As many of you know, Vienna offers a huge number of museums, and as much as we all want to go to every single one of them, they are not free. If you are a student of aged 26 or under, you are eligible for student discount for most museums. Yet it still takes a toll if you want to make regular trips to museums. So I searched some options available to regular museum visitors and stumbled upon museum memberships, particularly for students.

The first museum I checked was my favorite in the city, Albertina museum. With a student discount one visit to Albertina costs about 8-9 euros and 13 euros for adults. However, if you sign up for a membership, Friends of Albertina, you only pay 30 euros per year (half year option is also available with 15 euros per 6 months) as students (under 26) and 60 euros for adults. These are the most basic membership options. As a member, you have free entries, 10% off at the shop, free checkroom, and discounts on many special events! The week I got mine, I went to the museum three times, so I think it already paid for itself.

The second meseum I checked was Belvedere, which provides even better deal! This membership gives basically free entries to all of the Belvedere family museums: Winterpalais, 21er Haus as well as Belvedere. If you are a student aged under 30, you only pay 30 euros for a year with free entries to all the Belvedere museums, free newsletter, and free use of Belvedere’s research center. With Belvedere’s membership, you can get discounted tickets to Kunsthistorishes museum and Salzburg’s modern museum. So today pick up your student ID and go get cultured!