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Vienna Museum of Fine Arts: Art Historian Private Tour of Must-see Masterpieces

Vienna, Austria

Vienna Museum of Fine Arts: Art Historian Private Tour of Must-see Masterpieces

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Overview

Duration

3h 30min

Languages

German, English

Voucher type

E-Ticket

What To Expect

Dozens of the rooms of the sumptuous Vienna Art History Museum are filled with thousands of artworks, each is unique and interesting. But how can someone decide which objects are more important and why?

This Critical Art Tour is created for those who want to know what exactly makes renown masterpieces so special. Is it their outstanding craftsmanship and expression of artistic genius? Or possibly a coincidence and good marketing?

In this tour, we'll explore celebrated masterworks from different perspectives to find out why these are on the museum’s must-see list – and then how this list could look different.

You will learn:

What made ‘Saliera’ by Benvenuto Cellini into an Austrian ‘Mona Lisa’ – was it artistic skills or its criminal past?
Why do we believe Pieter Breugel’s ‘Tower of Babel’ to be truthful despite our knowledge about it being architecturally incorrect?
What a Reserve Head and a Hippo from Ancient Egypt tell us about our ability to understand its culture?

What to remember

Important info

Public transportation options are available nearby. Suitable for all physical fitness levels. Minimum age recomended is 14 years

What's included

Professional Art Historian guide

What's not included

Museum admission tickets

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel your tour until a day in advance

Provider

Art with me! — Art experience for the intellectually curious

Meeting Point

The meeting point in front of the museum main entrance. There are three doors and the central one is closed. You guide will be waiting for you in front of it. The exact information with photos of the meeting point and your museum guide you will get with an extra file. Use the contact details on your confirmation/voucher if you have any question or have any difficulties to find the meeting point or your guide.