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The Albertina above the Augustinian Bastion, Vienna

No. 74 Top 100 Most Visited Art Museums 2025 · 1,037,347 visitors in 2025

Albertina

Vienna, Austria · City guide: Vienna

Habsburg state rooms, a world-famous graphic arts collection and modern masters from Monet to Picasso.

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Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Overview

The Albertina is No. 74 in The Art Newspaper's survey of the world's most visited art museums, with 1,037,347 visitors in 2025 (a figure that covers more than one building), down 3% on 2024. Its main building is a former Habsburg palace on the Augustinian Bastion, next to the Vienna State Opera; it also runs Albertina Modern at the Künstlerhaus.

It holds one of the world's largest collections of prints and drawings, with works by Albrecht Dürer, and shows modern art from the Batliner collection alongside major temporary exhibitions.

The Albertina's façade at night
The Albertina's façade at night. Photo: Wolfgang Sauber, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

Best time to visit

Weekday mornings are the quietest. The museum stays open late on some evenings; check the official website.

Highlights & collections

  • 1

    Habsburg state rooms

    Restored 19th-century palace rooms with silk walls and fine furniture.

  • 2

    Graphic arts collection

    Drawings and prints, including works by Dürer, such as the Young Hare, which are shown only occasionally for conservation.

  • 3

    From Monet to Picasso

    The Batliner collection of modern art, with Monet, Cézanne, Picasso and the Austrian modernists.

  • 4

    The bastion terrace

    Views over the Opera and the city from the raised entrance.

Getting there

The Albertina is on Albertinaplatz, behind the State Opera. The nearest U-Bahn stations are Karlsplatz (U1, U2, U4) and Stephansplatz (U1, U3).

Visiting tips

Tickets & hours
Buy tickets online or at the museum. Check the official website for prices and hours.
Time needed
Two hours.
Currency
Euro (EUR). Cards, including contactless, are accepted almost everywhere.
Visa & entry
Austria is in the Schengen Area. Many visitors, including citizens of the US, Canada, the UK and Australia, can stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period without a visa. The EU's Entry/Exit System (EES) now records non-EU travellers' entries and exits at the border, and the ETIAS travel authorisation is due to follow. Check the official EU site travel-europe.europa.eu and your own government's travel advice before you go.

Official information: Albertina (official website). Check opening hours, prices and entry rules there before you go.

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