Vienna Furniture Museum

Description

A unique exhibition of furniture ranging from the Baroque, Biedermeier and Historicist eras to the Vienna Modern movement and contemporary Austrian furniture design.

Still regarded as something of an insider’s tip, this museum with a display area of 4,000 m² allows the visitor to stroll through past eras of imperial furnishing styles. Alongside exhibits of sublime magnificence and beauty visitors also encounter many a curious object – for example, a large collection of imaginatively designed commodes.

One of the most popular sections is the permanent exhibition Sissi in the Movies – Imperial Furniture for the Sets.

Last but not least, the Vienna Furniture Museum also focuses on the development of furnishing styles outside the Viennese court. From Biedermeier to the present day all eras are represented, with designs by outstanding Austrian artists such as Otto Wagner, Josef Hoffmann and Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky.

SPECIAL EXHIBITION:  HEDY LAMARR - Housewife, artist, tomboy

2024/11/08 - 2025/03/02

The exhibition presents the actress, inventor, Viennese Hedy Lamarr on what would be her 110th birthday and tells of her growing up in a middle-class Jewish Viennese family, her naked appearance in the movie "Ecstasy", her marriage to the notorious munitions dealer Fritz Mandl up to her escape from the golden cage to Hollywood. She thus changed her name, her identity and became an idolized movie star. Unhappy with the roles she was given, Hedy Lamarr withdrew into her private life and preferred to work on her inventions. During WWII she came up with a groundbreaking invention: Frequency hopping, a forerunner for Bluetooth. Only late in her life her invention found recognition, at a time when she had already been out of the spotlight, scarred by countless cosmetic surgeries and no longer left her apartment. Hedy Lamarr described her beauty as a curse. She would have preferred to be appreciated for her intellect and ingenuity.

The exhibition "Housewife, artist, tomboy. Hedy Lamarr 110" portrays the many different aspects in the life of this extraordinary woman. We trace the different stages and also her many places of residence.  Hedy Lamarr was ahead of her time. Her life would have been different today. The exhibition thus ties in with current debates about female empowerment, Me too and to constantly reinventing oneself.

Ticket-Details

Valid for single admission within one year from date of purchase.

Free admission for children under 6.

 Please note: if you take advantage of a reduction in the price of admission, proof of entitlement to this concession must be produced on admission. If the reduction has been claimed without entitlement the ticket will be automatically invalidated.

Students (up to and including age 25) must produce a valid student identity card (ISIC) together with a ticket on admission.

Senior citizens (from age 60) must produce valid proof of age (passport/driving licence) together with a ticket on admission.

Vienna City Card holders must produce a valid Vienna City Card  together with a ticket on admission.

Opening Times

Tuesday - Sundy I 10 am - 5 pm

Closed on Mondays (except public holidays)

 Last admission is one hour before closing time.

Further information

Accessible for wheelchair users.

All exhibition areas are accessible barrier-free via ramps or lift.