Langenzersdorf Museum

About the museum

The prehistoric finds from the Bisamberg were first shown in the old municipal office of Langenzersdorf. The expansion into an art museum came about through the sculptor Anton Hanak, who lived in the town from 1901 to 1923. After a small exhibition in 1963/64 and the acquisition of part of his estate by the State of Lower Austria, an outpost of the state museum was set up in the former bottling hall of the champagne cellar; the Hanak Museum opened there in 1970.

After the death of Siegfried Charoux, his widow provided funds for an extension; the Charoux Museum followed in 1982. In 1989, the original sound studio of the composer Max Brand was authentically installed in the house. He had spent the last years of his life in Langenzersdorf.

Today the Museumsverein Langenzersdorf runs the house on a volunteer basis in cooperation with the municipality. The focus is on figurative Austrian sculpture of the 20th century, with works by Hanak, Charoux, Alois Heidel and Hanak's students. In addition there is the significant prehistoric collection with the settlement pit from the Burleiten field, a local history collection, and ceramics by Eduard Klablena. A sculpture garden and an exhibition room show supplementary exhibitions.

Highlights

• Works by the sculptors Anton Hanak, Siegfried Charoux and Alois Heidel
• Original sound studio of Max Brand with a Moog synthesizer prototype (c. 1960)
• Neolithic finds from the Burleiten field on the Bisamberg, including a copy of the “Venus von Langenzersdorf”
• Permanent exhibition on the ceramics of Eduard Klablena
• Local history collection on Langenzersdorf (1900–1930) and sculpture garden

Permanent exhibitions

• Bildhauerei: Hanak, Charoux, Heidel – Extensive display of sculptures, paintings and graphic works by Anton Hanak, Siegfried Charoux and Alois Heidel, as well as by Hanak's students and successors.
• Urgeschichte – Neolithic finds from the Burleiten field on the Bisamberg, including the inventory of a settlement pit and a copy of the “Venus von Langenzersdorf”.
• Tonstudio Max Brand – The original studio of the composer Max Brand with a working prototype of the Moog synthesizer, tape machines and furniture.

Founded

1970

Operated by

Museumsverein Langenzersdorf (in Kooperation mit der Marktgemeinde Langenzersdorf)

Director

Mag. Gregor-Anatol Bockstefl (Museumsleiter)

Admission & discounts

Free admission for children under 6, members of the Museumsverein, ICOM members, holders of the Niederösterreich-CARD (single visit), press, and members of the Berufsvereinigung der bildenden Künstler Österreichs with an International Artist ID. Prices include VAT.

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Getting there & parking

By car via the A22, exit Strebersdorf or Korneuburg-Ost.

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