Stadtmuseum Bad Vöslau

About the museum

The town museum is housed in Vöslau's first school building, erected in 1852. When the new Bürgerschule opened in 1893, the municipal office moved into this building from the "Hotel Communal". In 1974, the town office moved to the renovated Vöslau Palace; since then the town museum has used the building, which is therefore also called the "Old Town Hall". In 1987, the municipal library in the neighbouring house was connected to the museum by an extension, and both have shared a main entrance ever since.

The museum gives an overview of the history and development of the town with its districts of Bad Vöslau, Gainfarn and Großau. Pictures, photos, models, documents and finds tell of the spa town and the thermal baths, of Vöslau Palace and the Fries family, of Merkenstein Castle, of the craft of pitch-making (Pecherei) and of the worsted spinning mill founded in 1833. A special feature is the skeleton of the "sea cow Linda", which is around 15 million years old.

In an adjoining building, the museum also shows a wine museum, an original school classroom and a living and washing kitchen from around 1900. The director since 2003 has been the historian Silke Ebster.

Highlights

• Skeleton of the roughly 15-million-year-old sea cow "Linda"
• Spa town of Vöslau and thermal baths
• Vöslau Palace and Merkenstein Castle
• Pitch-making and the Vöslau worsted spinning mill
• Wine museum, old classroom and washing kitchen in the adjoining building

Permanent exhibitions

• Seekuh Linda und das Urmeer – The skeleton of a roughly 15-million-year-old sea cow recalls the time when the region was still covered by sea.
• Kurort, Thermalbad, Schloss und Merkenstein – Themed rooms on Vöslau's development into a spa town, the thermal baths, the palace with the Fries family and Merkenstein Castle.
• Pecherei, Kammgarnfabrik und Nebengebäude – The pitch-making craft, the history of the worsted spinning mill and, in the adjoining building, the wine museum, classroom and washing kitchen.

Operated by

Stadtgemeinde Bad Vöslau

Director

Silke Ebster

Admission & discounts

Cash only.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Due to the historic building fabric, the town museum is not wheelchair accessible.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Children's tours and special educational programmes for kindergarten and school groups.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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