Museum für Kino- und Fernsehtechnik
Private collection in Franking with over 3,000 exhibits on cinema, television and home cinema technology, including ready-to-run projectors and a TV studio to try out.
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About the museum
The museum in Eggenham near Franking is a private collection run by Siegfried and Maria Spitzwieser, which describes itself as the largest of its kind in the German-speaking region. Over 3,000 original devices document how film and television technology developed. The museum gives no information about its founding year.
The cinema section presents European cinema technology of the past hundred years and looks behind the scenes of film projection; some projectors are ready to run and are put into operation. The television section begins with the black-and-white technology of the 1950s, with tube equipment as well as cameras and studio gear. In a fully equipped TV studio, visitors can edit picture and sound themselves.
The third area is devoted to home cinema: from small-gauge film technology of the 1930s, which was accessible to only a few people, to the slide shows of the 1970s that were part of everyday life in many living rooms.
Highlights
- Over 3,000 exhibits on cinema, television and home cinema technology
- Ready-to-run projectors from 100 years of European cinema technology
- Television technology from the 1950s, with cameras and studio equipment
- Fully equipped TV studio to try out post-production
- Small-gauge film and slide technology for home cinema
Permanent exhibition
- Kino, Fernsehen und Heimkino – Over 3,000 exhibits on European cinema technology of the past 100 years, television technology from the 1950s with a TV studio to try out, and home cinema technology from small-gauge film to slides.
- Operated by
- Privatmuseum (Siegfried und Maria Spitzwieser)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €12 |
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| Children & teens | €4free up to age 4 · Children aged 5 to 12: €4; children under 5 enter free. |
| Groups (10+ people) | €8.50 per personGroups of 10 or more, price per person. |
Payment according to Oberösterreich Tourismus, in cash or by invoice.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
According to Oberösterreich Tourismus there is ground-level access, a lift without steps or thresholds, an accessible restroom and 5 accessible parking spaces; one note states that an accompanying person is required. For information on accessibility at the museum, please inquire.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 4 |
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- Hands-on stations
- Stroller-friendly
Oberösterreich Tourismus describes the museum as suitable for children of all ages and for strollers; in the TV studio, visitors can get hands-on themselves.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Lamprechtshausen
By the Salzburg local railway from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Lamprechtshausen/Ostermiething; from there about 12 km by taxi (according to the museum, pick-up can also be arranged by phone).
By car
Parking available
20 parking spaces, 5 accessible parking spaces and 2 bus parking spaces.
- Accessible parking
From Salzburg, take the B156 toward Braunau and continue past Lamprechtshausen to Holzöstersee; from Linz, take the A8 to Ort im Innkreis and then the B148/B156 via Braunau. The museum is in the village center of Franking.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
Restroom facilities available.
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 | Guided tours for groups by arrangement (Siegfried Spitzwieser, +43 664 4551836; Maria Spitzwieser, +43 664 1068292). |
