House of Austrian History, Contemporary history museum in Neue Burg, Vienna, Austria.
Description
The House of Austrian History is a museum located within the Neue Burg wing of Vienna's Hofburg complex, dedicated to exploring modern Austrian history. The exhibitions span roughly 1,800 square meters and present objects, documents, and multimedia content covering Austria's development over the past century.
History
The museum opened in 2018 to mark a century since Austria became a republic after the Habsburg empire ended. Its founding represented the nation's effort to publicly explore and understand its recent past.
Culture
The permanent exhibition explores Austrian identity by showing how democracy, migration, nationalism, and social change shaped the country over the past century.
Practical
The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, with extended hours on Thursdays for those wanting more time. It sits within the Hofburg complex in central Vienna, easily accessible by public transport.
Did you know?
The museum is set to relocate to the MuseumsQuartier Wien in 2028, moving into much larger spaces for its collections. This move will allow it to display more objects and develop new ways of telling Austria's story.
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