Landesmuseum Burgenland
Because its main building is being renovated, the Burgenland State Museum is currently a guest at the Leinner-Haus in Eisenstadt, with objects from 100 years of collection history.
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About the museum
The Landesmuseum Burgenland came into being a few years after the federal state was founded in 1921. The Eisenstadt wine merchant and collector Sándor Wolf made the Leinner-Haus on Ruster Straße available to the state government as a provisional home, and the museum opened there on 14 September 1926. Its first director was the archaeologist Alphons Barb; the state bought the Leinner-Haus in 1930. From the outset the collection focused on prehistory and archaeology, regional history, folk culture, and geology and biology.
As space soon ran short, the museum moved in 1938/39 to the block of buildings between Museumgasse, Jerusalemplatz, Meierhofgasse and Sándor-Wolf-Gasse, which had long belonged to Jewish owners. After Sándor Wolf fled and was persecuted, the buildings were restituted after 1945 and bought by the state. Renovation and new construction followed in 1965, a reopening in 2006 and new permanent exhibitions in 2022.
Since December 2024 the main building on Museumgasse has been closed for extensive renovation; the listed building is being technically upgraded and made barrier-free. For its 100th anniversary the museum is temporarily returning to its first location: since 3 October 2026 it has been showing a selection of its collections in the Leinner-Haus, including a cave bear skeleton from Winden and a mastodon tusk. The operator is Kultur-Betriebe Burgenland GmbH.
Highlights
- Interim venue in the Leinner-Haus, the museum's first building from 1926
- Cave bear skeleton from Winden (found in 1929)
- Archaeological finds and a mastodon tusk
- Dance shoe of the dancer Fanny Elssler
- Guided tours for children and young people
- Founded
- 1926
- Operated by
- KBB – Kultur-Betriebe Burgenland GmbH
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €4Children from 6 years, young people, students, seniors, groups of 20 or more |
| Children & teens | €4Reduced price from age 6. |
| Seniors | €4 |
| Students & apprentices | €4 |
| Groups (20+ people) | €4 per personFrom 20 people. |
| Families | €12Parents or grandparents with a maximum of 3 children up to 14 years |
| Guided tour at fixed times | €5 |
| School classes, individual visit | €3 |
| Guided tour for children and young people (group price for schools and kindergartens, per person) | €3.50Two accompanying adults per group free |
| Museum Card (365 days) | €38Free admission to the venues of Kultur-Betriebe Burgenland, all Austrian state museums, the Diocesan Museum Eisenstadt and the Austrian Jewish Museum; children up to 12 years free as companions |
Prices for the Leinner-Haus location; admission is free with the Museum Card.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Animals are not allowed in the museum, except assistance dogs.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Family ticket | €12 · Parents or grandparents with a maximum of 3 children up to 14 years |
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- Family tours & workshops
Children's tours for ages 3–6 (“Molly the Museum Mouse”), 6–10 and 11–19; family ticket.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Ruster Straße/Gartengasse · 5-min walk
Bus 200 and 210 from Vienna and bus B20/902 from Wiener Neustadt to the Ruster Straße/Gartengasse stop; train to Eisenstadt station, each about a 5-minute walk
By car
Paid parking
Paid short-stay parking zones (maximum 3 hours) in the vicinity; for longer stays there are several all-day car parks in Eisenstadt.
From Neusiedl am See take bus 280 to Domplatz (7–10 minute walk) or the train to Eisenstadt station.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 45 min |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Group tours by advance booking (adults 45 minutes, admission plus a €35 tour surcharge per group, maximum 25 people); tours for children and young people last 60 minutes for 10 to 25 participants. |
