Stadtmuseum Waidhofen an der Thaya

Om museet

The museum of the walled town of Waidhofen an der Thaya presents the town's history in a late 19th-century garden palace which, according to popular saying, was built by wealthy "Schweinebarone" (pig barons). It is run by the Museumsverein (museum association), founded in 1926, which came to a standstill during the war and postwar years and was re-established in 1974. The association runs the entire operation, including the special exhibitions, which follow one another as seamlessly as possible in the summer season.

The permanent exhibition "StadtGeschichte[n]" leads from a representative staircase with the changing names of the town since 1171 to the exhibition rooms. It covers, among other things, the former guild system, the founding town with a model of its ground plan, and the enigmatic Festung Sand. The showpiece is a fully preserved corner grocery store (Greißlerladen) from Speisendorf, which a merchant's wife ran into old age.

A separate permanent exhibition is devoted to weaving, since Waidhofen was a center of ribbon weaving in the "Bandlkramerland". In the machine hall, hand looms, mechanical looms and numerous Jacquard machines with punch cards show the technical development; some machines are still in working order and are demonstrated during tours.

Højdepunkter

• Permanent exhibition "StadtGeschichte[n]" with model of the founding town
• Fully preserved grocery store from Speisendorf
• Waldviertel Weaving Museum with ribbon looms and Jacquard machines
• Working looms demonstrated during tours
• Museum in a garden palace of the late 19th century

Permanente udstillinger

• StadtGeschichte[n] – Overview of the walled town's history: the guild system, a model of the founding town, the Festung Sand and a fully preserved grocery store.
• Waldviertler Webereimuseum – Hand and mechanical weaving, ribbon looms and numerous Jacquard machines show Waidhofen as a center of ribbon weaving.

Grundlagt

1926

Ejer

Museumsverein Waidhofen an der Thaya

Entrépriser & rabatter

According to the tourism portal, the special exhibitions, which change every year, are sometimes shown free of charge.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig: ingen oplysninger
• Elevator: ingen oplysninger
• Handicaptoilet
• 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 Lower Austria tourism portal, toilets and wheelchair-accessible facilities are available; the museum website provides no information.

Børn og familie

Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.

Transport & parkering

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Service & spisesteder

• Museumsbutik

Museum shop, according to the tourism portal.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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