Sisi Museum
- Address: Michaelerplatz 1, Vienna
- Hours: Open daily Sept - June 9am - 5:30pm, July - Aug 9am - 6pm
- Admission: €9.90 - 12.40 (adults; included in Hofburg admission)
ATTRACTION Keywords:
Cultural Experience,
Museum
Sisi, or Empress Elizabeth, was the wife of Franz Josef 1 of Austria who she married when she was only 16. She was very beautiful and strictly maintained her 20 inch (50 cm) waistline! The headstrong girl from Munich gained a reputation for rejecting court etiquette and being a bit of free-spirit. But after the death of her daughter Sophie, Sisi became ill herself and began often going south for the warmth, separate from her husband, to write poetry and meet with a string of lovers. When her beloved son Crown-Prince Rudolf died tragically in a murder-suicide pact with his lover, Baroness Mary Vetsera, Sisi was inconsolable. In 1898, aged 60, in Geneva, she herself died, assassinated by a young anarchist, Luigi Lucheni.
Her life was like a soap opera and these days she is a cult figure. The Sisi Museum houses hundreds of her personal belongings as well as a history of her fascinating life.
Latest Reviews
Review by Catherine P, USA, May 2013
Doing what: Vienna Historical City Tour with Schonbrunn Palace Visit
Nice overview - time at Schonbrunn Palace is brief.
Review by archer1204, April 2013
Doing what: Vienna Historical City Tour with Schonbrunn Palace Visit
Worth doing as a great introduction to all the amazing things to see/do in vienna too numerous to mention here
Review by Ms A R, March 2013
Doing what: Welcome to Vienna - Vienna Card, Hop-on-Hop off Tour, Morning Tea and Lunch or Dinner
Our Viator visitor package proved good value and helped me and my partner make the most of our 1 week visit. The Vienna Card was most useful and gave meaningful discounts off all of the sites, museums, galleries etc we visited. The morning tea and evening dinner were excellently chosen locations with warm welcomes from everybody and a high standard of cuisine.
Practical Info
The Sisi Museum is located in the Imperial Palace (Hofburg). The closest metro station is Herrengasse on line U3. Or tram 1, 2, D and J, get off at stop Burgring. Buses 2A and 3A stop at Hofburg.
