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The Natural History Museum Vienna is one of the most important natural history museums in the world. Its earliest collections are more than 250 years old. Today around 30 million objects are kept there.

This collection, which is constantly growing, has been housed since 1889 in a mighty “palace of natural sciences” on the Ringstraße road running around Vienna city center. The combination of the architecture, sculptures, paintings, furniture, and valuable exhibits make the museum a rare gem of great cultural importance.

Famous, irreplaceable objects include the Venus of Willendorf (around 29,500 years old), the Steller’s sea cow (which became extinct more than 200 years ago), huge dinosaur skeletons as well as the world’s largest and oldest meteorite collection on display. These and the many other items are shown in 39 large exhibition halls.

Dedicated to “the kingdom of nature and its exploration”, the building, the exhibitions and the holdings form a total work of art in the heart of Vienna with a unique atmosphere.