Vino Versum Poysdorf

About the museum

The museum's roots go back to 1910, when a first local history collection was set up in Poysdorf. This became a local heritage museum in 1958, which moved into the former Bürgerspital (burghers' hospital) in 1978. In 2004 it was remodelled into a wine experience world and reopened as the Weinstadtmuseum (wine town museum).

In April 2014 the town of Poysdorf opened the Vino Versum, which combines a museum, wine market and tourist information on Brünner Straße. The ensemble comprises the baroque Bürgerspital, an outdoor area with a Mount of Olives chapel, vineyards and press houses, a new building and an adapted 19th-century house.

The centrepiece is the WEIN+TRAUBEN Welt (Wine and Grape World): in the grape hall with interactive stations and a museum cinema, everything revolves around the vine and the grape, the Bürgerspital tells the history of the wine town, and the press museum shows the development of wine technology. There are also historic cellars, an ice cellar and a grape playground for children. At the end, a wine or grape juice tasting awaits at the Weinmarkt Poysdorf.

Highlights

• Grape hall with interactive stations and museum cinema
• History of the wine town in the baroque Bürgerspital
• Press museum on the development of wine technology
• Outdoor area with demonstration vineyard, press houses and historic cellars
• Wine or grape juice tasting included in the admission

Permanent exhibitions

• Geschichte einer Weinstadt – Tour through Poysdorf's past as a wine and trading town in the baroque Bürgerspital.
• Traubenhalle – Interactive exhibition on the vine, grape and wine, with a museum cinema and an indoor grape playground.
• Pressenmuseum – Historic wine presses and equipment show how winemaking technology has developed up to the present day.

Founded

2014

Operated by

Stadtgemeinde Poysdorf

Admission & discounts

All admission prices include a wine or grape juice tasting. Free admission with the Niederösterreich-CARD.

Accessibility

• 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

The entire exhibition grounds are accessible without barriers.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations
• Playground / play area
• Kids’ birthday parties

Indoor grape playground and interactive stations in the grape hall; children get grape juice instead of wine. Children's birthday parties for ages 5 to 14 (about 2.5 hours, e.g. treasure hunt in the experience cellar, prehistoric or dinosaur programme).

Getting there & parking

By car via the A5 (exit Poysdorf Süd) and the B7 Brünner Straße; the Vino Versum is about 300 m past the town boundary on the left.

Amenities & dining

Wine or grape juice tasting at the Weinmarkt Poysdorf in the building. Dogs are not permitted on the exhibition grounds.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties

The outdoor area with vineyard, press houses and wooden skittle alley can be hired for celebrations (it remains accessible to museum visitors during opening hours; not a bad-weather venue).

Plan your visit