Austrian Open-Air Museum

Stübing

Today: 10:00 - 16:00

Embedded in the diversity of nature, historical buildings from all over Austria offer an authentic insight into the lives of our ancestors.

Programme
Today

Houses

There are 103 objects on the museum grounds, including dwellings, stable buildings, mills, alpine huts and much more. They show the house landscapes of the past 6 centuries from all over Austria and South Tyrol. The oldest building is a grain box, the "treasure box" of the farmers, and dates back to 1452.

Handicraft

As a competence centre and information platform, we collect, document, preserve and impart comprehensive knowledge about classical crafts. In addition, this theoretical and practical knowledge is passed on to interested parties through workshops, courses, regulars' tables, participatory events.

Nature

We are located in a nature conservation and Natura 2000 area. These types of protected areas are among the most important categories of land protection in Austria and are intended to permanently safeguard natural habitats. Accordingly, many different plant and animal species can be found here.

Opening hours November

02 November to 24 November 2024 Sat, Sun 10 am - 4 pm
Admission until 3 pm. Individual buildings on the museum grounds are open.

Reduced entrance fee: 6 € (free with annual ticket and for visitors under 19 years of age).
Restaurant Zum Göller: 10am - 4pm

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Exhibitions

Precious Junk – Collected (Hi-)Stories

Precious Junk – Collected (Hi-)Stories

In the exhibition, these common, unremarkable objects, most of them no longer applicable to modern times, are shifted to the centre, making them precious museum exhibits that have become rare.

Opening: 26.05.2024, 11 am
Duration: 26.05. - 31.10.2024
The remembered time

The remembered time

The areas of building, living, working, life cycles (birthdays, weddings, death) and the annual cycle as well as the customs and traditions of the different months are highlighted throughout the year.

Permanent exhibition
Rural tools and vehicles

Rural tools and vehicles

The permanent exhibition documents the development of farming vehicles and tools, in particular forestry, field and grass farming, as well as the path from grain to bread in a number of examples.

Permanent exhibition

Cultural mediation - active museum experience

Kids programmes

Kids programmes

The Austrian Open-Air Museum offers children and young people numerous opportunities to engage with rural life and work in the past. 
Our young visitors can discover and explore historical knowledge about the life, everyday life and work of the farming population and experience history(ies) in the wide range of activities on offer.
Traditional events

Traditional events

The ecclesiastical annual cycle characterised and determined the rural annual cycle and everyday life of the past. The open-air museum has set itself the task of conveying these rural customs to visitors in a practical and authentic way in the special environment of more than 100 historical buildings from all over Austria as part of activities and events.
Guided tours through the museum valley

Guided tours through the museum valley

In addition to the programmes for coach groups and clubs, the Austrian Open-Air Museum offers individual visitors overview tours and special tours on specific topics on certain dates. These use practical examples to tell exciting stories and learn interesting facts about the life, everyday life and work of farmers in the past.

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Museum grounds

We look forward to your visit!

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