Guided tours
The Natural History Museum Vienna offers tours and discussions in the museum’s different galleries on a range of topics. All guided tours are adapted to the age and knowledge level of the participants.
50 minutes
up to 29 school children
per group
€ 4.00 per child, minimun of € 60,00
free of charge up to
the age of 19 years; 2 accompanying adults free for every 17 pupils
- Highlights
- Mammal quiz
- Sharks
- Insects
- A day in the forest
- Life in the rainforest
- A journey through the sea
- Records in the animal kingdom
- Seeing, smelling, hearing, ....
- Goat, dog and cow – pets, domestic animals and their ancestors
- Fairytale animals
- Earth – space: journey there and back (school years 3 – 4)
- Dinosaurs and their contemporaries
- Monkeying around (school years 1 – 2)
- Mammoths and mammoth hunters
- Stone Age
- Mammal quiz
- Sharks
- Insects
- A day in the forest
- Life in the rainforest
- A journey through the sea
- Records in the animal kingdom
- Seeing, smelling, hearing, ....
- Goat, dog and cow – pets, domestic animals and their ancestors
- Fairytale animals
- Earth – space: journey there and back (school years 3 – 4)
- Dinosaurs and their contemporaries
- Monkeying around (school years 1 – 2)
- Mammoths and mammoth hunters
- Stone Age
It is recommended that groups book
three weeks in advance +43 1 52177-335 (Mon 14:00-17:00, Wed-Fri 9:00-12:00)
Digital Planetarium
In our Digital Planetarium school groups can enjoy live shows and fulldome films in the mornings or take part in the public screenings in the afternoons.
30 – 45 minutes
up to 20 school children per group
€ 3.00 per school child;
minimum of € 45.00
free of charge up to the age of 19 years; 2 accompanying adults free for
every 17 pupils
- Journey Through The Night For Kids
(Live show, approx. 40 minutes;
suitable for children in school year 3 and above)
- Dinosaurs at Dusk (45 minutes)
- Life of Trees (33 minutes)
(Live show, approx. 40 minutes;
suitable for children in school year 3 and above)
- Dinosaurs at Dusk (45 minutes)
- Life of Trees (33 minutes)
It is recommended that groups book three weeks in advance
+43 1 52177-335 (Mon 14:00-17:00, Wed-Fri 9:00-12:00)
Guided action tours - until end of August not available
Guided action tours give school children the chance to not only look at the exhibits but also to get up close and touch them. Further highlights include experimenting with materials and observing living animals. All guided tours are adapted to the age and knowledge level of the participants.
80 minutes
up to 29 school children per group
€ 5.00 per school child; minimum of € 75.00
Free of charge up to the age of 19 years;
2 accompanying adults free for every 17 pupils
- Animal Quiz Tour
- A day in the forest
- A journey through the sea
- Records in the animal kingdom
- Do you understand what I mean? – Communication
in animals and humans (school years 4 – 6)
- Animals around the world
- In search of dinosaurs!
- Crystal mystery
- Our Earth
- Weather, Climate, Energy
- Family get-together with early relatives (school year 3 and above)
- Mammoths and mammoth hunters
- Stone Age
- A day in the forest
- A journey through the sea
- Records in the animal kingdom
- Do you understand what I mean? – Communication
in animals and humans (school years 4 – 6)
- Animals around the world
- In search of dinosaurs!
- Crystal mystery
- Our Earth
- Weather, Climate, Energy
- Family get-together with early relatives (school year 3 and above)
- Mammoths and mammoth hunters
- Stone Age
It is recommended that
groups book three weeks in advance +43 1 52177-335 (Mon 14:00-17:00, Wed-Fri 9:00-12:00)
Workshops - until end of August not available
Following a guided tour of the exhibition, the school children work together in small groups.
3 hours
up to 29 school children per group
€ 10.00 per school child; minimum of € 150.00
free of charge up to the age of 19 years; 2 accompanying adults free for every 17 pupils
- Dinosaurs and their contemporaries (school years 2 – 6)
- Zoom in on a tiny world (school year 4 and above)
- Zoom in on a tiny world (school year 4 and above)
It is recommended that groups book
three weeks in advance +43 1 52177-335 (Mon 14:00-17:00, Wed-Fri 9:00-12:00)
Microtheater - currently not available
Using high-quality microscopes and video cameras, tiny living organisms are projected onto a large cinema screen.
The main actors in our movie are the living animals and plants themselves. Experienced biologists are on hand to explain and comment on their sometimes surprising behavior. More direct and emotional than even the best natural history documentaries, this live show introduces viewers to the secrets of the fascinating micro-world that is all around us.
80 minutes
up to 59 school children
per group
€ 5.00 per school child; minimum of € 75.00
free of charge up to
the age of 19 years; 2 accompanying adults free for every 17 pupils
- standard microtheater
It is recommended that groups book three weeks in advance +43 1 52177-335
(Mon 14:00-17:00, Wed-Fri 9:00-12:00)
