A first visit for all of us! We purchased admission tickets online a few months ahead. We did not purchase audio guides, a tour, or tickets to the special exhibit, and still enjoyed the Museum. Tickets were for admission anytime, not for a specific time slot. We arrived about 2:30 pm Saturday, joined moderate crowds. We went specifically to view the Bruegel room. The paintings were awesome, but the display offered only the most basic English descriptions. To enhance our experience, we bought an English copy of Bruegel in the museum gift shop. I also spotted the Klimt frescoes in the upper corners of the main staircase; binoculars would help! There is much to see if your schedule allows another hour or two! Entrance was behind a busy Christmas Market. Even with market crowds, walk from Hofburg was under 10 minutes. Look at the museum website before your visit if you wish to focus on highlights. Pick up the museum map at the entrance. We carried our coats. Main staircase has a lot of very wide stairs!

There was no skip the line option. We still had to go to ticket booth and then get in the regular line. The agent said “they sold you something that doesn’t exist”

Loved this place. Wonderful and varied architecture. World famous paintings and more obscure treasures side by side. Sculptures and working mechanicals too (make sure to watch movie as they are not on for the public). I was woh a tour group but would be there two hours minimum without that.

The variety of art and historical artifacts on show make the entry price worth it in my opinion, but I strongly recommend going midweek, early morning, or some other quiet time as when it is busy you can end up queing to enter (even if you've got tickets in advance) as well as queing once in for the cloakroom (we waited 10 minutes to drop off our coats and 20 to collect them later). We definitely would have enjoyed our visit more if we had chosen to go at a quieter time.

We turned up before it opened on a Monday morning and already the ticket booth queues were long. To make matters worst at one point out of four tellers only one was operational. Tried to book on line but not possible on the day. You have to get e tickets the day before so be warned! Once in though it was almost worth it. Beautiful baroque interior with viewing galleries. The art exhibits are superb. The shops are worth visiting as well. In all I recommend you book on line at least one day in advance and get there when it opens. If it’s a spur of the moment decision be prepared to queue.

This was the first museum I visited when I arrived in Vienna and it didn't disappoint. The interior is beautiful, architecturally and artistically eye-catching The museum contains major works of art from Dürer, Raphael, Titian and Velázquez as well as the world's largest collection of Bruegel paintings. I guess Vienna is a big fan of his work. The Kunstkammer Vienna contained works of art collected by the various members of the Habsburg dynasty from the 16th century onwards. There is SO much to see and you can easily spend a few days (or a week or two) in here. Even if art isn't your jam, this is a museum you shouldn't miss!

We attended the Rembrant exhibition, which was superb. So many of his paintings plus others by his contemporary/ student Hoogsraten. Also Rubens and many other interesting artists. This took us 3-4 hours , we also hired an audio device which gave the background to the painting and the painter for each picture. We had two issues which prevented us giving the museum 5 stars. 1. We had purchased our tickets online from the museum, and had managed to print out the details showing ticket numbers, price paid, type of ticket. When we presented these at the entrance, we were told we had to obtain another ticket from a booth outside if the museum( why?) . We did this but had ti go to the back of the queue which was galling as we had arrived early and had been at the front of the queue. What an unnecessary waste of our time and what a silly process. 2. After looking at the paintings we were flagging a bit for convenience we decided to get some refreshments in the museum cafe. We had to queue up for 20-15 mins to be given a table, then another 10mins to be seated by a sniddy waiter who made a sarcastic comment when i asked him if he spoke english It seemed all of the waiters were swanning around showing a complete lack of any sense of urgency , all parties were given two tables rather than one, effectively reducing the number of available places and leaving the cafe only half full. Eventually we paid after having to wait 10mins for the same waiter to provide a bill( which had been requested at least 5 times to him and other waiters ) he then complained to me for my abruptness and that he had to serve other customers.I explained , that we needed to leave to catch our shuttle bus so could not afford to waste any more time. I was exasperated by thier attitude and poor service which would not be tolerated in the real world of a commercial cafe/ restaurant, thier focus should be on the customer and the customers convenience

Just had a chance to spend 3 hours in this amazing museum. I would certainly recommend half a day. It was rushed, as I had limited time for this childhood dream of mine. The breathtaking museum, the Egyptian collection, the ultimate Bruegel collection, and that cruelest painting ever: Dürer's "The Martydom of the Ten Thousand". Terrified me when I was a kid and looked at the museum book, still does as I see it. I cannot name all the masterpieces that blow me away, but I can point out to the amusing Otto Van Veen's "Persian Women" and to a collection of objects wisely and carefully described as "Precious Natural Materials in Early Baroque Art".

The building of this museum was just as beautiful and historic as the adjacent Museum of Natural History Vienna (Naturhistorisches Museum Wien), with the beautiful Maria-Theresien-Platz park/garden separating the two. Had a lot of displays on art both on paintings and other forms of art - which was lovely to look at considering I'm an art lover, prices weren't that expensive and has a cafe/restaurant inside. Also is very convenient for public transport with the buses & trams nearby and also not too far from the U-Bahn (Metro).

Stunning exterior and interior of the building. Wide range of artworks to feast your eyes on. As with many national galleries, there's a lot on display! Slightly confusing layout, it took me a while to find the Bruegel gallery, despite the museum boasting of having the largest and most important collection. I bought a ticket on the day from the booth in front of the museum, maybe had to wait 10 minutes.

There are many regional, lesser known artists on display. Quantity more than quality, but still well worth a visit. We bought tickets in advance; but probably not as critical for a mid-Sept visit (not much of a line). Plenty of tours available, which admittedly would likely have made our visit more informative/interesting.

This was an incredible art museum with somewhat poor flow and labeling of rooms. We found ourselves lost on more than one occasion. With that said, we marveled at the art. A surprise favorite of mine was Arcimboldo's Portraits of the Seasons. What a sense of the bizarre and weird from an artist of the 1500's.

Spent 3 hours exploring the Kunsthistorisches Museum and could have easily stayed longer. The collection of amazing paintings is impressive, with Bruegel’s The Tower of Babel being the highlight. The Egyptian artifacts were also fascinating and added a nice variety to the experience. Highly recommend!

The European paintings collection makes this museum one of the best in the world with good a Dutch Golden Age collection on display. They also have a large antiquity wing with the Ancient Egypt section having some pieces as old as the Old Kingdom (4-5 dynasties). The interior of the museum is very impressive, some frescoes of the central staircase painted by Gustav Klimt.

We had a stop over in Vienna and had looked up this place. It's a very impressive building and when you step inside it really is amazing. We were there for about 3 hours and it wasn't nearly enough time to see everything. This museum will be top of our list the next time we return to Vienna.