Bezirksmuseum Meidling

About the museum

The Bezirksmuseum Meidling is regarded as the oldest of its kind in Vienna. It was founded in 1923 as the "Meidlinger Heimatmuseum" by a circle of committed citizens around school inspector Karl Hilscher. Among the founding members were not only businesspeople but also artists such as Anton Hanak and Ludwig Heinrich Jungnickel and politicians such as Otto Glöckel. From the start it included a gallery that supported local artists; their donations built up a collection of paintings, drawings and prints. The museum is run by a support association whose president is always the district head, and the museum work is done by volunteers.

The collection moved from school to school for a long time – from Singrienergasse via Bischoffgasse and Nymphengasse to Kobingergasse – and was relocated to Lower Austria for protection during the Second World War. Since 1997 the museum has been housed in the school complex at Längenfeldgasse 13–15, which was expanded at that time together with the Volkshochschule Meidling.

Today it has about 700 m² of exhibition space, a large special exhibition room, a storage depot and a darkroom. The permanent exhibition ranges from fossils and small finds from prehistory and Roman times – including a Roman nymph stone found on Meidling soil in 1853 – through crafts, working life and everyday life to clubs and entertainment venues such as Weigl, Tivoli and the Meidlinger Theater. A dedicated section commemorates the folk singer Carl Lorens and the piano comedian Hermann Leopoldi.

Highlights

• Roman nymph stone, found in Meidling in 1853
• Fossils and small finds from prehistory and Roman times
• Section on Carl Lorens and Hermann Leopoldi
• Meidling entertainment venues such as Weigl, Tivoli and the Meidlinger Theater
• Historic fire engine
• Gallery with works by Meidling artists

Permanent exhibitions

• Urgeschichte und Römerzeit in Meidling – Fossils and small finds, including the Roman nymph stone discovered in Meidling in 1853.
• Handwerk, Alltag, Vereine und Vergnügungsstätten – Working life and everyday life in the district, as well as memories of venues such as Weigl, Tivoli and the Meidlinger Theater.
• Carl Lorens und Hermann Leopoldi – Exhibition area on the folk singer and the piano comedian with links to Meidling.

Founded

1923

Director

Vladimira Bousska

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission to all Vienna district museums.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• 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 museum, accessible without barriers via the entrance at Längenfeldgasse 13–15; a lift goes up to the 3rd floor.

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