The museum is located at the edge of a large square, opposite which is the Natural History Museum. In the middle of the square is a huge statue of Empress Maria Theresa. Here is the group at the statue.
We arrived about fifteen minutes early, so we relaxed on the steps of the museum.
Once inside we met our tour guide and she took us up the grand staircase to the first item, a neo-Greco sculpture.
She pointed out some interesting ceiling paintings as well.
Once inside the painting galleries our guide took great care to explain each of the works she introduced to us.
In the one hour tour, we were introduced to the prizes of the museum's collection, including Titian, Caravaggio, Velázquez, Dürer, Raphael, Rubens, Rembrandt, Vermeer and Bruegel.
Here our guide is talking about a famous Madonna by Titian.
Here we are in front of a famous self-portrait by Rembrandt.
Our guide ended our tour in the room with the Bruegel collection, the most extensive collection of Bruegels in the world. Here she explains the painting called "Peasant Wedding."
Our tour ended with the Bruegels, so the group was allowed to wander at their leisure through the rest of the museum. I heard from some students that they greatly enjoyed the Egyptian and Greek exhibits.
This ended the instructional part of the day, so the students were free to stay in the museum or have some free time.
Most of the group had decided to attend the production of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II. This production was at the Volksoper, and I heard mostly positive comments from all. Here is the set for the ballroom scene in the second act.
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