Both the upper and lower palaces of the Belvedere feature museums devoted to Austrian art. In fact, the building itself is a masterpiece of Baroque architecture. The Museum of Austrian Baroque Art displays 17th and 18th century paintings and sculptures. Highlights from the museum include the Hall of Mirrors, a room covered with large, gilt-framed mirrors, and the "Hall of Grotesques" where bizarre paintings inspired by ancient Roman frescoes are displayed.

This Burial Museum offers an interesting glimpse into the Viennese obsession with funeral rituals and objects. The impressive 18th century wrought-iron grill at the entrance depicts a crowned skeleton. Displays include a widow's mourning attire; lanterns, staffs and liveries used by 17th century pall-bearers; a coffin with a bell in the event someone was mistakenly buried alive and re-awakened; and an economy coffin with a trapdoor so that the deceased could be dropped into the grave and the coffin recycled.

This museum houses furnishings collected over the years by the Habsburg family. Cabinetwork from the Biedermeier era, furniture from the ceremonial drawing room of Prince Edward of Savoy, and models of the Laxenburg palace's bedrooms are among the royal treasures displayed. The 19th century imperial throne is also on view.

This archaeological museum is devoted to displaying the finds of Greek and Roman artifacts from the site of Ephesus in Turkey and the island of Samothrace in the Aegean Sea. Artifacts include architectural fragments of Corinthian columns, tombs, and the library of Celsius, along with bronze and marble sculptures that rival those found in Istanbul and London. The most outstanding exhibit includes an enormous frieze depicting Lucius Verus's triumph over the Parthians in 165.

The Art Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts focuses on an important selection of works by the Old Masters. Hieronymus Bosch's impressive altarpiece triptych "Last Judgment" is the hallmark of this gallery. Flemish and Italian painters are well represented, and the collection includes works by Guardi, Rubens, Rembrandt, Van Dyck and Titian.