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of the True Cross, one of the nails from the Crucifixion, a thorn from Christ's crown and
a piece of tablecloth from the Last Supper.
Audio guides in German, English, Italian, French, Japanese, Russian and Spanish cost
€4 (the shorter highlight audio tour is free) and are very worthwhile. A combined ' Treas-
ures of the Habsburgs' ticket, which includes the Kunsthistorisches Museum (
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Neue Burg Museums
MUSEUM
( 525 240;
www.khm.at
; 01, Heldenplatz; adult/under 19yr €14/free; 10am-6pm Wed-Sun; Herrengasse,
Museumsquartier, D, 1, 2, 71 Burgring)
The Neue Burg is home to the three Neue Burg Mu-
seums. The
Sammlung Alter Musik Instrumente
(Collection of Ancient Musical Instruments)
contains instruments in all shapes, sizes and tones. The
Ephesos Museum
features artefacts
from Ephesus and Samothrace donated (some say 'lifted') by the sultan in 1900 after a
team of Austrian archaeologists excavated Ephesus in Turkey. Last but not least is the
Hofjägd und Rüstkammer
(Arms and Armour) museum, with a fine collection of ancient ar-
mour dating mainly from the 15th and 16th centuries. Admission includes both the Kun-
sthistorisches Museum (
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)
and the Neue Burg museums. An audio guide costs
€4.
Museum für Völkerkunde
MUSEUM
(Museum of Ethnology; 525 240;
www.ethno-museum.ac.at
;
01, Heldenplatz; adult/under 19yr €8/free;
10am-6pm Wed-Mon; ; Herrengasse, Museumsquartier, D, 1, 2 Burgring)
You can impress your
children by taking them to this museum. Revamped a few years ago, it exudes a lightness
of mood and has a thoughtful use of space that adults will appreciate too. Exhibits are on
non- European cultures and divided into regions and nationalities, covering such coun-
tries as China, Japan and Korea, and also the Polynesian, Native American and Inuit cul-
tures.
