Bezirksmuseum Simmering

About the museum

As early as the 1880s, local historians built up collections on the history of Simmering and founded a local history association; in the 1930s they set up a local history exhibition. The collections of the local historian Leopold Swatosch later formed the foundation of the Simmeringer Heimatmuseum. From 1954 to 1965 the "Heimatmuseum" was housed in the Schulstückl on Braunhubergasse.

Since 1965 the district museum has had its permanent home on the ground floor of the administrative building for the 11th district on Enkplatz, built in 1895. For around fifty years it was run on a voluntary basis by Hans Havelka, and for decades Herbert Exenberger also served as curator. Since 1998 the historian Petra Leban has run the museum as a volunteer, at first together with Havelka and since 2006 as museum director.

The permanent exhibition is organised by the former villages and present-day parts of the district and presents information and photos on the district's sights. Old engravings and photographs document the development into an industrial location, and a display case recreates the centre of Simmering around 1834 true to scale. Research focuses are the Avar finds from Kaiserebersdorf, Schloss Neugebäude and the history of the Wiener Neustädter Kanal. An extensive photo archive and a library are open to interested visitors, along with changing special exhibitions, museum tours, district tours and junior programmes.

Highlights

• Permanent exhibition on the historic parts of Simmering
• Avar finds from Kaiserebersdorf
• True-to-scale model of the centre of Simmering around 1834
• Focus on Schloss Neugebäude and the Wiener Neustädter Kanal
• Photo archive and library on district history

Permanent exhibitions

• Geschichte der Simmeringer Ortsteile – Permanent exhibition on the former villages and present-day parts of the district with engravings, photos and a model of the village centre around 1834.
• Awarenfunde, Schloss Neugebäude und Wiener Neustädter Kanal – The museum's research focuses on archaeological finds from Kaiserebersdorf, the Renaissance palace and the historic shipping canal.

Founded

1954

Director

Petra Leban

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission to all Vienna 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 museum, accessible without barriers via the courtyard of the administrative building.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Junior programmes and cultural education programmes for children in cooperation with the cultural educators of the Wien Museum.

Getting there & parking

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