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become a who's who of 20th- century and contemporary art: Monet, Picasso, Degas,
Cézanne, Matisse, Chagal, Nolde, Jawlensky and many more.
This is augmented by the top-notch changing exhibitions. Multilingual audio guides
(€4) cover all exhibition sections and tell the story behind the apartments and works you
see. Tickets (but not the audio guides) are valid for the whole day, so you can retire to
lunch somewhere and return later to finish off a visit.
The Österreichisches Filmmuseum (
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)
is located in the Albertina.
Jüdisches Museum
MUSEUM
(Jewish Museum; 535 04 31;
www.jmw.at
;
01, Dorotheergasse 11; adult/child incl Museum Judenplatz €10/free;
10am-6pm Sun-Fri; Stephansplatz)
Housed inside Palais Eskeles, Vienna's Jüdisches Mu-
seum showcases the history of Jews in Vienna, from the first settlements at Judenplatz in
the 13th century to the present. A new permanent exhibition on Jewry in the 21st century
opened in 2013, complementing spaces mostly devoted to changing exhibitions, and the
exhibition highlight, a startling collection of ceremonial art on the top floor. The admis-
sion ticket is valid for 48 hours for both Jewish museums.
Museum Judenplatz
MUSEUM
( 535 04 31;
www.jmw.at
; 01, Judenplatz 8; adult/child incl Jüdisches Museum €10/free; 10am-6pm Sun-Thu,
to 2pm Fri; Stephansplatz, Herrengasse)
The main focus of Museum Judenplatz is on the excav-
ated remains of a medieval synagogue that once stood on Judenplatz, with a film and nu-
merous exhibits to elucidate Jewish history. It was built in the Middle Ages, but Duke Al-
brecht V's 'hatred and misconception' led him to order its destruction in 1421. The basic
outline of the synagogue can still be seen here. Exhibits include a 12-minute video on
Judaism, the synagogue and the Jewish quarter, the excavations, and glass cases contain-
ing fragments, such as documents from Jewish history in Vienna. An audio guide costs
€2 (in German and English, with a special children's version too). Free
tours
, generally on
the first Sunday in the month (in German), are conducted at 3pm from the Jüdisches Mu-
seum and 4.30pm from Museum Judenplatz, covering all exhibitions.
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