Museum of Art Fakes

The Museum of Art Fakes is a museum of faked and forged artworks that opened in , in 2005. This small, privately run museum in the 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” and “Viena Muzeo pri Falsaĵoj”
  • Address: Löwengasse 28

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hundertwasserhaus and University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.

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

University
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The is an Austrian university established in 1817 in . With a student body of over 3,000, it is the largest institution of its kind in , and one of the largest in the world. is situated 1 km southwest of Museum of Art Fakes.

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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. is situated 480 metres south of Museum of Art Fakes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pratercottage and Wurstelprater.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Locality
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The , often simply known as the Prater, is an amusement park located in , , established in 1895. Situated south-east of the city centre within the larger , a park in the district of , it is home to the iconic , one of Vienna's most recognisable landmarks.

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's 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.

Museum of Art Fakes

Latitude
48.20774° or 48° 12′ 28″ north
Longitude
16.39327° or 16° 23′ 36″ east
Wheelchair access
no
Operator
Werkstätte für kunst & architktur
Open location code
8FWR695V+38
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1462407103
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q1459712
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In Other Languages

From Esperanto to Spanish—“Museum of Art Fakes” goes by many names.

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