Imperial Furniture Collection

The Imperial Furniture Collection (German: Hofmobiliendepot) in Vienna is a furniture museum that houses one of the most important collections of furniture in the world.

Imperial Furniture Collection
(Hofmobiliendepot)
The Imperial Furniture Collection in Vienna
Established1747 (1747)
LocationVienna, Austria
TypeFurniture museum
Ownerde:Bundesmuseen
Websitewww.Hofmobiliendepot.at

Today, the museum mainly contains furniture of the Habsburg monarchs. In addition the museum offers an overview of the history of Viennese cabinet making and interior decoration, from purveyors to the Imperial Household to well-known artists of the early 20th century, Adolf Loos, Josef Hoffmann and Otto Wagner, who characterized the domestic architecture of Vienna.

The main building is located in Andreasgasse 7 in the 7th Vienna district of Neubau.

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