Stefan Zweig Zentrum Salzburg
Literature and research centre of the University of Salzburg in the Edmundsburg on the Mönchsberg, with an exhibition on Stefan Zweig's years in Salzburg.
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About the museum
The Stefan Zweig Centre was founded in 2008 by the University of Salzburg and is based in the Edmundsburg on the Mönchsberg. Abbot Edmund Sinnhuber of St. Peter had the building erected in 1696 on the site of two medieval houses; it later served as a boarding school and educational institution and, from 1961, as a research institute, before the university revived it in 2008 as the "House for Europe".
The centre is dedicated to researching the life and work of Stefan Zweig, who lived in Salzburg from 1919 to 1934. It publishes an edition of his works, a book series and a handbook, and hosts readings, lectures, discussions and conferences on European literary and cultural history.
Open to visitors is an exhibition that traces Zweig's biography in six chapters – Family, Europe, Success, Festival, Farewell and Retrospect – with photographs, books, manuscripts and listening stations, focusing on his Salzburg years. The house also contains the research library of Zweig's biographer Donald A. Prater, which can be used by arrangement.
Highlights
- Exhibition on Stefan Zweig's Salzburg years 1919–1934
- Manuscripts, typescripts and listening stations
- Baroque Edmundsburg on the Mönchsberg
- Reference library of Zweig's biographer Donald A. Prater
- Readings, lectures and conferences
Permanent exhibition
- Stefan Zweig in Salzburg – Pictures, books, manuscripts and listening stations tell the story of Zweig's life, work and friendships in six chapters, especially his Salzburg years.
- Founded
- 2008
- Operated by
- Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg
- Director
- Martina Wörgötter
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €2.50Pupils, students, retirees, civilian service volunteers, soldiers, people with disabilities, members of the Ö1 Club and of the Salzburger Museumsverein |
| Children & teens | €2.50Reduced price for pupils |
| Seniors | €2.50Retirees |
| Visitors with disabilities | €2.50 |
| Students & apprentices | €2.50 |
| Guided tour (per group) | €100plus reduced admission of €2.50 per person; the tour fee is waived for school classes |
Cash only. Members of the association "Friends of the Stefan Zweig Centre" have free admission.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator
- 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
The Edmundsburg is accessible without steps via a lift in the Mönchsberg car park (about 50 m after the garage entrance, on the left).
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Herbert-von-Karajan-Platz
From the main station take bus 1, from the airport bus 10 (on Sundays and public holidays lines 2 and 1) to Herbert-von-Karajan-Platz; then walk along the Festspielhaus to the Toscaninihof and go up via the Clemens-Holzmeister-Stiege or the lift in the Mönchsberg car park.
By car
Parking available
Mönchsberg car park, section B (entrance Neutorstraße/Hildmannplatz); from there a lift goes directly to the Edmundsburg.
By car via the A1 or A10, exit Flughafen, then via Innsbrucker Bundesstraße, Maxglaner Hauptstraße and Neutorstraße to Hildmannplatz.
Get directionsAmenities & 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 | Guided tours by prior telephone booking (+43 662 8044 7641). School classes pay only the reduced admission. |
