voestalpine Stahlwelt

About the museum

The voestalpine Stahlwelt at the group's Linz site opened on November 7, 2009, during the "Lange Nacht der Forschung" (Long Night of Research). Since then it has welcomed around 750,000 visitors, mainly school classes, students and individual guests. It sees itself as the group's showcase and explains how steel is made and where it is used.

From July 2024 onward, the exhibition was comprehensively redesigned for around €20 million, based on plans by the Stuttgart office Atelier Brückner. The renewed exhibition area opened on June 23, 2026, and regular tours have run since July 13, 2026. Its centerpiece is the "Grid," a suspended, walkable steel structure of about 138 tons with roughly 8,500 individually controllable LED light points.

Spread across five levels, three of them within the Grid, the exhibition presents the group's business areas, from the automotive and aerospace industries through rail infrastructure to medical technology. Exhibits such as an astronaut's helmet, a surfboard and a luge sled show where steel is used everywhere. One focus is the more climate-friendly steel production ("greentec steel"). All guests receive a tablet with additional content. There is also a works tour across the plant site, family programs, and the separate ZeitgeschichteMUSEUM on Nazi-era forced labor at the Hermann Göring Works.

Highlights

• New exhibition world since June 2026 with a walkable "Grid" made of around 138 tons of steel
• Multimedia tablet for all guests, interactive stations
• Works tour across the plant site with blast furnace and rolling mill (ages 12 and up)
• Family Package with a workshop for children ages 6 and up
• Free parking, admission includes a guided tour

Permanent exhibitions

• Ausstellungswelt „Enter the Grid“ – Across five levels, the newly redesigned exhibition centered on the walkable Grid shows how steel is produced and used in cars, trains, airplanes and everyday products. A tablet provides additional content.
• Werkstour – The tour bus takes you across the Linz plant site to large installations such as the blast furnace, hot strip mill and Automotive Components.

Founded

2009

Operated by

voestalpine Stahlwelt GmbH

Admission & discounts

Prices include a guided tour (from July 13, 2026). With the Linz Card or Linz Kulturcard, admission to the exhibition is free; the works tour costs €15. Reduced family rates are available, among others, with family passes from Styria, Burgenland, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Tyrol, Vienna, the Upper Austria Family Card and the 4youCard.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• 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

Accessibility not specified (according to the tourism portal, on request); 10 accessible parking spaces. The works tour requires a good level of fitness (several staircases with up to 90 steps). Note on light effects in the exhibition (photosensitivity).

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

Family Package (ages 6 and up, first Saturday of each month and during school holidays) with the workshop "Stahl erleben", including experiments and crafts for children, while adults explore the exhibition; followed by a shared works tour. Family tickets available.

Getting there & parking

Navigation address: voestalpine-Straße 4, 4020 Linz. Works shift buses do not stop at the Stahlwelt.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop
• Coat check
• Lockers

Small food truck with coffee and snacks at the entrance area (as of April 2026); cloakroom for jackets and coats, small lockers for valuables; shop linked on the website.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Corporate events

Bookable as an event venue in cooperation with Caseli.

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