List of museums in Lower Austria


This list of museums in the state of Lower Austria, Austria contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries.

The list

NameImageLocationTypeSummary
Arnulf Rainer MuseumBadenArt, works by contemporary artist Arnulf Rainer
Austrian Motorcycle MuseumSigmundsherbergTransportation, motorcycles
BAXA Mining MuseumMannersdorf am LeithagebirgeMining, restored lime kiln and former quarry
Art/Brut Center GuggingBadenArt
Artstetten CastleArtstetten-PöbringBiographyLife and times of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Bicycle Museum of RetzRetzTransportation, bicycles
Burg KreuzensteinLeobendorfHistoric houseRestored medieval castle
Burg RappottensteinRappottensteinHistoric houseTours of the medieval fortress castle
Burg SeebensteinSeebensteinHistoric houseTours of the medieval fortress castle
Burgruine AggsteinSchönbühel-AggsbachHistoric houseTours of the medieval castle ruins
City Museum WienertorHainburg an der DonauLocal, local history, prehistory, natural history
City Museum TraiskirchenTraiskirchenLocal, local history, home life, culture
Das HeizhausStrasshof an der NordbahnRailway
District Folklore Museum LilienfeldLilienfeldLocal
Dorfmuseum KritzendorfKlosterneuburgLocal, village history, agriculture, domestic life
Edmund Adler GalleryMannersdorf am LeithagebirgeArt, municipal art gallery, works by local painter Edmund Adler
Egon Schiele MuseumTulln an der DonauArtWorks by painter Egon Schiele, contemporary art exhibits
Eisenbahnmuseum SchwechatSchwechatRailway
Essl MuseumKlosterneuburgArt, contemporary art
Field and Industrial Railway MuseumHohenbergRailway
Fire Museum PerchtoldsdorfPerchtoldsdorfFirefighting, firefighting equipment, helmets, hoses
First Austrian Museum of Everyday HistoryPöllaHistory, rural life and social changes of Lower Austria
Fischamend MuseumFischamendLocal, local history, prehistory, industry, culture
Forest Farm MuseumGutensteinHistory, woodworking, carpentry, tools, uses
Gallery of Lower Austria for Contemporary Art KremsKremsArt
Gallery of Lower Austria for Contemporary Art St. PöltenSt. PöltenArt
Galerie StadtparkKremsArt
Gaming CharterhouseGamingReligiousFeatures museum in the former monastery's history and medieval life
Göttweig AbbeyGöttweigReligiousIncludes tours of the Baroque monastery complex and imperial museum
GozzoburgKremsArt, tours of the Medieval hall with frescoes
Grocery MuseumHerrnbaumgartenHistory, late 19th-century period general store
Haydn's Birthplace in RohrauRohrauBiographyLate 18th-century period birthplace of composer Joseph Haydn
HöbarthmuseumHornMultiple, local history, weapons, watches and clocks
Hungarian Tower City MuseumBruck an der LeithaLocal
Karikaturmuseum KremsKremsArt, caricature, cartoon, comic and satirical art
Kitchen MuseumHerrnbaumgartenHistory, period kitchen displays, cookware and serving pieces
Klosterneuburg MonasteryKlosterneuburgArtTours of the monastery and museum of religious art
Klosterneuburg City MuseumKlosterneuburgLocal, local history
Krahuletz MuseumEggenburgMultiple, minerals and fossils, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts
Kunsthalle KremsKremsArt, exhibits of art, photography, culture
Landesgalerie NiederösterreichKremsArt, exhibits of art
Little Train MuseumAltenmarkt an der TriestingRailwayModel railroads, open by appointment
LoisiumLangenloisWine, area winemaking
Lower Austria MuseumSt. PöltenMultipleLocal history, art, natural history
Mannersdorf City MuseumMannersdorf am LeithagebirgeLocal, local history, archaeology, geology
Michelstetten School MuseumMichelstettenEducation, 19th-century period school
Moravian Silesian Heritage MuseumKlosterneuburgEthnic, decorative art and culture of the Sudeten Germans
Museum CarnuntinumBad Deutsch-AltenburgOpen-airExhibits important archeological finds from the ancient city Carnuntum
Museum KierlingKierlingLocal, local history, collection of silhouettes, kitchen items and cookbooks, horse-drawn vehicles and farm implements
Museum KremsKremsMultiple, city's history, culture. art collection
Museum of Flight AviaticumWiener NeustadtAviation, Austrian history of aviation
Museum of Historical Beer MugsHainfeldDecorative arts, collection of beer mugs
Museum RetzRetzLocal, local history, musical instruments,
Museumsdorf NiedersulzSulz im WeinviertelOpen-airFeatures over 80 historic buildings, includes the Anabaptist Museum
Museumszentrum MistelbachMistelbachMultiple, includes the Hermann Nitsch Museum, art, wine
NonseumHerrnbaumgarten, audited classics of nonsense
Open Air Museum PetronellPetronell-CarnuntumOpen-air, reconstructions of Ancient Roman houses from Carnuntum
Railway Museum SigmundsbergSigmundsherbergRailway
ReckturmWiener NeustadtMilitary, private collection of weapons
Rohrau CastleRohrauArtHistoric castle with fine painting collection
RollettmuseumBadenMultiple, science, natural history, archaeology
RosenburgRosenburg-MoldHistoric house
Schallaburg Renaissance CastleSchallaburgHistoric house
Schloss EckartsauEckartsauHistoric house, Baroque period castle
Schloss HofHistoric houseImperial palace and gardens
Schloss WeitraWeitraMultiple, includes exhibits about the castle's history, art, regional economic history, brewery museum, area political history from 1945 to the end of the Cold War
Schloss LaxenburgLaxenburgHistoric houseIncludes Franzensburg, several imperial palaces and gardens
Schönberg House in MödlingMödlingBiographyHome of composer Arnold Schönberg
Schwechat MuseumSchwechatLocal, local history, culture
SeegrotteHinterbrühlMiningFormer gypsum mine and cave system with large underground lake
Tower Museum in the CathedralWiener Neustadt
Vino Versum PoysdorfPoysdorfWine, exhibition about wine and history
Waldviertel Art MuseumSchremsArt, exhibits of paintings, sculptures, architecture and design by artists from Austria and abroad, sculpture park
Wiener Neustadt City MuseumWiener NeustadtMultiple, history, culture, science
Wiener Neustadt Hospital MuseumWiener NeustadtMedical
Wiener Neustadt Industrial District MuseumWiener NeustadtHistory, depiction of everyday work using tools, machines and photos
Wiener Neustadt Mineral MuseumWiener NeustadtGeology
WienerwaldmuseumEichgrabenMultiple, minerals and fossils, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, artisan tools, farming equipment, art gallery
Windmill of RetzRetzMill, working windmill and restaurant
Zdarsky Ski MuseumLilienfeldSport, history of alpine skiing and work of ski pioneer Mathias Zdarsky