5-Elemente-Museum im Schloss Rothschild

Om museet

The oldest walls of the castle on the Ybbs date from the 13th century; the mighty keep was built around 1400. From 1365 until secularisation in 1802 the castle was the administrative seat of the Bishops of Freising, after which it fell increasingly into disrepair. In 1875 the banker Albert Salomon von Rothschild bought the complex and had it rebuilt in the neo-Gothic style from 1881, with the involvement of Friedrich von Schmidt from 1887.

In 1943 the castle passed to the town of Waidhofen, and from 1949 to 2002 it housed a forestry school. For the Lower Austrian Provincial Exhibition 2007, Hans Hollein redesigned the building and added a glass superstructure to the tower.

Since 2007 the 5-Elemente-Museum has presented the history of Waidhofen as a centre of the Eisenwurzen. The themes of metal, fire, water, wood and earth tell of forges, hammer mills, charcoal and trade. The display is complemented by a visible storage area with the collection built up by the Musealverein since 1905 and the Mostviertel Toy World; the castle tower serves as a viewing point.

Højdepunkter

• Themed areas of metal, fire, water, wood and earth on the Eisenwurzen
• Visible storage with the Musealverein's collection since 1905
• Mostviertel Toy World with historic toys
• VR experience included in the museum ticket
• Castle tower with glass superstructure by Hans Hollein and panoramic view over the town

Permanente udstillinger

• 5-Elemente-Museum – The exhibition tells the history of the town and region along the elements of metal, fire, water, wood and earth – from iron processing to trade.
• Schaudepot – Objects from the Musealverein's collection with a connection to the region, presented independently of the elements structure.
• Mostviertler Spielzeugwelt – Historic toys, including figures and miniature worlds from the Karl Wilhelm collection and everyday items from the Kaltenbrunner collection.

Grundlagt

2007

Ejer

Stadt Waidhofen an der Ybbs

Entrépriser & rabatter

Free admission with the Niederösterreich-CARD. The VR experience is included in the museum ticket.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator: ingen oplysninger
• Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

According to the operator, the museum is fully barrier-free; the castle cellar and castle tower (cube) are not barrier-free.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Interaktive stationer

Playful experiments and staged installations for all age groups, the Mostviertel Toy World, and tours for children and toddlers for groups.

Transport & parkering

By car via the A1 (exit Amstetten West or Oed), then the B121 to Waidhofen an der Ybbs.

Service & spisesteder

Catering in the castle by the Schlosswirt.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Private fester
• Firmaarrangementer
• Bryllupper / vielser

Numerous rooms such as the Kristallsaal, Salon Albert, Salon Louis, Kaminzimmer, Schwarze Kuchl, castle cellar, pavilion, castle courtyard and castle park, as well as the cube and castle tower, for seminars, celebrations and civil or non-religious weddings.

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