Gasteiner Museum

About the museum

The Gasteiner Museum is run by the Verein der Freunde des Gasteiner Museums (Association of Friends of the Gasteiner Museum) and is located in the Grand Hotel de l'Europe in the centre of Bad Gastein. It is dedicated to the history of the spa and its thermal water and at the same time documents the living traditions of the Gastein Valley.

The largest part of the space is taken up by the walk through history. It ranges from Neolithic finds and Roman coins, which point to early use of the springs, through the medieval bathing culture with Emperor Frederick III as a famous spa guest, to the 19th century, when the wild spa became a fashionable world resort. Topics include the imperial meetings, the Gastein Convention of 1864, the hotelier families and winter sports with the 1958 World Ski Championships.

Further sections explain the thermal springs and the effect of radon, the mining of Tauern gold on the Radhausberg up to the healing gallery, and the Gastein Krampus and Perchten figures. One display case is dedicated to the poet Karl Heinrich Waggerl, who was born in Bad Gastein, and a painting gallery mainly shows views of the spa town by 19th-century painters, including works from the circle of Archduke Johann.

Highlights

• Walk through the history of the spa
• Thermal water springs and the effect of radon
• Tauern gold and the Radhausberg up to the healing gallery
• Gastein Krampus and Perchten figures
• Painting gallery with views of Bad Gastein

Permanent exhibitions

• Gang durch die Geschichte – The history of the spa from the Neolithic period through imperial visits to winter sports in the 20th century.
• Die wunderbaren Gasteiner Thermalwasser-Quellen – Water trail on the formation of the thermal springs, radon and the Gastein cure.
• Der Schatz im Radhausberg – From Tauern gold mining on the Radhausberg to today's healing gallery.

Founded

1936

Operated by

Verein der Freunde des Gasteiner Museums

Admission & discounts

Members of the association have free admission to the Gastein museums and most museums in the state of Salzburg.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum is located in the Grand Hotel de l'Europe, Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Straße 14, in the centre of Bad Gastein.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Museum shop with books, publications and old postcards; cafés and restaurants in the surrounding area.

Events & venue rental

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