ESC Program

A tour exploring the Habsburgs’ courtly festive culture. Weddings, coronations and diplomatic events have always been accompanied by music and dance,

bringing artists from all over Europe to Vienna. The tour shows how, even back then, people lived by principles that still shape the Eurovision Song Contest today: cultural diversity, international encounters and celebrating together.

• Dates: May 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 | 2 pm
• Duration: 30 mins
• Price: € 5,00
• Language: German and English
• Max. group size: 30 people

Using original imperial furniture from the Vienna Furniture Museum – which was also used on the film set – the guided tour highlights the fascinating similarities and differences between historical reality and cinematic romanticisation.

The Sisi Trail in the permanent exhibition explores the prominent role of the furniture in the Sissi films starring Romy Schneider, in comparison to the real Empress Elisabeth.

With his three Sissi films, Ernst Marischka created a myth that inextricably links Empress Elisabeth, the film character Sissi and Romy Schneider.

In addition to the exclusive special tour, this can also be explored independently during your visit.

• Dates: May 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 | 2 pm
• Duration: 30 mins
• Price: € 5,00
• Language: German and English
• Max. group size: 30 people

In the museum’s historic courtyard, gentle Pilates elements blend with flowing dance movements.

Accompanied by iconic Eurovision songs spanning seven decades, a harmonious whole emerges that unites body, music and space.

• Dates: May 8, 10, 16 and 17 | 9 am
• Duration: 50 mins
• Price: € 5,00
• Language: German and English
• Max. group size: 30 people

Eurovision Song Contest Semifinals & Final.

The courtyard transforms into the “Living Room of Europe.” Both semifinals and the grand final will be broadcast live. The focus is on cheering, celebrating, and enjoying the excitement together.

• Dates: May 12, 14, and 16 | starting at 8 pm
• Price: Free
• Language: German and English
• Max. group size: 80 people

Have fun together, celebrate together, dance together.

The courtyard becomes Europe’s open-air dance floor. Legendary and current Eurovision hits, including themed evenings celebrating 70 years of Austrian Eurovision entries, as well as the Eurovision winners from seven decades. No competition, no choreography—just emotion, openness, and joy. Here, music becomes a unifying element that transcends language, background, or nationality.

• Dates: May 6, 8, 13, and 15 | starting at 6 pm
• Duration: 50 mins
• Price: Free
• Language: German and English

The guided tours on May 17 invite you to reflect: What remains once the music has faded? What stories do rooms, furniture and memories tell?

• 11 am: Sis(s)i in the movies, 30-minute guided tour in German/English
• 2 pm: Party like a Habsburg, 30-minute guided tour in German/English
• 3 pm: Made in Austria, 90-minute guided tour of the special exhibition, in German
• 4 pm: Wagner, Hoffmann, Loos and Viennese Modernism, 30-minute guided tour, in German