Hochzeitsmuseum im Hellbauerhaus

About the museum

The Hellbauerhaus is a log house about 300 years old that was dismantled in Mittergöming and rebuilt in 2011 in the centre of Göming. All of the old timber parts were reused, and an extension in timber-frame construction was added. The house is owned by the municipality of Göming. Besides the museum, it also houses a village inn.

The museum is run by the Kultur- und Geschichtsverein Göming, which was founded in October 2011 with the aim of setting up a museum in the Hellbauerhaus. On 16 April 2016 the first wedding museum in the state of Salzburg opened on the upper floor and in the attic. Members of the society had collected and catalogued around 800 objects for it, including wedding dresses more than 100 years old.

The permanent exhibition “Verliebt – Verlobt – Verheiratet” (In Love – Engaged – Married) leads through the search for a partner, the wedding celebration, the wedding night and married life, and shows how customs have changed over the centuries. In addition there are items from farm life around 1900, a children's discovery workshop with old toys in the attic, and an exhibition on geology and archaeology created together with RAG. The house is also Station 11 on the Stille-Nacht-Friedensweg (Silent Night Peace Trail).

Highlights

• First wedding museum in the state of Salzburg
• Permanent exhibition “Verliebt – Verlobt – Verheiratet” with around 800 objects
• Historic wedding dresses and wedding customs
• Children's discovery workshop with old toys to try out
• Farm life around 1900
• Geology and archaeology

Permanent exhibitions

• Verliebt – Verlobt – Verheiratet – The exhibition accompanies visitors through the search for a partner, the wedding, the wedding night and married life, and shows how customs have changed.
• Kinder-Erlebniswerkstatt – In the attic, children can try out old toys and learn how play has changed over time.
• Geologie und Archäologie – Using objects and multimedia, the exhibition offers an insight into geological and archaeological topics of the region.

Founded

2016

Operated by

Kultur- und Geschichtsverein Göming (Eigentümerin des Hauses: Gemeinde Göming)

Admission & discounts

With the Familienpass, reduced prices apply: adults €2.50, children €1, family ticket €5.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Hands-on stations

The children's discovery workshop in the attic offers old toys to try out and museum education games; a mascot figure tells of childhood on the farm in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Restaurant
• Museum shop

The restaurant-pizzeria “A Casa di Dani” (village inn) is located in the building; museum shop.

Events & venue rental

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