The MAK in Vienna was designed by Heinrich von Ferstel, and Ludwig Baumann designed the Weiskirchnerstraße 3 extension from 1906 to 1908. The museum was founded under Emperor Franz Joseph I. The new complex was built from 1869 and opened to the public on November 15, 1871. The infobox gives 1864 as established, but the text says the museum was founded on March 7, 1863 and opened on May 12, 1864 in provisional rooms.
The article calls the style Neo-Renaissance. Ferdinand Laufberger made the sgraffito frieze and staircase fresco paintings, and the facade figures were recreated around 1893 because his cartoons were lost. It gives no dimensions.
War damage was repaired and the museum reopened in 1949. After a renovation it reopened in 1993 with an underground depot, and James Turrell's MAKlite was installed in 2004. The permanent collections and the MAK Design Lab are at Stubenring. The article gives no hours.
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