Viewing of the exhibition is possible at any time by prior appointment; guided tours by arrangement.
The adventurers and admirals, sailors and researchers who sailed the world's oceans under the Austrian flag left behind not only photographs of their distant destinations between the Polar Sea and the tropics. From 1855 onward, the camera was also put to use on board. The ship, as an extraordinary place where otherwise separate social groups came directly together, served as a backdrop for self-portrayals as well as for varied staging of the Others, whether crews, guests, or chance encounters.