The Imperial Apartments of Hofburg have assembled an exhibition dedicated to Crown Prince Rudolph. Most famous for the 1889 suicide pact with his lover Maria Vetsera, the exhibition brings to life aspects of Rudolf’s grim childhood, avid interest for ornithology and belief in the inevitable fall of the House of Habsburg. Personal objects such as the encoding kit used for writing his pseudonymous political articles, numerous paintings and photographs and a splendid reconstruction of his ‘Turkish Room’ help to create a fascinating portrait of the enigmatic prince.
