The permanent exhibition on Red Vienna (1919-1934) sits in a former communal laundry of the Karl-Marx-Hof, the kilometre-long 'workers' Versailles' built 1927-1930 by Otto Wagner pupil Karl Ehn. It explains what the Gemeindebau meant: baths, laundries, kindergartens and libraries for the working class, plus the festival culture of the labour movement.
- Address
- Halteraugasse 7 (Waschsalon Nr. 2), 1190 Wien
- Hours
- Thu 13:00-18:00; Sun 12:00-16:00; closed Mon-Wed, Fri-Sat (groups by appointment)
- Best time to go
- Afternoon · About 1.5 h
- Price
- EUR 7; Sunday 13:00 open tour of the Karl-Marx-Hof plus museum EUR 12 (official site, 2026)
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Come on Sunday for the 13:00 walk through the Karl-Marx-Hof (no booking needed), then see the museum.
- The museum also runs city walks to other Red Vienna estates such as Sandleiten; check the dates on its site, they book out.
- Open only Thursday afternoon and Sunday.