Sisi Museum • Hofburg Wien

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Feeling Sisi's aura as a living experiece!

🦅🌍 Above the rooftops of the Hofburg, the imperial eagle still seems to hold its silent watch - as if guarding not only ...
22/06/2026

🦅🌍 Above the rooftops of the Hofburg, the imperial eagle still seems to hold its silent watch - as if guarding not only the palace itself, but an entire cosmos of history, memory, and time.

From this elevated perspective, the city unfolds beneath it, shifting and breathing through the centuries, while the emblem of empire remains still and unwavering overhead.

In this sense, may the coming week feel just as steady and far-reaching - guided by clarity, perspective, and a sense of calm strength.

Here's to a good and inspired start to the new week!

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Mark your calendars: Something special is coming... 👗✨On 19 July, we will join this year’s on Social Media in celebrat...
19/06/2026

Mark your calendars: Something special is coming... 👗✨

On 19 July, we will join this year’s on Social Media in celebrating the rich heritage of royal residences and cultural institutions around the world.

The 2026 theme, “Textiles – Threads of History”, invites us to explore how fabrics, fashion, craftsmanship and luxury textiles have shaped courtly life for centuries.

At the Sisi Museum, we will have a look into the fascinating examples of Empress Elisabeth’s wardrobe on our social media channels on Instagram and Facebook.

Stay tuned and discover how textiles can reveal far more than fashion alone. Now have a look at these different patterns of clothing - can you perhaps recognize to which sort of clothing they belonged?

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What do you think an Empress wore when no one was watching? 👀Not every garment in Empress Elisabeth’s wardrobe was desig...
17/06/2026

What do you think an Empress wore when no one was watching? 👀

Not every garment in Empress Elisabeth’s wardrobe was designed for grand entrances and court ceremonies.

This dressing gown, made around 1860, offers a look into the private moments of the Empress' world. Crafted from white linen and adorned with fine lace trim, it was fastened with a blue silk lacing.

An embroidered crowned monogram along the lower hem quietly marks its imperial owner until today.

While history often remembers Sisi in dazzling gowns and official portraits, pieces like this remind us that behind the icon was a woman with daily routines and private moments.

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Happy Father’s Day from the 💜When we think of Emperor Franz Joseph, we often picture a monarch and symbol of an era. B...
14/06/2026

Happy Father’s Day from the 💜

When we think of Emperor Franz Joseph, we often picture a monarch and symbol of an era. But beyond the throne stood another role, one far more personal: that of a father in the 19th century.

Franz Joseph had four children with Elisabeth: Sophie Friederike, who died tragically at the age of two, Gisela, Rudolf, and Marie Valerie. His relationships with them reflected the complexities of family life behind palace walls.

👸 Gisela, practical and grounded, shared a particularly close bond with her father.
🤴Rudolf, the Crown Prince and heir to the throne, struggled with expectations placed upon him and his education, creating a relationship marked by tension and distance.
🎀 Marie Valerie, the youngest, remained a trusted companion to Franz Joseph throughout his life and stayed closely connected to him well into adulthood.

This Father’s Day, we are reminded that every family has its own dynamic. Some relationships are effortless, others complicated.

📸 The imperial family. Historical photograph after a watercolor by Emil von Hartitzsch, around 1873 © SKB.

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Did you already encounter the personal objects of Elisabeth at the Sisi Museum? ✨The imperial premises are full of them....
12/06/2026

Did you already encounter the personal objects of Elisabeth at the Sisi Museum? ✨

The imperial premises are full of them. For example, take a look into the former shared bedroom of the imperial couple, and the witnesses that tell a story of Sisi's life at the Hofburg.

Here, you can find a small writing desk, a letter box, a neo-Gothic altar Vinzenz Pilz carved in Rome in 1855. None of it was meant to end up in a museum - it was just part of Elisabeth's everyday life in what was then the imperial couple's bedroom.

After her death, these objects passed through the family until her granddaughter, a woman who'd gone on to marry a Social Democrat and earn herself the nickname 'Red Archduchess'. She left them to the public in her will.

👉 You can visit the Sisi Museum daily to experience this room. Be sure to book your timeslot-ticket online in advance!

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📸1 © SKB
📸 2-3 © SKB / Frank Burchert

👑 159 years ago today, Empress Elisabeth was crowned Queen of Hungary. So what did this mean?While the coronation of E...
08/06/2026

👑 159 years ago today, Empress Elisabeth was crowned Queen of Hungary. So what did this mean?

While the coronation of Elisabeth and Franz Joseph in 1867 was a major political event for the Habsburg Monarchy, it also marked Sisi’s lifelong connection with Hungary.

Known for her strong affinity for Hungarian culture, language, and society, Elisabeth became one of the most influential supporters of Hungarian interests at the Viennese court. Her relationship with the country went far beyond ceremony, making her a uniquely significant figure in Hungarian history.

✨ The coronation celebrations lasted several days and followed an elaborate ceremonial programme befitting the occasion.

The image shown here depicts Empress Elisabeth in an Hungarian coronation attire. Based on a historical photograph by Giovanni Horvath after Emil Rabending (1866/67), it presents the Queen in an elegant full-length portrait.

📸 Empress Elisabeth in Hungarian coronation dress, postcard after a historical photograph by Giovanni Horvath after Emil Rabending, 1866/67. © SKB.

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👑 How did a crown of hair become a daily ritual? ✨ Empress Elisabeth’s magnificent hair was the stuff of legend. Every d...
05/06/2026

👑 How did a crown of hair become a daily ritual?

✨ Empress Elisabeth’s magnificent hair was the stuff of legend. Every day, her trusted hairdresser F***y Feifalik spent hours creating intricate hairstyles.

📖 While her hair was being styled, Elisabeth made the most of the long hours. She conversed with her Greek reader and tutor Konstantin Christomanos, studied languages, and nurtured her lifelong passion for learning. The Empress mastered an astonishing seven foreign languages during her lifetime - a remarkable achievement that reflected her intellectual curiosity and dedication.

💭 Yet despite the admiration her famous hair inspired, Elisabeth herself viewed the lengthy grooming routine as a burden rather than a pleasure. While Christomanos admired her extraordinary beauty, the Empress often felt weighed down by the time-consuming process behind it.

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👑 You can still marvel at the splendor of the Viennese court at the Hofburg. Every day we do our utmost to pass on histo...
03/06/2026

👑 You can still marvel at the splendor of the Viennese court at the Hofburg. Every day we do our utmost to pass on history and to preserve our cultural heritage.

👉 The Sisi Museum is open daily, including June 4. Be sure to secure your timeslot-ticket online in advance.

🎫 Ticket link: bit.ly/SisiMuseum-Tickets.

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🌈 History is shaped by many remarkable individuals, including those who challenged the social norms of their time. One s...
02/06/2026

🌈 History is shaped by many remarkable individuals, including those who challenged the social norms of their time. One such person was Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria (1842–1919), the youngest brother of Emperor Franz Joseph I.

Known affectionately within the imperial family as “Luziwuzi,” Ludwig Viktor was the beloved youngest sibling - charming, witty, and famous for a sharp sense of humor that could sometimes verge on the cutting.

Among family members and close acquaintances, his homosexuality was widely understood, though never publicly acknowledged. In an age defined by strict censorship and rigid expectations of public morality, anything that might challenge the carefully cultivated image of the imperial family was kept out of the public eye. Ludwig Viktor, however, was known for living with a degree of authenticity that set him apart from many of his contemporaries.

He spent much of his later life at Schloss Klessheim near Salzburg. Following the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he died in 1919 in a world undergoing profound change - one that would still need many decades before embracing lives like the one he had quietly led. Ludwig Viktor was buried at the Siezenheim Cemetery.

📸 Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria, Vienna, 1873. Collection of the Wien Museum.

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✨ Did you know that the Michaeler Dome rises to an impressive 54 meters, with its inner dome reaching an astonishing hei...
31/05/2026

✨ Did you know that the Michaeler Dome rises to an impressive 54 meters, with its inner dome reaching an astonishing height of 35 meters?

These are imperial proportions you can only - truly - grasp when standing directly beneath them, looking up into the vast imperial architecture of the Vienna Hofburg. 😉

Thus we’re looking forward to your visit! Make sure to book your timed ticket online in advance - so you can spend less time waiting in line, and more time simply looking up in awe.

🎫 Ticket link: bit.ly/SisiMuseum-Tickets.

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