Sisi Museum

The Sisi Museum is a museum about Empress Elisabeth of Austria in the Vienna Hofburg, the palace that was the residence of the Habsburgs for over 600 years. It presents a complex picture of the empress through numerous, partly very personal objects. The museum is run by the Schönbrunn Group together with the Imperial Apartments and the Silver Collection, and one ticket is valid for all three zones. The Schönbrunn Group is currently expanding the exhibition rooms and creating a new tour.

The visit includes the apartments of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth in the Imperial Chancellery Wing and the Amalia Residence. Among them is the Dressing and Exercise Room, where Elisabeth spent most of her time, her Lavatory and Bathroom, refurbished in 1876 during her occupancy, and the Bergl Rooms, painted with trompe l'oeil landscape murals by Johann Wenzel Bergl. From 19 November the redesigned Sisi Museum adds rooms with new insights into the empress's life. The Silver Collection has been closed since 1 April 2023 until further notice.

Until 18 November 2026 the museum is open daily, including public holidays, from 10:00 to 16:30; last admission and the ticket office close at 16:00. During this period the Sisi Museum exhibition area is closed and only the authentic imperial living quarters can be visited, with revised hours and reduced prices. The redesigned Sisi Museum reopens on 19 November, its exhibition area from 11:00; opening hours from that date were not yet published on the official site.

Until 18 November 2026 reduced prices apply: adults €15.00, children aged 6–18 €9.00, students aged 19–25 and disabled visitors €13.50. A person accompanying a blind or vision-impaired visitor or a wheelchair user enters free if noted on the visitor's ID. Tickets have fixed admission times, and genuine tickets are sold online only at imperialtickets.com. Prices change from 19 November 2026, when the redesigned museum reopens; the new prices were not yet published.

The Sisi Museum is in the Hofburg in central Vienna. The nearest underground station is Herrengasse on line U3; trams 1, 2, D and 71 stop at Burgring, and buses 1A and 2A stop at Hofburg. The entrance for all visitors with a valid ticket is directly below the great copper dome called the Michaelerkuppel. The ticket office for individual visitors is to the left of the Kaisertor in the inner palace courtyard.

Bulky objects and luggage of any kind, such as suitcases, bags and scooters, may not be brought in, and there is no left-luggage storage. The cloakroom is also unavailable because the exit on Ballhausplatz is in a different place from the entrance under the Michaelerkuppel. All exhibition areas are accessible via ramps, mobile wheelchair rails and an elevator, and wheelchairs can be borrowed free of charge against an ID at the turnstile.

Filming and photography are generally permitted during opening hours. Tripods, selfie sticks and similar photographic or video equipment are prohibited in the museum, as are flash and similar forms of lighting. Photos and videos taken inside may be used only for personal, non-commercial purposes; photography and filming for other purposes require a paid permit from the operator.