Museum

Narrenturm

Alsergrund, Vienna

Address
Spitalgasse 2, Vienna

Source: nhm.at, checked 12 Nov 2026.

The round brick Narrenturm tower behind a tree in the old general hospital grounds in Vienna
Photo: Dr Korom / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

A round tower from 1784 in the old General Hospital grounds that holds the pathological-anatomical collection.

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Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Narrenturm, from the weekly Vienna events calendar.

Festival On now

Christmas Village on the University of Vienna Campus

13 Nov to 23 Dec Altes AKH, Alsergrund

Festival or event at Altes AKH, listed on wien.info, the Vienna Tourist Board's event calendar.

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Market On now

Weihnachtsdorf Uni Campus Wien

13 Nov to 23 Dec Alser Straße 4, 9. Bezirk

Advent market listed by the City of Vienna. Opening hours as the city prints them: Montag bis Mittwoch von 14 bis 22 Uhr, Donnerstag und Freitag von 14 bis 23 Uhr, Samstag von 11 bis 23 Uhr, Sonntag von 11 bis 21 Uhr.

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Exhibition On now

The "Seligmann Fragments" and Beethoven’s Physicians

12 to 29 Nov Josephinum, Alsergrund

Exhibition at Josephinum, listed on wien.info, the Vienna Tourist Board's event calendar.

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Nearby

Josephinum Museum · 4 min walk An 18th-century medical academy building with a collection of anatomical wax models. Votivkirche Church · 5 min walk A neo-Gothic church facing the University of Vienna. Volkskundemuseum Wien Museum · 6 min walk A museum of everyday culture in the Palais Schönborn. Votiv Kino Nightlife · 6 min walk A cinema at Währinger Straße 12 near the Votivkirche. Schönbornpark Park · 6 min walk The largest green space in Josefstadt, opened as a park in 1862, with play areas and seating. Strudlhofstiege Landmark · 8 min walk An Art Nouveau stairway built in 1910 to a design by Theodor Johann Jaeger, made famous by Heimito von Doderer's 1951 novel.

Around Alsergrund

Universities, a hospital quarter and the Servitenviertel

Alsergrund sits just north of the Ring and is shaped by the University of Vienna, the old General Hospital grounds and the Volksoper. It is a residential district with a few museums and quiet cafe streets.

Alsergrund has 12 places on the Roam Vienna map: 5 museums, 2 landmarks, 2 churches and cathedrals, 2 bars and 1 cafe. Read the Alsergrund guide.

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