In this area information concerning the exhibitions is provided.
The Thirty Years War
It has been 350 years now since the end of fights between Protestant and Catholic powers, between emperor and empire. Only the memories have remained...
War against the Ottomans
The heart of the hall showing the Ottoman Wars is a showcase displaying Ottoman weapons, headgear and insignia. On the back side a monumental painting depicts the relief battle of Vienna 1683....
Prince Eugene
An entire hall is devoted to the memory of Prince Eugene. The pall and mourning decoration used for a requiem ceremony bear testimony to the eminence that both contemporaries and posterity attributed to the “noble chevalier”....
Maria Theresa (The 18th century)
In three sections the visitors will gain insight into the reign of Emperor Karl VI., Maria Theresa and Joseph II. The “mortar of Belgrade” had a part in the siege of the city in 1717.....
Napoleonic Wars
The big paintings by Johann Peter Krafft, the showcases displaying uniforms and weapons of the Imperial-Royal army and the French army, the original model of the monument of the “Lion of Aspern”...
1848 to 1866 Radetzky
The hall is devoted to a time, when the Habsburg monarchy’s role was that of a ”European policeman”, trying to keep up the order nationally and internationally...
Francis Joseph
The most important objects, paintings, and uniforms from Francis Joseph’s time illustrate the multi-ethnic state Austria-Hungary. Moreover, exhibits once owned by Crown Prince Rudolf are at display....
Sarajewo
Three objects dominate this hall: The automobile, in which heir to the throne Francis Ferdinand and his spouse were shot to death, the blood-soaked uniform jacket of the Archduke, and the chaise longue on which he died....
The First World War
Two halls are dedicated to the war that proved so momentous for Austria-Hungary. In the first one it is shown how this war became increasingly complex and costly.
Republic and dictatorship. Austria from 1918 to 1945
A special section is dedicated to a fatal period of the more recent Austrian history. It impressively illustrates Austria’s development from imperial times to the interwar period and World War II up to the times of the Second Republic.
Austria as a naval power
The fifth section of the museum exemplifies 200 years of Austria’s history as a naval power, from its beginnings to World War I, from the expeditions to the end of the maritime presence of Austria...
Tankcollection
In the so-called “tank garden“ behind the compound the most important battle vehicles of the Austrian Armed Forces since 1956 are exhibited...
Artillery Halls:
The gun collection of the Museum of Military History comprises 550 guns and barrels, representing one of the most important of its kind. The majority of holdings were derived from the old imperial armoury....
