Geschirr-Museum Wilhelmsburg

Om museet

Tableware was made in Wilhelmsburg an der Traisen for over 200 years. Stoneware production is thought to have begun in 1795; parts of the Winckhlmühle, where it all began, even date back to the 16th century. In 1883, Heinrich Lichtenstern took over the mill, after which the factory's great success story began. In 1997, tableware production was shut down and relocated to the neighbouring Czech Republic.

In 2004, the Wilhelmsburg master locksmith Manfred Schönleitner acquired the by then dilapidated Winckhlmühle and converted it into a museum; the Geschirr-Museum was officially opened in September 2007. It is run by the Verein Wilhelmsburger Geschirr-Museum, and the site is now also called “Daisyworld”.

The permanent exhibition, covering more than 700 square metres, shows the tableware shapes of the Lilien-Porzellan brand, produced from the end of the 1950s; two rooms are devoted to the pastel-coloured classic “Daisy”. In addition there is Wilhelmsburg stoneware from the 18th to the 20th century, the model workshop of former ÖSPAG designer Gernot Mühlbacher, an original 1950s kitchen and a small museum cinema.

In further factory rooms, the stoneware visible storage was opened in 2015. The grounds also include a ceramics studio, the former works kitchen as an event venue and a revitalised hydroelectric power plant.

Højdepunkter

• Daisy tableware in pastel colours and other Lilien-Porzellan shapes
• Original pastel-coloured 1950s kitchen
• Model workshop of ÖSPAG tableware designer Gernot Mühlbacher
• Wilhelmsburg stoneware from three centuries
• Stoneware visible storage and historic factory on the grounds
• Museum cinema, café and Lilien shop

Permanente udstillinger

• Lilienporzellan und Daisy – Tableware shapes of the Lilien-Porzellan brand from the end of the 1950s; two rooms are devoted to the pastel-coloured “Daisy” tableware.
• Wilhelmsburger Steingut – Stoneware since 1795 with colourful sponged decorations, clock faces and sanitary ware, as well as the 1950s utility porcelain.
• Steingut-Schaudepot – Display of the Kirsch collection of Wilhelmsburg stoneware, housed in historic factory rooms; visits at set dates or for groups.

Grundlagt

2007

Ejer

Wilhelmsburger Geschirr-Museum GmbH

Ledelse

Manfred Schönleitner

Entrépriser & rabatter

Prices apply during opening hours.

Tilgængelighed

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Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn

Children's tours by appointment with a craft workshop and/or museum quiz (prices on request); porcelain courses for children year-round by arrangement.

Transport & parkering

By car, take the St. Pölten Süd motorway exit towards Lilienfeld onto the B20; in Wilhelmsburg, coming from St. Pölten turn left at the third set of traffic lights, coming from Lilienfeld turn right at the second set into Berggasse, then follow the brown museum signs.

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Museumsbutik

Small museum café and Lilien shop (Daisy tableware). For groups, coffee and doughnuts served on original Daisy tableware by advance booking only.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Private fester
• Firmaarrangementer

Op til 200 personer.

The former works kitchen serves as a venue for cultural and corporate events and celebrations, with space for up to 200 people.

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