Kaiser Franz Josef Museum

Om museet

High above the town on the edge of the Vienna Woods stands the Art Nouveau building that the Verein der Niederösterreichischen Landesfreunde in Baden had built as a museum; it opened in 1905. It bears its name with the special permission of the imperial household. At first it displayed folk-culture collections, and the association also earned merit through excavations on the Rauheneckerberg and in the Königshöhle cave: the finds of the "Baden culture" recovered there are of great scientific importance.

After severe destruction and looting in 1945, reconstruction began only in 1960; on 6 September 1965 the newly arranged collections were reopened under the motto "Crafts and Folk Art". Later a collection of weapons and uniforms and sacred art were added, and in 1986 an attached café.

Since 2008 a team of association members has been gradually redesigning the permanent collection. It began with the Kaiser-Jubiläumssaal (Emperor Jubilee Hall), which shows the Habsburgs' influence on Baden's architecture, customs and lifestyle; in 2012 the crafts hall and the sacred hall followed. The grounds also include a cave in which bats now live, a Székely gate and a bust of the Emperor from 1898.

Højdepunkter

• Kaiser-Jubiläumssaal on the Habsburgs' influence on Baden
• Iron Hall with crafts and legal antiquities
• Weapons and uniforms hall
• Sacred collection with devotional images and figures of saints
• Museum cave with bats (guided tour only)
• View over the southern Vienna Basin

Permanente udstillinger

• Kaiser-Jubiläumssaal – The hall shows how the Habsburgs shaped the architecture, customs and lifestyle of the spa town of Baden.
• Eisensaal – Metalwork, craft tools, locks and instruments of medieval criminal justice.
• Waffen- und Uniformensaal – Firearms, sabres and uniforms from the monarchy to the Austrian Armed Forces.

Grundlagt

1905

Ejer

Verein der Niederösterreichischen Landesfreunde in Baden

Entrépriser & rabatter

Holders of the Gästepass pay €4. Free admission with the Niederösterreich-CARD. Card payment not possible.

Tilgængelighed

Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

The museum describes itself as a child-friendly establishment.

Transport & parkering

The museum can also be reached on foot through the Kurpark.

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Restaurant

Café-restaurant "blickweit" on the grounds with a terrace and a view of Baden.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Private fester
• Bryllupper / vielser

Op til 100 personer.

Rooms can be hired by the hour, especially the Kaiser-Jubiläumssaal (weddings with up to 100 guests).

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