Amazing collection of medieval armor. The building is also fantastic. Never saw anything like that. Old warriors were so much scary and intimidating. Of course, before the age of automatic weapons, the human skills was the essence of the war.

Great museum for armor and weapons on the top floor. The middle floor is alright with brief history from around the world. Bottom floor doesn't have much and is focused around modern times.

Amazing and well put together collection! Only flaw was exhibits are only in German, so bring google translate or headphones. The other exhibits were also really cool, but this was a unique experience for me. I’ve never been to an medieval/renaissance armor museum before. I took way too many pictures

Really nicely displayed collections of armor. Beautiful building interior to admire as well. Not very many people visiting, even on a weekend.

Excellent museum collection with an impressive Imperial armory.

Court Hunting and Armoury Many centuries of European history are told by the elaborately decorated armour, saddles, firearms and magnificent weapons in the Armoury at the Hofburg. The gold sword of Maximilian II (1527-1576), one of the most beautiful weapons in the world, is kept here, as is the magnificent breastplate of King Ferdinand of Aragon (1452-1516). Highly political events such as campaigns, imperial days, homage ceremonies, coronations and weddings always provided occasions to create new objects that were brought into the Court Hunting and Armoury. Almost all Western European ruling houses are represented here with objects from the 15th to the early 20th century. The armour on display is all custom-made, and the armour was forged according to designs by such famous artists as Albrecht Dürer and Hans Holbein. Since March 2013, the world's largest collection of courtly equipment for falconry has been presented in the newly opened room "The Emperor and the Hunt". A golden aviary for the precious falcon and hawk bonnets and the richly embroidered falconry hats that go with them vividly illustrates the outstanding importance that falconry had in the courtly life of the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

Very nice and interesting exhibits. The various armors and weapons really open your eyes to how the world used to do warfare. But it's a travesty that everything is German only. People from all over the world visit the museum and they don't even bother to translate the inscriptiona in English. Unfortunately a large part of the information is lost to people like me, who don't speak German.

The Museum of Old Medieval Weapons and Knight's Armor and Armor in the Hofburg Palace has a rich collection of weapons and knight's armor, as well as protective armor covering parts of the knights' horses. Its entrance is at the western end of the palace. It works from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., but for different seasons this working time may be different. On Tuesdays, working hours are extended until 9 p.m. Day off is Wednesday. I visited on a Sunday around 2pm and it wasn't very busy. The viewing will take you about 1-1.5 hours. The price is 16 euros per person /April 2023/ and includes the other museums in the palace.

Very beautiful and majestic!!!

Very nice collection of armour but unfortunately no English translation on the signs so if you don't speak German I wouldn't recommend. The audio guide costs 4 euros by person ( which is already unacceptable) and above that is only of use for one or two piece of collection by room! 😡 the majority of the collection will remain obscur to you if you don't already have a HUGE knowledge of the history of armour..

Like stepping into another world. Astounding collection stunningly displayed.

We love armour places and this place was not disappointing, impressing armory and armour. Unfortunately the written plaques were only in german, i believe there was only one section on the interior staircase that was also translated in english, but that was all. Really disappointing, at the ticket center we were asked where we are from, therefore they should have told us, as we had no idea what we were looking at.

People who are interested in knights will definitely get their money's worth

We didn't book an audioguide or so. A lot of old stuff to see, but the development and historical evolution was not clearly recognizable.

So beautiful place.

Nice place

Ahh, be wary greatness ahead, therefore seek nightfall.

If you're into history i strongly recommend you pay them a visit

Amazing experience for anyone interested in late medieval and early modern armor and weapons. Includes gorgeously embossed and gilded pieces, along with some really rare and strange items. These include a lantern shield with multiple blades, clockwork splitting tri-point daggers and spetums, gun/melee hybrids, oversized ceremonial swords, a lance gripped hand cannon, hunting swords, folding polearms, and a lot more. As a huge added bonus your ticket also gives you access to the entire rest of the museum, which includes quite a variety of different exhibits.

A spectacular collection of body armor covering several centuries. This must be one of the top collections in Europe in terms scope and breadth. Many armor sets were made for purely ceremonial occasions.

Loved the collection of armour on display, truly incredible pieces. Would have given a 5 star rating however 98% of the exhibits were in German which left us unable to read each pieces history.

Interesting place with plenty of extremely interesting items

One of the best among Armory Museums of the World. Here you are going to find the best armors for the knights and horses made by the best European armorers of XV-XVII century. Museum even has some helmets made in IX and XIII centuries. Visitors are allowed to take non commercial photo without flash light and tripod. Highly recommend for your visit in Vienna.

I found it hard to get to (Google Maps is not accurate) but if you have any interest in armor and weapons used by nobles this is the place to go. The collection here are typically ornate and for ceremony rather than battle (visit the Army Museum instead). The display is only one floor - easy to see everything in about an hour.