On March 7.1863, after Rudolf Eitelberg's long petitions, the Imperial Austrian Museum of Art and Industry (abbreviated: Austrian Museum) was founded by Emperor Franz Josef at the initiative of his cousin Archduke Rainer. The museum is modeled on the South Kensington Museum (now Victoria & Albert Museum), founded in 1852. Its task is to become a gathering with worthy examples for artists, industrial and general workers, as well as a place where developers and craftsmen could get an education or improve their skills.→