vienna that illustrates many centuries of European history through its collection of decorated harnesses, saddles and firearms. A highlight in the museum is the golden sword of Maximilian II (1527-1576), one of the most beautiful weapons in the
  5. Vergilius Chapel Museum5

    Vergilius Chapel Museum

     Vienna
    The Vergilius Chapel (Virgilkapelle) is an underground crypt that is located next to the Stephansdom in Vienna. The chapel is rectangular in form with six niches and lies around 12 meters beneath the ground. A small exhibition gives a historical outline of medieval Vienna. It is possible to look int
  6. Neidhart Frescoes6

    Neidhart Frescoes

     Vienna
    The Neidhart Frescoes (Neidhart Fresken) is the oldest secular mural paintings in Vienna. It was commissioned by the merchant Michael Menschein and show scenes from the life and work of the minne singer Neidhart von Reuental (circa 1180 to 1240), illustrating daily life and festive culture of the Mi
  7. Museum für mittelalterliche Rechtsgeschichte7

    Museum für mittelalterliche Rechtsgeschichte

     Vienna
    The Museum für mittelalterliche Rechtsgeschichte (Museum of Medieval Legal History, or Torture Museum) is a museum in Vienna that covers the history of European law with a focus on torture methods from the Middle Ages to the early modern period. The entrance of the museum leads to a bomb shelter fro