Austrian Museum of applied arts (MAK) is a Museum of decorative arts, located in the first district of Vienna Innerstadt. In addition to its focus on traditional art, the Museum also puts particular emphasis on contemporary art.

In the nineteenth century patron Rudolf Eitelberger visited London's Victoria and albert Museum, after which he had a dream to open a Museum in Vienna. Plans Eitelberger was carried out in 1872, when the Museum was built to the design of Fertile – Creator of the famous café Central. The Museum was organized by the school of applied arts which pupils were Kokoschka and Gustav Klimt.

After the annexation of Austria to the German Empire, the Museum was renamed in 1938 to the State Museum of decorative and applied arts in Vienna. Between 1939 and 1945 part of the collection was confiscated. Since 1998 as a result of the studies, and numerous works of art were returned.

In 1947 the State Museum of decorative and applied arts in Vienna was renamed the Austrian Museum of applied arts. In 1949, took place the opening of the Museum after the restoration of injuries suffered during the war.

The first floor of the Museum is dedicated to medieval art, in the design of rooms was attended by German artist Gunter Forge. Another room done in the style of American minimalist work of Donald Judd.

In the Museum exposition, furniture, and textiles, glass and porcelain. Layouts from architectural offices acquaint visitors with incredible works of architecture of our time. In particular, you can see the "Frankfurt kitchen," designed by Margaret Schutte-Lihotzky, which shares his vision of a modern kitchen in the distant 1926.

The Museum is undoubtedly a very interesting and extraordinary.