Sisi Museum - Hofburg Wien

Hello friends, I greet you from Vienna. I'm not sure if you've watched the Sisi movie. We decided to visit the museum of this wonderful legendary woman and I want to share my memories with you. We really enjoyed it and hopefully, it will be interesting for you too. The museum is located in the Hofburg Palace. You won't have any transportation issues because reaching this museum is quite easy. The Herrengasse metro station, which is part of the orange line is located near the museum.

The Sisi Museum was opened on April 24, 2005 on the 150th anniversary of Emperor Franz Joseph and Sisi's coronation. The entire exhibition is dedicated to Sisi. You can see her rooms, where she slept, rested, exercised, entertained guests and even her bathroom and toilet. Some of her dresses and jewelry are real, while some are replicas. There are also paintings drawn of her during her lifetime.

At the entrance of the museum, there was a detailed model reflecting the appearance of the Hofburg Palace in the 1900s. It allowed us to better understand the atmosphere and grandeur of the palace during those years.

During the museum visit, various souvenirs can be purchased. Souvenirs usually include pictures of Sisi. You can find something for 12 euros. Due to the upcoming Easter, there were many Easter-themed souvenirs, such as rabbits, eggs, etc.

A detailed examination of all exhibitions with an audio guide takes about one and a half hours. We learned a lot about Sisi from this guide. Elisabeth, known for her free spirit and endless melancholy, was a woman of another world, a passionate traveler. Bavarian Princess Elisabeth, known as Sisi marries her cousin, Austrian Prince Franz Joseph, at just 16 years old. The prince was supposed to marry her sister, but he declares his love for Elisabeth and marries her instead. In her childhood, the future Empress Elisabeth was nicknamed Sisi. This nickname became so entrenched that she continued to be known as Sisi by everyone thereafter.

Royal life seemed not to be for Sisi as far as we understand. They have three children, but even the birth of these children does not improve her and Rudolph's love life. Confronting the difficulties of the palace, Sisi who mourns almost no one after the death of her eldest daughter and the suicide of her heir son, gradually turns from a shy and natural girl into the Iron Lady. Sisi, who made her beauty almost an obsession, kept her weight below fifty kilograms throughout her life, let her hair grow down to her heels and became almost someone who lived with mirrors. She falls in love with Heinrich Heine, writes poems, rides horses and unusually smokes. She constantly distances herself from her husband, citing health problems and escapes to other cities, but no matter how much she travels, melancholy and sadness never leave her...

It was really interesting to see this woman, who was constantly unhappy in her inner world, enchant all of Europe with her beauty. Perhaps that's why Sisi was so obsessed with her beauty, because it was the only complementary thing in her life. Her soul was shattered and always incomplete. Sisi's behaviors of constantly riding horses and exercising were not acceptable at that time, as it was not welcomed for women, especially empresses, to engage in gymnastics. In every corner of Vienna, there are paintings of this empress, who never found happiness. Six rooms belonging to her are exhibited in the museum of the Hofburg Palace. Her beauty and unhappiness, her nobility and mingling with the people, her rebelliousness and determination and her falling victim to an assassination elevated her to a high rank in the eyes of the people.

Sisi's tomb is in Vienna and history remembers her for her beauty, unhappiness and nobility. Films, operas, plays and cartoons have been made about her. Many monuments and paintings have been made for and money has been minted in her name by the Austrian and Hungarian people.

The entrance ticket costs about 13 euros and audio guides are available in various languages. If you enjoy visiting museums, it is more profitable to buy a ticket called the Sisi ticket. This ticket costs 28.80 euros. The Sisi ticket includes the right to visit five museums and exhibitions. Exhibition halls related to the Empress's life are decorated in dark tones, in harmony with Elisabeth's feelings. It is said that she almost did not mourn after the death of her eldest daughter and the suicide of her heir.

The audio guide provides detailed information about the Empress's endless travels, dietary curiosity, sports and her tragic death by an anarchist from a faraway place. In one hall, there are pictures taken of her coffin after her death, her death mask and details about the funeral.

After leaving the museum, we visited the Annakirche Church located near the palace. While preparing for my trip to Vienna, I came across a review about St. Anna Church and I've been wanting to visit it ever since. The church is located on a quiet street called Annagasse. The church building is not very noticeable from the outside, except for its tower.

The church was not very crowded, which allowed us to enjoy the silence and the beauty around it. Anna Church is a wonderful example of Baroque style. The church looks simple and quite plain from the outside, but the interior decoration is quite impressive.

The interior decoration is the work of the Austrian artist Daniel Gran. What immediately caught our attention were the ceiling frescoes and, of course, the main altar. Organ and classical music concerts are held in the church. Here you can listen to the repertoire of composers such as Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, Vivaldi. This time, we settled for just visiting the church. We read the informational poster about the classical music concert and if we have the opportunity, we really want to come here for the concert.

We walked a bit in the streets of Vienna. The outside was very beautiful and we didn't want to return to the hotel at all. Does the same happen to you when you travel? Enjoying these beautiful moments and experiencing a journey filled with memories is amazing.