Vienna Furniture Museum: The Emperor's Couch
Among the many thousands of exhibits amassed over five centuries, with special emphasis on Biedermeier and Historicism, one also finds a Baroque easy-chair on wheels, an imperial travel throne and praying-stools with velvet pillow-covers.
Ensembles such as the fittings and fixtures of Empress Elisabeth's farmers' parlor in the Schönbrunn dairy and a young girl's room in the Biedermeier style, spittoons, commodes elegantly disguised as seating, and other curiosities can also be marveled at.
Also definitely worth seeing is the exhibition area dedicated to the bentwood furniture of the Thonet brothers and to the great architects of Vienna Modernism (Wagner, Hoffmann, Loos). Also collected and displayed are ensembles and furniture from the inter-war period through to Austrian furniture design of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Also on display: the permanent exhibition Sissi in the Movies, which takes a look behind the scenes of the world-famous 1950s trilogy with Romy Schneider.
The Emperor's Couch
A special guided tour entitled "The Emperor's Couch" gives a glimpse into the so-called Federal Property Administration right next door to the Vienna Furniture Museum, once a month. The furniture of the former imperial house of Habsburg-Lothringen, which is still used at official receptions of the Republic of Austria, is kept there. Visitors on the tours learn which red carpets are rolled out for which occasions and what the Emperor's Couch is still used for today. The tours end in the Vienna Furniture Museum, where permanent and special exhibitions can also be visited. Information and application
- Andreasgasse 7, 1070 Wien
- info@moebelmuseumwien.at
- http://www.moebelmuseumwien.at
Vienna City Card
Normal ticket price (permanent and special exhibition): €18.00 / reduced price: €16.00
Admission + guided tour of the permanent exhibition incl. themed tours: €23 / reduced price: €21
Sisi Pass (Vienna Furniture Museum, Schönbrunn Palace, Sisi Museum) with the Vienna City Card for €46.00 instead of €51.00
Tickets at www.imperialtickets.com and on site
Buy now with discount:
Opening times
- Tu, 10:00 - 17:00
- We, 10:00 - 17:00
- Th, 10:00 - 17:00
- Fr, 10:00 - 17:00
- Sa, 10:00 - 17:00
- Su, 10:00 - 17:00
Accessibility
no steps (Double swinging doors 180 cm wide)
Free admission for one accompanying person for blind or wheelchair-bound visitors. Group tours for people in wheelchairs on request. Special guided tours of the furniture museum on request. For blind and visually impaired visitors: exhibits that have been approved by curators are brought into the visitor area so that they can be touched.
Wheelchairs are available free of charge at the ticket office. Seating for visitors is available in the museum. Barrier-free accessible toilets are located in the ticket hall and in the area of the permanent exhibition on the 1st floor, guide dogs are permitted. Free admission for one person accompanying blind or wheelchair-bound visitors.
Elevator 3rd-5th floor. Lifting platform to the first floor: door width: 83 cm, cabin depth: 117 cm, cabin width: 75 cm. stepless access to the restaurant / café (from the main entrance).
Guide and assistance dogs allowed
Find information about the imperial family Habsburg on "The World of Habsburgs"
