Heimatmuseum Ebreichsdorf

About the museum

The museum is housed in the former reception building of Unterwaltersdorf station. The station lay on the Gramatneusiedl–Wampersdorf–Wiener Neustadt line, opened on September 1, 1871; its building corresponds almost unchanged to the type "Aufnahmsgebäude III. Classe" (third-class station building) and is regarded as an important monument of Austrian railway history. Since 2002 only freight traffic runs there. In 1997 the municipality of Ebreichsdorf rented the building from the ÖBB and set up the local history museum.

The exhibition documents the roughly 250-year history of textile production in the region. A special feature is the estate of the Ebreichsdorf felt hat factory S. & J. Fraenkel (1874–1971) with fashion drawings, hats, tools and equipment. In addition there are collections on technology, crafts and everyday culture as well as documentation on railway history.

The permanent exhibition includes rooms on hat making and weaving, a housework room and a crafts room, a railway section with archive and outdoor area, a media room and an air-raid shelter. The museum is run by an association.

Highlights

• Estate of the felt hat factory S. & J. Fraenkel (1874–1971)
• Textile history of the region with weaving and hat making
• Railway exhibition in the listed station building
• Air-raid shelter and crafts room
• Free admission, donations welcome

Permanent exhibition

• Dauerausstellungen im ehemaligen Bahnhof – Themed rooms on hat making, weaving, housework and crafts, on the railway with archive and outdoor area, as well as an air-raid shelter and a media room.

Founded

1997

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission; voluntary donations to help maintain the museum.

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 operator, the museum is barrier-free, except for the air-raid shelter.

Kids & families

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