Denkmalhof Kernstockhaus
Small farm museum in a wooden house of 1605 with furniture from the 15th to 17th centuries and an exhibition on the poet Ottokar Kernstock.
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About the museum
The Kernstockhaus in Pöring was built in 1605 as the retirement house of a farm. After the death of the last resident in 1907 it stood empty. A wooden house from the early 17th century is a rarity today; the building is a listed monument.
Renewal work began in July 1971: the missing west side was rebuilt in masonry, for which the house had to be lifted, and a thatcher re-covered the roof. Because of increasing air pollution the thatched roof could not be maintained, so from 1989 it was switched to hand-split wooden shingles.
Inside, the house is meant to show how people lived some 400 years ago. The collection consists largely of furniture from the 15th to 17th centuries, including a painted Renaissance chest, a Gothic larder cupboard and a rare box bed with sliding doors; the holdings have been rearranged several times. In addition there are a collection of tools and implements, a working loom, a hand-carved cider press and a horse-driven capstan. A separate exhibition is dedicated to the Styrian priest-poet Ottokar Kernstock, after whom the house is named.
Highlights
- Log house of 1605 with smoke kitchen
- Furniture of the 15th to 17th centuries, including a Gothic Almer cupboard
- Working loom, cider press and horse-driven capstan
- Exhibition on the poet Ottokar Kernstock
Permanent exhibitions
- Möbel- und Gerätesammlung im Blockhaus von 1605 – Farm furniture of the 15th to 17th centuries, tools, a loom, cider press and horse-driven capstan show everyday life in the countryside some 400 years ago.
- Ottokar Kernstock – A separate exhibition is dedicated to the Styrian priest-poet after whom the house is named.
- Operated by
- Familie Kaser (privat)
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
No fixed admission; the museum asks for voluntary donations.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Neukirchen-Gampern
By train to Attnang-Puchheim, where you change to the regional train towards Salzburg as far as the stop Neukirchen-Gampern.
By car via the Westautobahn (exit Seewalchen) or via the Bundesstraße 1.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | The house has no electricity supply; in overcast weather there is therefore not much to see. |
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