Joseph II's academy for military surgeons (1785), reopened in 2022 after restoration: 1,200 anatomical wax models made in Florence, shown in their original rosewood and Venetian-glass cases, plus the world's first endoscope (1806) and the needle file used to kill Empress Elisabeth.
- Address
- Währinger Straße 25, 1090 Wien
- Hours
- Wed-Sat and holidays 10:00-18:00; Thu 10:00-20:00 (Sunday opening also announced on the museum's site)
- Best time to go
- Afternoon · About 1.5 h
- Price
- Price not verified
- Price level
- €€
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Look into the nine-metre-high semicircular lecture hall with its uncovered frescoes.
- Two minutes from the Strudlhof Steps and the Liechtenstein Garden Palace.
- Check the site for the current opening days before going.