Bezirksmuseum Margareten
District museum in the district office of the 5th district with a large photo collection, biographies of Margareten personalities and a savings bank steel vault from around 1900.
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About the museum
The Bezirksmuseum Margareten is one of the youngest Vienna district museums: it was created in 1975 at the suggestion of the then District Head Johann Walter and has since been housed in the district office of the 5th district on Schönbrunner Straße, not far from the historic Margaretenplatz.
Large objects are hardly to be found here. The museum tells the district's history mainly in texts and pictures and draws on an extensive photo collection. Life stories form a focus: besides artists who became known from Margareten far beyond Austria, there are also people from all walks of life whose fate or political commitment shaped the district.
A documentation of Margareten's architecture shows the district's diverse building stock. Among the special features is a steel vault installed around 1900 for a branch of the municipal savings bank, which can be viewed; added to this are objects from a cooperage and from Anton Budil's amber workshop. The library and archive holdings can be searched via an online catalogue. The museum is run on a voluntary basis; its director is Heinrich Spitznagl.
Highlights
- Steel vault of a savings bank branch from around 1900
- Extensive historical photo collection
- Biographies of well-known and unknown people of Margareten
- Objects from a cooperage and Anton Budil's amber workshop
- Documentation of the district's architecture
Permanent exhibition
- Geschichte und Menschen in Margareten – District history in words and pictures with biographies, historical photographs, an architectural documentation and the steel vault of a former savings bank branch.
- Founded
- 1975
- Director
- Heinrich Spitznagl
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission to all Vienna district museums.
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Bezirksamt Margareten
U4 to Pilgramgasse (exit to the district office with lift); buses 12A, 14A and 59A to Bezirksamt Margareten.
The museum is located in the district office of the 5th district.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Photography | Photography for private purposes is permitted without tripod and flash, unless individual objects are expressly excluded. |
| Good to know | Guided tours outside opening hours on request. The library and archive can be searched via an online catalogue. |
