List of museums in Upper Austria


This list of museums in the state of Upper 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

NameLocationTypeSummary
AlpineumHinterstoderLocal, mountain life including mountain farming, skiing and sports, rescues, natural history, forestry
Anton Bruckner CenterAnsfeldenBiographical, music venue adjacent to birthplace of composer Anton Bruckner
Ars Electronica CenterLinzScienceScience, modern digital technology and art
Austrian Rock Art MuseumSpital am PyhrnArchaeology, petroglyphs and rock art
Austrian Paper Making MuseumLaakirchenIndustry, paper making, printing, bookmaking
Ampflwang Railway MuseumAmpflwang im HausruckwaldRailwaySteam locomotives
Bauer Furniture Museum HirschbachHirschbach im MühlkreisDecorative arts, handcrafted rustic furniture
Biology Centre LinzLinzNatural history, animal and plant world, rocks and minerals
City Museum GmundenGmundenLocal, local history, ceramics and salt industries
City Museum UlrichsbergUlrichsbergArt, features glass pieces from area manufacturers
Composing hut of Gustav MahlerSteinbach am AtterseeGustav Mahler
Crime Museum ScharnsteinGrünau im AlmtalLaw enforcement, history of the Austrian judicial and security system from the late Middle Ages to the present day
Dye MuseumGutauTextile, dyeing process
Ebensee MemorialEbenseeHistoryGuided tours of World War II concentration camp, museum of area history between 1918 and 1955
Gleink AbbeySteyrReligiousFormer Benedictine abbey with museum of ecclesiastical embroidery and objects
Hafner HouseLeopoldschlagDecorative arts, earthenware making
Hallstatt Salt MineHallstattMining, tours of the working salt mine, linked to the Hallein Salt Mine
Haenel Pancera MuseumBad IschlArt, collection of decorative arts, many from Asia
Heritage Museum AchentalSixenhofRural, rural life, trades and crafts
KaiservillaBad IschlHistoric houseSummer palace of Kaiser Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth of Austria
Keltendorf MitterkirchenMitterkirchen im MachlandLiving, reconstructed Hallstatt village complex
Kremsmünster AbbeyKremsmünsterMultipleGuided tours of the Benedictine monastery, collections of art, natural history
Landesgalerie LinzLinzArt, modern and contemporary art
Lentos Art MuseumLinzArtModern art and sculpture
Lignorama Wood and Tool MuseumRiedauArt, integrated life of wood, woodworking, use in building and art
Mauthausen MemorialMauthausenHistoryLocated at the former Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp
Mechanical Museum MuseumRiedauMusic, mechanical music instruments
Museum Car, Technology, AviationBad IschlTechnology, technical development in transportation and the civil, military and agricultural sectors
Museum LauriacumEnnsArchaeology, artifacts from the Roman Legion camp Lauriacum including military equipment, grave monuments, ceiling fresco
Museum HallstattHallstattArchaeology, Hallstatt culture artifacts, salt mining
Museum of Bad IschlBad IschlLocal, local history, culture, art, art and artifacts from Asia and around the world
Museum of LaborSteyrHistory, mechanisms of international integration of production and their impact on work, life and society
Natural History Museum SalzkammergutEbenseeNatural history, area plants and animals
NordicoLinzLocal, city history, archaeology, art, culture
OchzethausAltheimArchaeology, museum of life in Ancient Rome, open air excavations of ancient Roman villa
OK CentrumLinzArt, contemporary art
Protestant Museum of Upper AustriaRutzenmoosReligious
Schloss HartheimAlkovenHistoryRenaissance castle used by the Nazis as the Hartheim Euthanasia Centre
Schloss Museum LinzLinzMultiple, art, decorative arts and crafts, musical instruments, numismatics, ethnography, archaeology
SKGLB MuseumMondseeRailway
Skulpturenpark ArtparkLinzArtSculpture garden
Tower 9 - Leonding City MuseumLeondingLocal, local history, culture
Villa Franz LehárBad IschlHistoric house, home of composer Franz Lehár
Villa IngeniousRohrbach in OberösterreichArt, perception through the five senses
Weaving Museum HaslachHaslach an der MühlTextile, preparation of flax, manual and mechanical weaving