{"id":119,"date":"2015-08-19T09:48:04","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T07:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=119"},"modified":"2025-04-02T09:01:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T08:01:30","slug":"childrensmuseum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/childrensmuseum\/","title":{"rendered":"Children&#8217;s Museum in Sch\u00f6nbrunn Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/kid.jpg\" alt=\"18th-century child\" class=\"wp-image-15949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/kid.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/kid-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The on-site Children&#8217;s Museum is a great place to reward young kids after they tramped around Sch\u00f6nbrunn Palace all morning without (hopefully) complaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hands-on museum for the little ones<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dress up as a child of the court (or an adult)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lots of things to do, touch, smell&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Bergl rooms offer a visual treat for grownups, too<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Needs its own ticket<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book a Sch\u00f6nbrunn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/schonbrunn-palace-tickets-l145516\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LGSchPalVenue\" rel=\"sponsored\">concert, tour &amp; more<\/a>*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/kids-2\/\">What to do with kids<\/a> in Vienna<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/palace-of-schonbrunn\/\">Sch\u00f6nbrunn tickets and visitor info<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inside the Museum<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dressingup.jpg\" alt=\"Dressing up at the Children's Museum\" class=\"wp-image-34498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dressingup.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dressingup-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Dress up in style at the Children&#8217;s Museum in Sch\u00f6nbrunn. Photo \u00a9 Schlo\u00df Sch\u00f6nbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.m.b.H., Reza Sarkari)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever wondered what life was like as a little Archduke or Archduchess (and who hasn&#8217;t?), the Children&#8217;s Museum in Sch\u00f6nbrunn Palace has the answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Around a dozen rooms and chambers explain and demonstrate various aspects of the day-to-day activities of a court youngster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They do this while avoiding the boring &#8220;old schoolbook in a glass cabinet&#8221; approach. Instead, expect games, puzzles, challenges, and hands-on experiences that include everything from an indoor mini-slide to magnetic leeches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just a couple of examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Before or after you tour the museum, you can dress the kids up in period costume<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This means full-blown wigs, hats, gowns, fans, suits and other court paraphernalia. Our kids loved this bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pose for photos in a sedan chair, for example, or on a sumptuous throne-like armchair. And suitable clothing means adults can join in, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Play with the same toys and games used at court in centuries past<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Smell all the different perfumes used by the archduchesses at a dressing table. And in the dining room, smell a selection of kitchen aromas (which are not quite as pleasant)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use wooden blocks to rebuild the palace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><em>Ad:<\/em><br><\/div><div data-tiqets-widget=\"discovery\" data-cards-layout=\"horizontal\" data-content-type=\"product\" data-content-ids=\"974071,976418\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"DA_ZooTech\"><\/div><script defer src=\"https:\/\/widgets.tiqets.com\/loader.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>While kids enjoy messing about with the displays, the museum has one or two interesting bits for adults, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The stunningly-impressive Bergl Rooms, for example, have walls painted to look like a river jungle landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Various items from the past (such as dressing table equipment or a dinner service) complement the kid-friendly elements, and it&#8217;s quite amusing to see how incredibly mature the imperial children look in the paintings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The museum also reveals the kind of trivia that makes history intriguing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, the kids only brushed their teeth twice a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The inevitable consequences explain why you never see Habsburgs smiling in their portraits. (Or perhaps they were just too worried about sociopolitical developments in the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria.)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ferdinand.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ferdinand.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ferdinand-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Archduke Ferdinand as a child by Friedrich Heinrich F\u00fcger, 1804. No smile evident; Photo courtesy of Belvedere, Wien and their Open Content Policy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On that subject&#8230;children in historical royal paintings always seem to look like miniature clones of their parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m assuming there&#8217;s a reason for this, possibly to do with establishing the legitimacy of one&#8217;s offspring?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After all, you don&#8217;t want those palaces going to the wrong people after you pass on. Or any speculation about the true parentage of the Archduke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tickets &amp; visitor tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time of writing, the Children&#8217;s Museum at Sch\u00f6nbrunn cost \u20ac12 for a standard ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The information, puzzles and challenges are all given in English, too<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The museum often has bonus treats to coincide with particular seasons or festivities, such as an arts and crafts workshop during Advent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Last time I checked, they had a timeslot system in operation, so consider an advanced online booking to avoid the risk of waiting times.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Other notably kid-friendly locations in the Sch\u00f6nbrunn area include the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/zoo\/kids\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"11339\">wonderful zoo<\/a> (of course) but also the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/maze-labyrinth\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"15481\">mazes<\/a> (closed during the colder months).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you wander up the road leading away from the main entrance to the Sch\u00f6nbrunn complex, you soon come to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/technical-museum\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"18107\">Technisches Museum<\/a> (Vienna Museum of Science and Technology). This has, among its many delights, huge numbers of buttons to press and levers to pull. Yay!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get to the Children&#8217;s Museum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to the main entrance to the Sch\u00f6nbrunn Palace complex using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/gettingthere\/\">these directions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once there, the Children&#8217;s Museum is on the right-hand end of the main palace building as you face it. It&#8217;s impossible to miss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: Schloss Sch\u00f6nbrunn, 1130 Vienna | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kaiserkinder.at\/\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1oN2SutdbrqOx-JViFyKk3v-X_Kw\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The on-site Children&#8217;s Museum is a great place to reward young kids after they tramped around Sch\u00f6nbrunn Palace all morning without (hopefully) complaining. Inside the Museum (Dress up in style at the Children&#8217;s Museum in Sch\u00f6nbrunn. 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