The ORF’s 25th Long Night of Museums will take place on October 4th this year. Museums throughout Austria will be opening their doors to night-time visitors. In Vienna, 130 museums and cultural institutions are participating. City tours are also on offer. We explain everything you need to know and what program awaits you this autumn.
Where can I get tickets for the Long Night of Museums?
Tickets can be ordered online or purchased at physical points of sale in the city. You can get tickets online at tickets.orf.at and on the websites of all participating museums. Tickets can also be purchased at the Vienna Sightseeing Service Center on Opernring or at the ticket store in the Opernpassage.
📍 Location: Opernring 3-5, 1010 Vienna & Opernpassage (Karlsplatz subway station)
🕑 Opening hours: daily, 9 am to 6 pm
💶 Price information: 19€ (regular), 16€ (reduced)
The museum meeting point on Maria-Theresien-Platz will also be open from October 2 to 4. In addition to information and brochures on the Long Night of Museums, tickets are also available here.
📍 Location: Maria-Theresien-Platz, 1010 Vienna
📅 Date:
- October 02, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- October 03, 10 am to 6 pm
- October 04, from 09 am
What program awaits you?
On Saturday, October 4, a large number of Viennese museums and exhibitions will be open for you from 6 p.m. to midnight, including many of the big, well-known museums as well as smaller, lesser-known institutions. You can find the brochure with all participating museums and their program on the ORF website and you can also get it at Treffpunkt Museum. The brochure is also available as a digital download or in the app. This makes it easier to plan your night out.
In addition to visiting the museum itself, you can also take part in guided tours, listen to lectures or attend performances. Thanks to the rich variety of museums in Vienna, there is something to suit every interest, be it art, history or railroads. More unusual museums such as the Clowns Museum also take part.
Some of the museums offer special programs for children, which you can tick off in the children’s pass. These are also marked as children’s programs in the booklet. You will receive a stamp for each participation in a children’s program. After the third participation, you will receive a small gift at the museum meeting point. If you can’t make it to the meeting point on the same evening, you can send your children’s pass to the following address by October 11:
ORF
Keyword: ORF Long Night of Museums “Children’s Pass”
Hugo-Portisch-Gasse 1
1136 Vienna
Long Night of Museums: Further information
In addition to the numerous museums and cultural institutions, Vienna Sightseeing is also taking part in the event. Ticket holders can travel through Vienna on one of the hop-on hop-off buses. The buses run every 20 minutes and the tour lasts 45 minutes. There is also a panoramic sightseeing train that runs on a shorter route. The boarding points are located on the Burgring.
There will also be free shuttle buses to help you travel between the museums. Furthermore, your ticket for the night is also valid as a public transport ticket. So you can get from A to B without having to worry.