The Princely Collections embrace major Euopean works of art spanning five centuries and are today among the world's most important private art collections. They date back to the beginning of the 17th century. Like many other collections of this period, they are rooted in the baroque ideal of engaged princely patronage of the arts. For generations, the House of Liechtenstein has remained true to this ideal and systematically extended its collections. An active purchasing policy results in interesting new acquisitions.

With the reopening of the LIECHTENSTEIN MUSEUM on 29 March 2004, some of the art treasures of the Princely Collections returned to the Garden Palace in Vienna. They had been on public exhibition there up to 1938, and were then known as the "most beautiful private collection" in the world. The museum of contemporary art in Vaduz mounts regularly special exhibitions of works from the Princely Collections.

More information about the Princely Collections and the LIECHTENSTEIN MUSEUM can be found on www.liechtensteinmuseum.at

Peter Paul Rubens - Portrait
of Clara Serena Rubens

Giovanni Francesco Susini
- Bathing woman kneeling

Radschloss shotgun from the
Princely Collections