Forum Landtag im NÖ Landhaus St. Pölten
Interactive visitor centre of the Lower Austrian Parliament in St. Pölten's government quarter, with free admission and free tours of the Landhaus.
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About the museum
St. Pölten was made the capital of Lower Austria in 1986 following a referendum. Ten years later the provincial government moved to the banks of the Traisen, where the government quarter and the cultural district form a district of their own. At its centre stands the Landhaus with the so-called Landtagsschiff (“parliament ship”), where the Landtag meets and press conferences are held.
The ground floor of the Landtagsschiff has housed the Forum Landtag visitor centre since September 2022. It sees itself as a place for thinking along and for encounter, not as a collection of political memorabilia. Numerous interactive stations explain how the Landtag works, what opportunities there are for citizen participation, who the members are, how elections work and how the Landtag has developed over time.
In front of the entrance, an art installation recalls that the province is the sum of its municipalities: the coats of arms of all 573 Lower Austrian municipalities form, as pixels, the lettering “Forum Landtag” together with the provincial logo, and a coat-of-arms finder shows the position of your own municipality. In addition, free tours of the Landhaus are offered, which include the Landhaus chapel designed by Arnulf Rainer, the Klangturm and art objects in the government quarter.
Highlights
- Interactive stations on the Landtag, elections and citizen participation
- Installation with the coats of arms of all 573 Lower Austrian municipalities and a coat-of-arms finder
- Free tours of the Landhaus in the government quarter
- Landhaus chapel by Arnulf Rainer and Klangturm with a view
- Free admission
Permanent exhibition
- Forum Landtag – Interactive exhibition in the Landtagsschiff on the tasks, history and workings of the Lower Austrian Landtag, elections and citizen participation.
- Founded
- 2022
- Operated by
- NÖ Landtag
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Groups | –Group tours are free of charge. |
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Admission and tours are free of charge.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
- Hands-on stations
The exhibition works with interactive stations.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Landhaus Nord
From St. Pölten Hauptbahnhof (south/city side), city buses run every half hour to the government quarter: line 2 (towards Harland Amtshaus) and line 9 (towards Arbeitergasse) to the stops “Landhaus Nord” and “Landhaus Süd”, as well as line 4 (towards Unterradlberg-Gewerbepark) and line 6 (towards Traisenpark) to the stop “Tor zum Landhaus”. On foot, the route leads from the station through Kremser Gasse over Riemerplatz into Wiener Straße as far as the northern corner of the government quarter.
By car
Paid parking
Two large car parks in the government quarter (maximum €7 per day) with entrances and exits West (cultural district), South and North (Tor zum Landhaus).
By car, take the S33 towards Krems from the A1, exit “St. Pölten Ost”, then follow the green “Landhaus” signs. For visits to the cultural district use the West access; for the citizens' office (building 4) use the South or North access.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 1.5 hrs |
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| Good to know | Free tours Monday to Saturday by arrangement; book with Elisabeth Grimm (+43 2742 9005 16200, landhausfuehrungen@noel.gv.at; Mon–Thu 8 am–4 pm, Fri 8 am–2 pm) or online via the contact form. An overview tour of the Landhaus (90 minutes) and a special tour on architecture and art (60 minutes) are offered. The meeting point is building 1a (porter). Individual “Modern St. Pölten” tours on selected dates (2026: 18 September and 30 October, each at 3 pm) via the St. Pölten tourist information office, +43 2742 333 5000. |
