Haager Heimatmuseum im Schloss Starhemberg
Local history museum in Schloss Starhemberg above Haag am Hausruck, with regional history, rural life, mining and around 50 miniature rooms.
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About the museum
On 14 June 1964, the exhibition “Haager Heimatstuben” opened in the courtyard of Schloss Starhemberg. A working group initiated by the Catholic Education Association of Geboltskirchen had prepared it; the museum was run by the municipalities of Geboltskirchen, Rottenbach, Weibern and Haag am Hausruck. The castle’s then owner initially made six rooms available, including a coal mining museum, an old farmhouse parlour and a room on local history with documents.
In 1987 the working group reconstituted itself, and the curator Hans Huber redesigned the presentation. His core themes still shape the permanent exhibition today: country life, history, crafts, castles and fortresses, and mining. Since the beginning, special exhibitions have been added every year to enliven a visit.
The tour shows old views of the region’s castles and palaces, religious treasures from the Reformation period, a farmhouse parlour from around 1900, tools of extinct crafts and the history of brown coal mining in the eastern Hausruck. There are also more than 50 miniature rooms at a scale of 1:12 by Brigitte Zurucker-Burda and a display on notable figures from the region, such as the Bauhaus artist Herbert Bayer, who was born in Haag.
Highlights
- More than 50 richly detailed miniature rooms at a scale of 1:12
- History of brown coal mining in the Hausruck
- Farmhouse parlour from around 1900 and tools of extinct crafts
- Notable figures from the region, including the Bauhaus artist Herbert Bayer
- Old views of the region’s castles and palaces
Permanent exhibitions
- Dauerausstellung zur Regionalgeschichte – Castles and palaces of the region, religious life, rural living around 1900, old crafts and brown coal mining in the Hausruck.
- Miniaturräume von Brigitte Zurucker-Burda – More than 50 living rooms, pubs and shops at a scale of 1:12, recreated down to the smallest detail.
- Founded
- 1964
- Operated by
- Verein Haager Heimatmuseum
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €7 |
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| Reduced | €6Pupils aged 15 and over, apprentices, students, conscripts, holders of the Haag-Card and the benefit card of the Linzer KirchenZeitung |
| Children & teens | freeChildren of compulsory school age have free admission. |
| Students & apprentices | €6Students and apprentices pay the reduced price. |
| Groups (10+ people) | €6 per personGroups of 10 or more people; plus €1 per person for the guided tour. |
| School classes as a class group (per pupil, including guided tour) | €3Accompanying persons free |
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- 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
Structural accessibility is partly provided: the rooms for special exhibitions are accessible without barriers.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
In 2026 there is a children’s holiday activity at the castle for children, with a playful programme through the exhibition; school classes are welcome.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Group and special tours on request from Johann Wiesinger; school classes receive a guided tour at the class rate. |
