Museum of Applied Arts

The building alone is worth visiting. Inspired by the V&A in London, the architecture is gorgeous and detailed and imposing. While the main collection is currently closed, there is still plenty to see and always a fresh view and exhibition method to shake things up. From Baroque to contemporary, a beautiful museum.

Stunning atrium. The basement exhibitions, both permanent and temporary, are more inspiring than the classics on the ground floor. The second floor (2nd in the US and Chinese sense, but 1st floor in the German speaking areas) are basically closed ( three rooms under renovation and the lecture hall only open to events). I was kindly warned about the closures before I paid for the ticket. The lockers take both 1 euro and 2 euro coins. You will be refunded as you vacate the lockers.

This is the design museum of Vienna and I like to visit whenever I am in the city. The Christmas tree decoration exhibit was interesting and also the climate posters downstairs at the lab floor. The video/AI was less impressive IMHO.

easily one of my favorite museums in Vienna! very cool exhibitions, nice atmosphere and thoughtful elements (love the big sofa). Helmut Lang retrospective is a must!

This museum is supposed to have a great collection, for example of carpets, but the things on display are really limited. The display in the room dedicated to Asia is maybe interesting as an instalation but totally visitor non-frienly (handwriten captions on a transparent glass???). The building is stunning though ! A Renaissance vila in the centr of Vienna.

Spent about 1.5-2 hours, no waiting for tickets. Beautiful building with ornate ceilings, interesting exhibits on modern design/innovation juxtaposed with antique furniture+decor. They have a gorgeous exhibit on Christmas ornaments running until early January. It was a highlight.

I had a nice time and also I had lunch there. It’s a little difficult to guide yourself through the museum and there’s some mistakes with the online audio tour. I spent more time than I thought I would spend there, but it was interesting. I wouldn’t say it’s the best museum, but it was fine for what it was.

If you're looking for a design museum, this is a good place to visit. I didn't have much time to spend as they were closing, but I managed to see everything. Had I known there was going to be an arts & crafts bazaar, I would have come a little earlier.

MAK is an excellent Museum of Applied Arts. They do an excellent job getting guest curators and artists to engage with the collection in inventive and dynamic ways to highlight various items & how they relate to each other. This makes the collection come alive, and it becomes much more interesting to experience, compared to the standard, more static, approach I see in many museums. One highlight was the stunning 1907 gesso panels, Seven Princesses by Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh. You need to see it in person to appreciate its subtle beauty and impressive scope. Apparently, the Seven Princesses only survived WW1 because a curator hid the piece to keep it safe. The curator brought it down to the museum's basement, put the panels into three crates along the wall, then built a brick wall in front of them, which was painted to match the existing walls. They stayed hidden like this until they were discovered in 1990. Another highlight was an installation from Superflux called Invocation for Hope, which featured hundreds of dead trees burned from a forest fire that were installed around some live plants & moss around a 'pool'. When I visited, they also had a lot of environment & sustainability related projects on display -- there were some really interesting projects there. The building itself also has lovely architectural features.

I happened to go to MAK on free night which is Tuesday from 6 PM to 10 PM so I had a really good time. Does it compare to the Victoria & Albert in London, NO.... but then again what does. Also this museum building has a lot of space, a lot of space that they don't really utilize very well. There could be a whole lot more on display. But anyway my favorite part was the permanent collection which is on the top floor, lots of decorative items from around 1890 into 1940's.

Wonderful museum for decorative arts. especially good for Weiner Werkstatte items. Excellent temporary exhibit featuring virtual reality glasses for 'entering' Gustav Klimt paintings!

Such an interesting, thoughtful set of exhibits. Really loved the "handmade" quality of many of the exhibits (way to walk your talk, MAK) and the "guest curation" by so many modern artists and writers. Highly recommended for visitors who are interested in applied arts. One sour note: MAK needs a re-usable shopping bag that is all MAK, instead of the ones you sell now. I would LOVE to advertise you in all my schlepping.

Worth seeking out as the exhibits cover so many aspects of design - clothing, architecture, sustainability, tech, food/eating, play ... totally kid-friendly and with a nice restaurant attached. I would totally go again when back in Vienna