Vienna - Collection of Popular Religious Art

(Local Name: Sammlung Religiöser Volkskunst) The Collection of Popular Religious Art in Vienna is housed in the former Ursuline Convent. It is an offshoot of the Museum für Volkskunde. In its four rooms are exhibited examples of religious popular art from the 17th to the 19th C. Room I: Domestic altars, pictures on glass, wooden sculpture and wax figurines. Room II: The old convent pharmacy, with original furniture and equipment. A painting depicts Christ as the Apothecary. Room III: This room is devoted to the cult of the Virgin. All the Marian pilgrimage centers are marked on maps. Room IV: Material concerned with popular saints.