The museum is located in Vienna's Arsenal, in the Landstraße district, not far from the Belvedere palace.
The museum, at the Arsenal's center, was part of the original design and was to serve as both a historical museum and a shrine to the Empire's military victories and leaders.
On display are the automobile in which the Archduke and his wife were riding when they were assassinated, the uniform he was wearing, the pistol he was shot with, and the chaise longue on which he was declared dead.