Bezirksmuseum Favoriten
Volunteer-run district museum in the Haus der Begegnung at the U1 Alaudagasse stop, on geology, brickworks and everyday life in Favoriten, free admission.
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About the museum
Soon after the district of Favoriten was founded in 1874, people began collecting everyday objects from its various parts. The idea of a museum of its own came in 1923 from the teacher Klemens Dorn; in the 1930s two rooms were set up for it in what was then the Keplerschule. The founding date of the "Favoritner Heimatmuseum" is considered to be 28 October 1936. After the interruption of the Second World War, the museum association resumed its work.
The district's 100th anniversary in 1974 gave the impetus for a larger museum, which opened on 7 June 1979 in the Haus der Begegnung in the Olof-Palme-Hof and was later extended. The museum is run by a volunteer team and belongs to the network of Viennese district museums.
The collection ranges from the district's geological history, with fossils such as the tooth of a giant shark, to the everyday life of earlier generations, for instance in a classroom preserved in its original state. Highlights include the original sandstone figures of the Spinnerin am Kreuz, the Gothic landmark on the Wienerberg. Other themes are the Wienerberger brickworks, where in the 19th century many immigrants from Bohemia and Moravia worked under harsh conditions, as well as the Favoriten water tower.
Highlights
- Original figures of the Spinnerin am Kreuz
- Fossils on the district's geological history, including the tooth of a giant shark
- Classroom preserved in its original state
- Bricks from the Wienerberger brickworks
- History of the Favoriten water tower
Permanent exhibition
- Bezirksgeschichte Favoriten – From geology and prehistory through the brickworks on the Wienerberg to the everyday life of earlier times, with the original figures of the Spinnerin am Kreuz.
- Founded
- 1936
- Director
- Eva Fischer
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission at all Viennese district museums.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- 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
According to the district museums overview, accessible without barriers.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Alaudagasse
U1 and bus 19A to Alaudagasse.
The museum is in the Haus der Begegnung (Olof-Palme-Hof), right at the Alaudagasse underground station.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | no |
| Good to know | Tours on request (contact: Rudolf Bahr, +43 664 9276 528), also at the Johanneskirche Unterlaa, the Domus Demovari (archaeological excavations in Unterlaa) and the tomb monument grove in Waldmüllerpark. School tours will not be available again until spring 2027 because the museum is being redesigned. |
