Free Museums in Vienna
Quick answer
2 museums in Vienna are always free to enter — Belvedere Museum, Natural History Museum Vienna. World Museum Guide lists the exact free-entry rules from each museum's official site below.
Verified 2026-06-30 against official sources.
Always free (2)
Belvedere Museum
The Belvedere is one of the finest baroque palace complexes in Europe, built for Prince Eugene of Savoy in the early 18th century. The Upper Belvedere (1722) is now the main museum, holding Austria's greatest art collection from the Middle Ages to the present. The formal gardens between the Upper and Lower Belvedere palaces are among the most beautiful in Vienna.
✓ €16.50 Upper Belvedere standard admission; combined ticket (Upper + Lower): €25; gardens are free
Always freeNatural History Museum Vienna
The Naturhistorisches Museum Vienna (NHM) opened in 1889 as a twin to the Kunsthistorisches Museum across the square. Its collection of 30 million objects makes it one of the largest natural history museums in the world, covering mineralogy, petrology, geology, palaeontology, anthropology, and zoology.
✓ €15 standard adult admission; free on the first Sunday of each month
Which museums are free in Vienna?
Belvedere Museum, Natural History Museum Vienna — 2 museums in Vienna with always-free standard admission. Special exhibitions may charge separately.
Are special exhibitions also free at Vienna's free museums?
Usually not — always-free admission covers the permanent collection, while blockbuster temporary exhibitions typically require paid, often timed, tickets. Check the official site linked from each guide.