スキップ・ザ・ライン : ウィーンの帝国宝庫入場券

This was the most underrated sight in Vienna: it barely had a mention in travel guides. The Treasury turned out to be a fantastic, unbelievable collection of crowns, jewelry, clothing etc. from the rich past of Austria. An additional bonus was the almost empty rooms while the city was teeming with tourists. I can’t believe our luck that we walked in not expecting that much of beauty and wealth with hardly any visitors!

+7

The Treasury is worth the visit but this ticket wasn’t skip the line as advertised. I had to queue and present my email to get a real ticket. Easier just to queue and buy tickets in that case.

This trip was 2x the price of buying the tickets at the office and came with no guide or audio guide. For an English speaker half the signs don’t translate to English so you don’t know what you’re looking at specifically. Audio guide if you don’t speak German is a must. Do not buy from here it was 35 euros with an audio guide at the place. That said the museum itself is a showstopper. I 100% recommend visiting the museum!

The “Skip-the-line” part was not accurate. I had to get in line to retrieve our tickets. That was very misleading. Thankfully the line wasn’t horrible, but with 2 knee replacements last year 2025, I didn’t need extra standing time. I would recommend this museum but be aware of “skip-the-line” promise.

This is not a ticket, you still have to wait in line at ticket sales and present this voucher to receive a ticket. You do not skip the line.

It was not my first time; I had been there several times before. But this time with my granddaughter from Canada, whom I have not seen since 2016. She was on a tour of Europe and specifically took an extra two days to visit me in Vienna. On the second day, we went to the treasury. She was very impressed. The treasury is managed by KHM, as are several other museums, so I bought a yearly pass for this occasion again, because if one goes to any of the museums more than three times, it is much cheaper than single admission.

+43

The Imperial Treasury Museum, in the heart of the Hofburg, is a cultural must-see in Vienna. The ticket cost is 16 euros, cheaper than many Viennese museums. Free cloakrooms are offered, toilets are available. I liked the organization, however, a lot of rooms are not lighted enough and I found the windows were sorely lacking in brightness. The visit lasts 01h15 but can be longer if you focus on part I to IV containing an impressive collection of liturgical objects. The map given at the reception is very useful for locating oneself in the 16 rooms and the main items of the collection. Each room is numbered and has a large panel explaining the history of the House of Habsburg. Everything is written in German or English. I recommend taking the audio guide if you don’t speak either language. If room 1 contains the original entrance door to the treasure, room 2 offers beautiful portraits of Franz I and Charles VI, as well as court clothes that can be found in room 3. In this room, large windows show models dressed in the clothes of the dynastic orders of Habsburg. Thus, in a state of extraordinary conservation, one can admire the knightly garment of the Austrian Order of Leopold. Room 5 (I will not dwell on every room, it would be as tedious as it is useless) was one of my favorites since it concerns the king of Rome, in other words the son of Napoleon I. Its cradle sits in the middle. A jewelry box belonging to Empress Marie-Louise – eldest daughter of Emperor Francis I of Austria – second wife of Napoleon, is put on display, as well as a portrait of the French Emperor. A display case shows the attributes that belonged to Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico. In room 7, you enter the jewels and priceless objects on the same level. Everything is to be seen especially the carved emerald, the family tree of the house of Habsburg in gold and chalcedony, as well as the bouquet of roses in gold. The next room contains the crown’s inalienable possessions such as the huge agate cup or the unicorn horn that turns out to be the twisted tusk of a narwhal. From room 9 to room 12, the general topic of coronation is dealt with. If the gloves and the coronation coat are extraordinarily preserved, they do not steal the show from the imperial crown itself. The flagship object of the entire collection, it is to be seen in 360 degrees. A touch screen explains the symbolism, the order of the stones, the fact that the cross and the arch are removable. Take the time to watch the small film that shows how this crown was manipulated to expose it. The symbolism of this crown is important because it allows us to understand the whole connection between temporal power and spiritual power. As such, relics such as the Holy Lance and pieces of the True Cross are on display. The (wooden) transport boxes of each of these relics can also be seen, as well as that of the imperial crown. The following rooms are dedicated to the Burgundian princes who were linked to the House of Habsburg. You can admire many objects of the Order of the Golden Fleece, whose Austrian branch still survives. It is necessary to take the time to admire the gold necklace of the Order, a distinctive sign of the knights of this brotherhood. In the section dedicated to liturgical objects, the collection is equally impressive. As the rooms are perfectly bright, this allows to find some welcome light. Dominated by a portrait of Maria Theresa of Austria (but I don’t know which one), this collection contains a reliquary with a nail of the True Cross, the collection of busts of all the Apostles with a relic of each of them, silver candelabra, an amber altar of the seventeenth century... They are not crowded in the display cases, this helps avoid visual congestion. In general, museography – notwithstanding light – is perfectly thought out. The large rooms avoid crowding visitors. At the museum’s exit, we must stop at the wall chronology mixing the history of the Austrian Empire and the world, integrating some of the objects that we could admire. This allows them to be placed in the history of the country but also in the world chronology. Consequently, I can only recommend this visit. However, I am not sure that children can be interested.

+5

Incredibly boring and is very dark inside too and hard to see. A very skippable attraction. Also stifling on a hot day. Skip.

We arranged for a private tour (90 euros+museum admission) for the two of us. Excellent. The guide, Lauren, was very well-versed in the history and offered insight and perspective on significance, timeframe, and politics of the different eras. Thank you!

On the whole, I found the visit to the Imperial Treasury to be enormously exciting and insightful! The staff was friendly, helpful and patient. I particularly consider the acquisition from the audio guides to be promising, as they not only detailed the exhibits, but were neither too short nor too long in duration and provided visitors with further numbers for more detailed information about certain issues. It gave the positive impression that the museum had carefully examined his pieces and had an interest in communicating the subject matter to an interested lay public. In a few words, I can recommend everyone a visit to the Treasury, which is often underestimated compared to other museums in Vienna.