Erlebniswelt HOLZ – Mühlauersäge
Wood experience world in a historic sawmill in Fusch with guided tours on forest, sawing technology and woodcraft, a woodcutters' parlour and a skittle alley.
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About the museum
Martin Mühlauer built a water-powered sawmill on the site about 150 years ago. In 1905 his son Josef took it over; in 1907 it was registered as a licensed sawmill trade, and in 1913 came a power plant that supplied the entire village with electricity. In 1948 Martin Mühlauer junior continued the business and had a new sawing hall built. Since 1980 Brigitte and Josef de Mas have run the sawmill.
In 2004 the family set up the "Erlebniswelt HOLZ" in the old sawmill building. In 2007 a museum partnership was concluded with the Swiss association for the preservation of the Kleintal turnery in Steg. Exhibitions followed on the former high-altitude health resort Bad Fusch (2009), on the history of electricity (2014) and on the village history of the Fuschertal (2016). In 2024 the business received the Verdienstzeichen (Badge of Merit) of the Province of Salzburg.
On two floors the exhibition shows the forest as a living community, the growth of the tree, forestry work then and now, the development of sawing technology and woodcraft from the hand plane to computer-controlled machines. There is also wood as a high-tech material, a wood shop with toys, a woodcutters' parlour with coffee and cake and a wooden skittle alley.
Highlights
- Guided tours through the historic sawmill
- Exhibition on forest, forestry work and woodcraft on two floors
- Woodcutters' parlour with board games, coffee and cake
- Wooden skittle alley in the old tradition
- Wood shop with wooden toys
Permanent exhibition
- Erlebniswelt HOLZ – On two floors in the old sawmill building, the exhibition covers forest, tree, forestry work, sawing technology and woodcraft up to wood as a high-tech material.
- Founded
- 2004
- Operated by
- Erlebniswelt HOLZ (Brigitte und Josef de Mas)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €4.50Guest card (and other guest cards of the region) |
| Children & teens | €2.80Children reduced €2.50. |
| Groups (10+ people) | €4.50 per personSchool groups €3.50 per pupil. |
| Families | €11 |
Admission prices include the guided tour. Reduced admission is available with, among others, the Joker Card Saalbach Hinterglemm, HochkönigCard, Saalfelden Leogang Card, Nationalpark Sommercard, Bruck & Fusch Card and other guest cards of the region.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
| Family ticket | €11 |
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The shop offers a wide range of wooden toys; the skittle alley and the board games in the woodcutters' parlour invite you to linger. The family ticket costs €11.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
By train via Salzburg – Bischofshofen – Schwarzach, or via Kufstein – Wörgl – Saalfelden – Zell am See to the terminus Bruck-Fusch.
By car
Parking available
By car on the A10 Tauern motorway to the Bischofshofen exit, then on towards Zell am See and turn off to Fusch in Bruck an der Glocknerstraße. In the centre of Fusch turn towards the church, pass the municipal office and the primary school to the sawmill (approx. 200 m). The access road is also suitable for coaches, and parking is available.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
- Museum shop
Woodcutters' parlour with coffee, home-baked cakes and drinks as well as board games; wood shop with wooden toys (also open in winter by prior booking).
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | The museum can only be visited as part of guided tours (summer 10 am, 1 pm and 4 pm; spring 1 pm and 4 pm, included in the admission price). Groups please always book in advance. |
