Austria

Imperial Treasury Vienna

A treasury that tells a political story In the Hofburg’s Schweizerhof, the Imperial Treasury Vienna brings together objects that once carried more than monetary value. Crowns, ceremonial insignia, jewels and religious relics made authority visible, representing dynasties, empires, faith and ritual. The collection’s roots reach back to the fourteenth century, when Habsburg valuables, documents and objects of devotion were kept in secure rooms beside the palace chapel. The visit follows changing ideas of power rather…...