The Dom- und Diözesanmuseum was founded in 1933 in the Palace of the Abbots of Zwettli. With its extensive painting and sculpture collections, including fine Renaissance works such as Cranach the Elder's Ecce Homo (1537), it makes a perfect end to the cathedral visit. The cathedral treasury contains rare works such as the Portrait of Duke Rudolf IV, one of the very first examples of western art (1365), two Syrian vases and a magnificent Passion altar piece (circa 1460).

Since 1895, teams of Austrian archeologists have been excavating the site of Ephesos in Asia Minor, one of the most important ancient cities. Their finds are impressive. The Parthian monument frieze and the Ephesian Athlete, are the two major works in the collection and should not be missed. There is a good display of reliefs and sculptures with explanatory models, reconstitutions and photos.

Housed in one of the large neo-Renaissance buildings along the Ring, the MAK or Museum of Applied and Decorative Arts, is one of the largest museums of its kind in the world. The sheer size of its collections reflects Vienna's passion for Decorative Art and modern design. Recently renovated, its museology was entrusted to contemporary artists who have created remarkable settings for the various collections.

At nos 38 and 40 Wienzeile, note the fine façades of two Jugendstil buildings designed by Otto Wagner in 1899. The first is the Medallion House with its golden stucco sparkling in the sunlight. The surface of the stonework pilasters is joyously decorated with medallions, palm leaves, garlands and Criers decorating the pilasters. The Majolica House next to it is much more sober in design with polychrome ceramics with a rose design.