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Gemäldegalerie der Akademie der bildenden Künste

Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts

A gallery owned by the Academy of Fine Arts, to which Hitler applied to before he decided to change to politics. It offers some paintings by Rubens and Bosch. Most interesting are the Renaissance and medieval exponents.

Address: Schillerplatz 3, 1st floor
Hours: Tue-Sun and holidays 10:00-18:00
Price: €8 (adults) €7 (Vienna Card), €5 (seniors/students/disabled), free (children and youth under 19)
Website: akademiegalerie.at (opens in a new tab)

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