Funeral Museum, Vienna

Name: Funeral Museum
Address: Simmeringer Hauptstraße 234, Vienna, 1110, Austria
Telephone: +43 1 76067

#185 among attractions in Vienna

Museum, Art museum, History museum, Specialty museum

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Facts and practical information

The Bestattungsmuseum Wien is a museum in Vienna, Austria. With around 1000 exhibits, the Vienna Funeral Museum gives a comprehensive overview of funeral customs, burial rites, funerary art and the special Viennese perspective on death and provides information on the historical and current funeral services in Vienna. ()

Local name: Bestattungsmuseum Wien Established: 1967 (57 years ago)Coordinates: 48°9'15"N, 16°26'25"E

Address

Simmeringer Hauptstraße 234SimmeringVienna 1110 Austria

Contact

+43 1 76067

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Funeral Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Vienna Central Cemetery, Schloss Neugebäude, Feuerhalle Simmering, Hasenleiten Parish Church.

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Multi-faith cemetery with 330
Vienna Central Cemetery, Vienna
10 min walk • Vienna Central Cemetery, or Zentralfriedhof, is one of the largest cemeteries in the world and the resting place for a vast array of notable figures. Situated in the city of Vienna, Austria, this vast necropolis spans an area of approximately 2.4 square kilometers...
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Forts and castles, Event space, Entertainment
Schloss Neugebäude, Vienna
12 min walk • Neugebäude Palace is a large Mannerist castle complex in the Simmering district of Vienna, Austria. It was built from 1569 onwards, at the behest of the Habsburg emperor Maximilian II. The site of the palace is said to be where the Ottoman Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent's tent was erected during the 1529 Siege of Vienna.
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Cemetery
Feuerhalle Simmering, Vienna
8 min walk • Feuerhalle Simmering is a crematorium with attached urn burial ground in the Simmering district of Vienna, Austria. It lies at the end of an alley, directly opposite Vienna Central Cemetery's main gate.
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Church
Hasenleiten Parish Church, Vienna
33 min walk • The Filial Church Hasenleiten is one of the Roman Catholic churches in Vienna's 11th district of Simmering dedicated to St. John Maria Vianney, and is a listed monument.
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Neighbourhood
Simmering, Vienna
31 min walk • Simmering is the 11th district of Vienna, Austria. It borders the Danube and was established as a district in 1892. Simmering has several churches, some museums, schools, old castles, and four cemeteries, one of them being the Wiener Zentralfriedhof, one of the largest cemeteries of Europe.
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Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Simmeringer Had, Vienna
26 min walk • Simmeringer Had is a stadium in Vienna, Austria with a capacity of 5,000 people. There have been three stadiums with the name, all of which have hosted the 1. Simmeringer SC Austrian football club since 1900. The largest and most important of these stadiums also hosted the Austrian national team during the 1920s.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Funeral Museum open?

Funeral Museum is open:

Monday 9 am - 4:30 pm
Tuesday 9 am - 4:30 pm
Wednesday 9 am - 4:30 pm
Thursday 9 am - 4:30 pm
Friday 9 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday 10 am - 5:30 pm
Sunday closed

Which popular attractions are close to Funeral Museum?

Nearby attractions include Feuerhalle Simmering, Vienna (8 min walk), Vienna Central Cemetery, Vienna (10 min walk), Schloss Neugebäude, Vienna (12 min walk).

How to get to Funeral Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to Funeral Museum:

Bus

Tor 2 • Lines: Zf (2 min walk)
Zentralfriedhof 2. Tor • Lines: 272 (4 min walk)

Tram

Zentralfriedhof 2. Tor • Lines: 11, 71 (3 min walk)

Train

Wien Zentralfriedhof (17 min walk)
Wien Kaiserebersdorf (33 min walk)

Metro

Simmering • Lines: U3 (36 min walk)

Funeral Museum, Vienna

Facts and practical information

Funeral Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Vienna Central Cemetery, Vienna

Schloss Neugebäude, Vienna

Feuerhalle Simmering, Vienna

Hasenleiten Parish Church, Vienna

Simmering, Vienna

Simmeringer Had, Vienna

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Funeral Museum open?

Which popular attractions are close to Funeral Museum?

How to get to Funeral Museum by public transport?