Bilger-Breustedt-Haus
Originally preserved home and studio of the artists Margret Bilger and Hans Joachim Breustedt on the Pram river, with guided tours and an annual exhibition.
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About the museum
The Bilger-Breustedt-Haus in Leoprechting, near Taufkirchen an der Pram, was the home and workplace of woodcut artist and stained-glass painter Margret Bilger (1904–1971) and her husband, the Bauhaus painter Hans Joachim Breustedt (1901–1984). The small house combines an Innviertel wooden cottage with tiny rooms and the character of a middle-class summer house; it stands in a garden whose meadow reaches down to the Pram.
After Bilger's death the house remained in the family. In 1998 the association Verein Bilger-Haus was founded with the aim of preserving the living and working rooms in their authentic condition. After a lease and extensive renovations between 2000 and 2003, the house opened as a regional museum on May 14, 2004. In 2007 the Margret-Bilger hiking trail through the Pram floodplains was added, and in 2023 the roof, veranda, windows and masonry were restored again.
Visitors see the rooms with original furniture and objects; personal guided tours tell them about the life and work of the artist couple. In addition, exhibitions with changing focuses are held each year, along with workshops, readings and events in the garden. Bilger's work ranges from expressive woodcuts through more than a hundred stained-glass windows for churches to late textile works and reverse glass paintings.
Highlights
- Original living and working rooms of the artist couple, preserved as they were
- Personal guided tours of the small house
- Exhibitions on Margret Bilger and Hans Joachim Breustedt that change every year
- Garden with a meadow running down to the Pram
- Margret-Bilger hiking trail through the Pram floodplains
Permanent exhibition
- Wohn- und Arbeitsräume von Margret Bilger und Hans Joachim Breustedt – The house shows the artist couple's living, domestic and working rooms in their original condition, supplemented by works by both artists.
- Founded
- 2004
- Operated by
- Verein Bilger-Haus
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €3Students |
| Students & apprentices | €3 |
| Groups | €2 per personSchool classes, price per person. |
Prices according to the Upper Austria tourism portal; the association's website does not list admission prices. Admission is free on the Pramtal Museum Day.
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Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
Few parking spaces; according to the tourism portal, three car spaces and one bus parking space.
The house is in Leoprechting on the B 129 toward Eferding–Linz, east of Taufkirchen an der Pram in the Schärding district.
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Plan your visit
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| Good to know | The small house is experienced on personal guided tours. Workshops and events take place in the house, in the garden and at the Bilger-Breustedt school (registration by phone). |
