Berndorfer Stilklassen
Two Berndorf schools from 1909 whose classrooms Arthur Krupp had furnished in twelve historic architectural styles, from Egypt to Empire.
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About the museum
In 1908 and 1909 the municipality of Berndorf built two school buildings on either side of the Margaretenkirche, one for boys and one for girls. The interior was financed and designed by the industrialist Arthur Krupp, whose metalware factory shaped the town. He wanted to put history and art directly before the eyes of his workers' children, and so had each classroom painted and furnished in a different historic architectural style. The opening took place in December 1909.
The journey through time runs from ancient Egypt through Doric, Pompeian, Byzantine and Moorish rooms to Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, the style of Louis XIV and Empire. Ceilings, murals, doorways and furniture draw on models from all over Europe and the Mediterranean. The decoration is largely the same in both buildings but differs in the details of the motifs; the Rococo room, once the girls' needlework room, exists only in the building that is now the primary school.
Krupp also provided health facilities: the girls' school housed the first school dental clinic in the Monarchy, and both buildings received shower and foot baths. Classes are still taught in the style classrooms today: the former boys' school is the secondary school, the girls' school the primary school. Outside teaching hours the municipality opens the rooms to visitors and offers guided tours, also combined with the krupp stadt museum and the Stadttheater.
Highlights
- Classrooms in twelve historic architectural styles
- Sumptuous Moorish classroom with tiles and horseshoe arch
- Egyptian classroom with sphinx door handle
- Rococo room modelled on Schönbrunn Palace
- Public weekend tours without registration
Permanent exhibition
- Die Stilklassen – Classrooms with original furnishings, each recreating an architectural epoch in its ceilings, walls, doors and furniture, from ancient Egypt to Empire.
- Founded
- 1909
- Operated by
- Stadtgemeinde Berndorf
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €9 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €4Pupils, students |
| Children & teens | €4free up to age 5 · Children under 6 free, pupils €4. |
| Seniors | €8 |
| Students & apprentices | €4 |
| Groups | €8 per personSchool classes €3 per person. |
| Families | €152 adults with children. |
| Day programme "In the Footsteps of the Krupp Dynasty" (from 10 people, seniors) | €19About 4 hours with a guide; pupils/students €12, school class €10. |
| Half-day programme (from 10 people, seniors) | €14Combination of style classrooms, Stadttheater and/or museum; pupils/students €5, school class €4. |
Free admission with the Niederösterreich-CARD.
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By car to Berndorf via the A2 (exit Leobersdorf, then on the B18) or via the A1/A21 (exit Alland, then B11 and B18).
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Public tours on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays at 2 pm without registration. Group tours and packages for 10 or more people can be booked through the tourist office "kult-tour im Zentrum" (Alexanderstraße 7). |
