Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art

The Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art, commonly known as the Volkskundemuseum Wien, is an ethnographic museum in , . It is one of the largest museums of its kind in and holds extensive collections of folk art as well as material relating to historical and contemporary everyday cultures in Europe.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum
  • Also known as: “Avstrijski narodopisni muzej na Dunaju”, “Oesterreichisches Museum fuer Volkskunde”, “Oostenrijks museum voor de Volkenkunde”, “Oostenrijks Museum voor Volkskunde”, “Osterreichisches Museum fur Volkskunde”, “비엔나 민속 박물관”, “비엔나민속박물관”, “빈 민속 박물관”, “빈민속박물관”, and “오스트리아민속박물관”
  • Address: Laudongasse 17, Wien, 1080

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Schönbornpark and Burgtheater.

Park
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Theater building
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The (; literally: "Castle Theater" but alternatively translated as " Court Theater", originally known as K.K. Theater an der Burg, then until 1918 as the K.K. is situated 1 km east of Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art.

Theater building
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The is a theater in in the eighth district of . It was founded in 1788 and is the oldest still performing theater in Vienna. is situated 380 metres south of Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alservorstadt and Breitenfeld.

Quarter
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was an independent municipality until 1850 and is since then divided between and , the 8th and 9th districts of , respectively.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Quarter
is a neighbourhood of the , the 9th district of Vienna. Today, the major part of its area is dedicated to the .

Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art

Latitude
48.21315° or 48° 12′ 47″ north
Longitude
16.35055° or 16° 21′ 2″ east
Inception
1895
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8FWR6972+76
Open­Street­Map ID
node 666750600
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q306678
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bibliothek Volkskundemuseum and Laudongasse.

Nearby Places

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