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The 300 square metres modern and interactive company museum of Bestattung und Friedhöfe Wien (Austria's leading funeral director), reopened in October 2014, gives the visitors an idea about Viennese funeral ceremonies, the Viennese funeral business, the historical development of Viennese cemeteries and the peculiarities of the Viennese death cult reaching from the end of the 18th century to the present. The quite morbidly called “schöne L...
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On Thursday 28th March 2024 the sun will rise at 06:41 and will set at 19:19. It will be a mild day, with temperatures reaching around 18.9°C. A light shower is possible, 2mm of rainfall is possible today. It could be quite a gusty day today, with a maximum expected wind speed of 23mph.
On Friday 29th March 2024 the sun will rise at 06:39 and will set at 19:21. It will be a mild day, with temperatures reaching around 21.2°C. Today is expected to be a dry day, with a very low chance of rain. It will be quite a breezy day, with a maximum expected wind speed of 19mph.
On Saturday 30th March 2024 the sun will rise at 06:36 and will set at 19:22. It's going to be quite a warm day, with temperatures reaching 23.3°C. Today is expected to be a dry day, with a very low chance of rain. It could be quite a gusty day today, with a maximum expected wind speed of 22mph.
On Sunday 31st March 2024 the sun will rise at 06:34 and will set at 19:24. It's going to be quite a warm day, with temperatures reaching 23.7°C. Today is expected to be a dry day, with a very low chance of rain. It will be quite a breezy day, with a maximum expected wind speed of 25mph.
On Monday 01st April 2024 the sun will rise at 06:32 and will set at 19:25. It will be a mild day, with temperatures reaching around 19.1°C. Today is expected to be a dry day, with a very low chance of rain. It could be quite a gusty day today, with a maximum expected wind speed of 23mph.
On Tuesday 02nd April 2024 the sun will rise at 06:30 and will set at 19:27. It will be a mild day, with temperatures reaching around 16.2°C. Today is expected to be a dry day, with a very low chance of rain. It could be quite a gusty day today, with a maximum expected wind speed of 24mph.
On Wednesday 03rd April 2024 the sun will rise at 06:28 and will set at 19:28. It will be a mild day, with temperatures reaching around 10.3°C. Today is expected to be a dry day, with a very low chance of rain. It could be quite a gusty day today, with a maximum expected wind speed of 24mph.
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Simmeringer Hauptstrasse 234
Vienna
Vienna
1110
004317607028051
The 300 square metres modern and interactive company museum of Bestattung und Friedhöfe Wien (Austria's leading funeral director), reopened in October 2014, gives the visitors an idea about Viennese funeral ceremonies, the Viennese funeral business, the historical development of Viennese cemeteries and the peculiarities of the Viennese death cult reaching from the end of the 18th century to the present. The quite morbidly called “schöne Leich” (literally translated “beautiful corpse”) is not solely an expression for an extravagant burial but also reveals a certain attitude towards life: death is inescapable – so let’s live with it.
More than 250 objects and visual material from the archives of Bestattung und Friedhöfe Wien are waiting to be discovered. Among other things, a horse-drawn closed carriage for the transportation of the deceased from the time around 1900, numerous uniforms reaching from the lush costumes under the Spanish court ceremonial to today’s simple robes and the first grave book of the Vienna Central Cemetery dating back to 1874. Furthermore, bizarre relicts from a time when people feared to be buried alive, like a special sort of dagger or a life-saving clock for the seemingly dead, are showcased. A fold away coffin dated from 1784 gives an idea of how people were buried in Mozart’s time. Also on display are death notices from different centuries, death crowns, death masks and several coffins, among them an egg-shaped casket in wine red. Thirteen monitors play videos of which some have never been opened to the public before. Two raree-shows illustrate different types of funerals in the stiles of different epochs and according to the social classes. An audio-station provides the visitors with the most popular songs recently played at funeral ceremonies.
On the narrative level visitors can follow the chronology of a bereavement: deceased – mourned – transported – buried – remembered. A bridge evolves in the museum area which takes visitors across the floor level through the exhibition so that from here the exhibits, display cases and media stations can be observed. While the surrounding space is in darkness the exhibits and display cases are illuminated in white light, and only the bridge is bathed in yellowish warm light. An additional area of 60 square metres enables topic-related events or special exhibitions. The access to the Museum is barrier-free via a 30-metre-long path downwards.