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title: The Museum
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# The Museum

Explore the Belvedere’s many facets online: a World Heritage Site, a Baroque jewel, one of the oldest museums in the world, and a showcase for contemporary art. Browse our digital content as well.

## Collection 

The world-famous Belvedere collection with its highlight, Gustav Klimt's The Kiss: Discover the masterpieces of Austrian art from the Middle Ages to the present in a global context. Feel free to browse the collection online!

- [**Collection Online**](https://sammlung.belvedere.at/) — More than half of the Belvedere's collection is available online. Conveniently search the museum's inventory.
- [**Permanent Collection**](https://www.belvedere.at/en/picture) — Treasures from the collection: Iconic works of Austrian art across time and international highlights await you.
- [**Exhibiton History**](https://sammlung.belvedere.at/exhibitions) — Explore more than a hundred years of exhibition history at the Belvedere.

## The Museum 

The Belvedere in Vienna is one of the world’s leading museums. The institution's central tasks focus on exhibiting, researching, collecting, communicating, and preserving. Ongoing advancements and digitalization in all areas ensure the museum’s importance into the future.

- [**About Us**](https://www.belvedere.at/en/about-us) — The Belvedere—a museum with a mission to preserve cultural heritage and the desire to embrace the new.
- [**Green Belvedere**](https://www.belvedere.at/en/belvedere/green-belvedere) — A museum that matters – the Belvedere is also committed to high standards in the context of the environment and sustainability.
- [**FAQs**](https://www.belvedere.at/en/faq) — Is there anything we can help you with? Here are some answers to frequently asked questions.

## Belvedere Games 

Play your way through the Belvedere and its masterpieces! With the free Belvedere Games, art becomes an interactive experience. The collection of games offers new perspectives on art, sparks creativity and inspires fresh ideas.

- [**Art Leap**](https://www.belvedere.at/en/belvedere/games/art-leap) — Art Leap Art Leap is more than just a game – it makes art accessible and shares fascinating facts about the paintings and their creators in an entertaining way.
- [**The Fantastic Palastics: Garden Game**](https://www.belvedere.at/en/garden-game) — The Fantastic Palastics game brings the history of this World Heritage Site to life with cutting-edge technology and tons of fun!
- [**The Fantastic Palastics: Mission Museum**](https://www.belvedere.at/en/mission-museum) — At the Upper Belvedere, you can discover masterpieces from times past. But who will be the artists to shape the future?

## Digital Belvedere 

Experience and explore art wherever you are. Get a taste of what the Belvedere has to offer digitally—from its digital library, to videos, online education programs, augmented reality, and NFTs.

- — A legend's work digitally remastered: embark on a virtual journey through Gustav Klimt's world.
- [**Exclusive Collector's Item and a Digital Declaration of Love**](https://www.belvedere.at/en/nft) — The Kiss by Klimt, unique and digital: get it as a non-fungible token (NFT) and make it your own!
- [**Digital Library**](https://digitale-bibliothek.belvedere.at/viewer/index/) — Discover digitized literature from our holdings as well as open access publications of the Belvedere.
- [**Catalogues raisonné Online**](https://werkverzeichnisse.belvedere.at/groups/online) — Consult the collective works of famous artists: What did Koloman Moser or Tina Blau paint?
- [**ARTigo Game**](https://www.belvedere.at/en/artigo) — Do you have any ideas for tagging the Belvedere's artworks? Play ARTigo! Deepen your knowledge of art and improve the searchability of the collection.
- [**Ursula Blickle Video Archive**](https://www.ursulablicklevideoarchiv.com/) — We invite you to view our ever-growing archive of contemporary video art that combines research, teaching, and practice.
- [**Audio Tours**](https://www.belvedere.at/en/audiotour) — Enjoy audio tours, deepen your experience, and share stories about your favorite objects!
- [**The Art Museum in the Digital Age**](https://www.belvedere.at/en/art-museum-digital-age) — The Belvedere hosts an annual conference discussing the opportunities and challenges that digital transformation presents for museums.
- [**Videos**](https://www.youtube.com/belvederemuseum) — There is no stopping inspiration. Get a behind-the-scenes look or attend an artist talk via video.
- [**Augmented Reality**](https://www.belvedere.at/en/discover/augmented-reality) — What are the stories behind Egon Schiele's art? The mobile app allows you to unlock these secrets virtually.
- [**Virtual Middle Ages. A New Look at Old Art**](https://www.belvedere.at/en/virtual-middle-ages-new-look-old-art) — The museum is showcasing the “visible storage” of its medieval collection as a virtual 3-D showroom.
