Bezirksmuseum Stockerau im Belvedereschlössl

About the museum

The Belvedereschlössl was built in the 16th century (possibly earlier) as a pleasure lodge of the Freisegg estate. After several changes of ownership, Johann Conrad Albrecht von Albrechtsburg had the building rebuilt by 1688; in 1780 the market town of Stockerau bought it. Later it served, among other things, as an outbuilding, a country seat, a residence and – in the garden – as a machine factory.

The district museum itself opened on 24 July 1910 in two rooms of the town hall, was later expanded and moved to the old church school; during the war years the collections were evacuated. In the mid-1980s the museum moved to the renovated Belvedereschlössl, which has since served as a cultural centre with events and the "Galerie am Dachboden".

In the basement, the museum shows on around 670 square metres palaeontology, prehistory and early history (including finds from Großmugl with the moon idol of around 500 BC), mineralogy, numismatics and natural history. There are also sections on church art, weapons and military history, as well as on trade, crafts, industry, post and railways, schools and folklore, which tell the story of Stockerau's development "from village to town". A separate memorial recalls the poet Nikolaus Lenau.

Highlights

• Moon idol from Großmugl (around 500 BC) and other prehistoric and early historic finds
• Significant holdings of ancient coins and the Höbersdorf coin hoard
• Former high altar painting of the parish church by Nikolaus van Hoy (1666)
• Section "From Village to Town" on the history of Stockerau
• Lenau memorial
• Museum in the cellar of a Baroque pleasure lodge

Permanent exhibitions

• Schausammlung des Bezirksmuseums – Palaeontological, prehistoric and early historic, mineralogical and numismatic collections, local and military history, church art, and Stockerau's development from village to town.
• Lenau-Gedenkstätte – Memorial room for the poet Nikolaus Lenau within the museum.

Founded

1910

Operated by

Stadtgemeinde Stockerau

Director

Gabriele Redl

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

According to the municipality, admission is by voluntary donation.

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

By car via the A22, exit Stockerau Ost, then follow the signs for "Kulturzentrum / Bezirksmuseum".

Amenities & dining

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