Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna

MAK – Austrian Museum of Applied Arts
Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna, Austria
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Former name
k. k. Österreichisches Museum für Kunst und Industrie
Established1864
LocationStubenring 5, Vienna
Coordinates48°12′27.61″N 16°22′52.93″E / 48.2076694°N 16.3813694°E / 48.2076694; 16.3813694
TypeDesign Museum
DirectorLilli Hollein
ArchitectHeinrich von Ferstel
Public transit access
Websitewww.mak.at

The MAK – Museum of Applied Arts (German: Museum für angewandte Kunst) is an arts and crafts museum located at Stubenring 5 in Vienna's 1st district Innere Stadt. Besides its traditional orientation towards arts and crafts and design, the museum especially focuses on architecture and contemporary art.[1] The museum has been at its current location since 1871. Since 2004 the building is illuminated in the evenings by the permanent outdoor installation "MAKlite" of American artist James Turrell. In 2015 the MAK became the first museum to use bitcoin to acquire art, when it purchased the screensaver "Event listeners" of van den Dorpel.[2] With over 300,000 objects displayed online, the MAK presents the largest online collection[3] within the Austrian Federal Museums. The audio guide to this museum is provided as a web-based app.[4]

  1. ^ "MAK Vienna". MAK Museum Vienna. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ^ Ghorashi, Hannah (24 April 2015). "MAK Vienna Becomes First Museum to Use Bitcoin to Acquire Art, a Harm van den Dorpel". ARTnews.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Collection Online". sammlung.mak.at. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  4. ^ "MAK Guide". MAK Museum Vienna. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.