Austrian Museum of Applied Arts
The MAK—Museum für angewandte Kunst, the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts—was founded on 7 March 1863 by Emperor Franz Joseph I, underlining Vienna’s drive to link art, industry, and education. Its public opening followed on 12 May 1864, first in adapted rooms of the Ballhaus building beside the Hofburg, with Heinrich von Ferstel preparing the museum’s early setting. In 1871 the institution moved to its current home at Stubenring 5, a building that has held the museum’s craft-and-design focus ever since. From the outset, the museum operated with a clear educational purpose: it was meant to serve artists, industrialists, and the public, and to provide training for designers and craftspeople. That long-term commitment continues in the way it now extends beyond traditional applied arts to architecture and contemporary art. …
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