Austrian National Library – Globe Museum
The Globe Museum of the Austrian National Library is the only one of its kind in the world. It presents about 250 exclusive terrestrial and celestial globes from the 16th century to the present, including the oldest globe in Austria, the terrestrial globe of Gemma Frisius from 1536.
SHORT GUIDED TOURS OF THE PERMANENT EXHIBITION (FROM 6 PM TO 10 PM AND AT 11 PM)
Approx. 30 minutes, starting on every full and half hour.
SHORT GUIDED TOUR IN ENGLISH (10.30 PM)
Approx. 30 minutes.
CHILDREN'S PROGRAMME ‘CREATE YOUR OWN WORLD’ (FROM 6 PM TO 11 PM, ONGOING)
You can see how our Earth is depicted on a globe at the Globe Museum. But how was the seabed explored and depicted in the past? Many people were surprised to learn that the first map of the Atlantic seabed showed mountains and canyons. Come to the craft table and design your own underwater world just the way you like it.
