Sisi Museum

Elisabeth’s private life is at the center of the exhibition: her rebellion against court ceremony, her escape into a beauty cult, her obsession with being slim, athletic performance, and effusive poetry. From the carefree time as a young girl in Bavaria to the surprising engagement with the Austrian emperor to her 1898 assassination in Geneva, the museum shows the restless life of the legendary empress.

And does so using numerous objects: On view is one of the few remaining summer dresses, the reconstruction of the dress worn by the young bride on the evening before her wedding as well as the Hungarian coronation dress, famous portraits, a miniature secretaire with envelopes painted in Elisabeth's own hand, Sisi's watercolor painting box, a 63-piece first-aid kit and an accessible reconstruction of Sisi's luxurious imperial saloon car. Items on display from her childhood include her harp, which she brought with her from Bavaria, and a reconstruction of a child's dress.

Sisi's 6-piece mourning jewelry in onyz and jet, which she used to wear with her mourning dress following the death of her son Crown Prince Rudolph, is also on display here in its entirety. The black coat with egret feathers, which covered Sisi after her assassination on Lake Geneva and in which she was taken to the Hotel Beau Rivage, reminds one of the tragic incident as much as the death mask of the murdered empress.

In the Imperial Apartments and the Silver Collection you get a good impression of the daily life of the empire. And at the Hofburg Café you can pamper yourself with culinary delights.

Please note: The Sisi Museum, Imperial Apartments and Imperial Silver Collection can be visited with a single ticket!

Imperial Palace Overview

Sisi Museum

Hofburg
1010   Wien
www.hofburg-wien.at

Map Accessibility Details

Guide dogs permitted

Main entrance

• Main entrance no steps .

Elevator available

157 cm wide and 160 cm deep, Doors 94 cm wide.

More information

Restrooms with access for disabled persons available.

Comments

Access to the exhibition rooms: elevator to the 2nd floor, access to restaurant / café: 1 step.

Entrance beneath the Michaelerkuppel dome

Contacts

• +43 1 533 75 70

Opening hours

• September to June
  Daily 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
• July to August
  Daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• Guided tour for children Sa - Su, 10:30 - 14:30
• Guided tour for children on holidays, 10:30 - 14:30

Prices

• Cheaper with the Vienna Card

The Sisi Ticket (with the Vienna-Card for 21,50 Euro instead of 23,50 Euro) includes admission to: Grand Tour of Schönbrunn Palace with audio guide, the Imperial Apartments with the Sisi Museum and the Silver Collection, the Imperial Furniture Depot, and the Vienna Furniture Museum.

Sissi in the Movies – Furniture of an Empress

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Panorama: Sisi Museum

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