Kovaški in gasilski muzej Muta
Museum in the former Kienhofen manor in Muta, with collections on forging and foundry work, firefighting, ethnology and the cultural history of the town.
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About the museum
The museum was founded in 1973. It is housed on the ground floor of the municipal building at Glavni trg 17, in the former Kienhofen manor, which was built at the beginning of the 16th century by Žiga Dietrichstein. In 1899 the manor was bought by the St Cyril and Methodius Society (Družba sv. Cirila in Metoda), which opened a school in it the following year.
Around 650 objects, collected mainly in the Muta municipality, are displayed in four collections: forging and foundry, ethnology, firefighting and cultural history. The forging and foundry collection, with archival documents, photographs, tools and products, shows the history of ironworking and forging; it is complemented by an open-air museum in front of the building, with a winch, a crane, a water hammer (repač) and a saw.
The firefighting collection has 139 exhibits; the oldest is a hand-operated piston pump from 1876. The cultural history collection shows schooling, wind band music, the choir and associations in Muta at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. The museum department is run by the Koroška Regional Museum (Koroški pokrajinski muzej).
Highlights
- Forging and foundry collection and open-air museum with a water hammer (repač)
- Firefighting collection with a pump from 1876
- Ethnological collection with shoemaking and barbering tools
- Former Kienhofen manor on Glavni trg
Permanent exhibition
- Kovaški in gasilski muzej Muta – Four collections: forging and foundry, ethnology, firefighting and cultural history, with an open-air museum in front of the building.
- Founded
- 1973
- Operated by
- Koroški pokrajinski muzej
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €2.50pupils, secondary school pupils and students (€2.50); pensioners and people with disabilities (€4) |
| Seniors | €4Pensioners and people with disabilities. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €4Reduced admission for people with disabilities. |
| Students & apprentices | €2.50Pupils, secondary school pupils and students. |
| Groups (11+ people) | €6.50 per personGuided tour for groups of more than 10 people: adults €6.50, pensioners and people with disabilities €5.50, young people €3.50. |
| Guided tour for up to 10 people, adults | €8Pensioners and people with disabilities €7, young people €4.50. |
| Educational or adult-education workshop, adults | €6.50Pensioners and people with disabilities €5.50, young people €3.50. |
Free admission for holders of ICOM, SMD and PRESS cards.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Visits by prior arrangement; guided tours and educational and adult-education workshops are available. |
