Museum of Art Fakes

The Museum of Art Fakes is a museum of faked and forged artworks that opened in Vienna, Austria in 2005. This small, privately run museum in the Landstraße district, founded by Diana Grober and Christian Rastner, describes itself as "the world's only genuine art forgery museum"…

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Opening hours:
Tuesday—Thursday: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
Friday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: museum in Vienna
Also known as: “Fälschermuseum”
Address: Löwengasse 28
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hundertwasserhaus and Haus Wittgenstein.

Hundertwasserhaus

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The Hundertwasserhaus is an apartment house in the Landstraße district of Vienna, Austria, completed in 1985, after the idea and concept of Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser.

Haus Wittgenstein

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Haus Wittgenstein is a house in the modernist style on the Kundmanngasse, Vienna, Austria. It "shows remarkably similar characteristics in its obsession with detail and complete disregard for the requirements of the people who are expected to live within it." The house was commissioned by Margaret Stonborough-Wittgenstein, who asked the architect Paul Engelmann to design a townhouse for her. Haus Wittgenstein is situated 480 metres south of Museum of Art Fakes.

University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

University

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The University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna is an Austrian university established in 1817 located in Vienna. With a student body of over three thousand, it is the largest institution of its kind in Austria, and one of the largest in the world. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna is situated 1 km southwest of Museum of Art Fakes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pratercottage and Inner East.

Pratercottage

Neighborhood

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Pratercottage is a neighborhood.

Inner East

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Vienna's Inner East is an artificial island formed between the river and the Donaukanal. The island contains large expanses of parks and forests, including the famous Prater park with the permanent funfair including the Riesenrad Ferris wheel.