Museums and Exhibitions

Museum Niederösterreich

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3100 St. Pölten
Kulturbezirk 5

+43 2742 90 80 90
+43 2742 90 80 91

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Since September 2017, with Hans Hollein’s unique architecture, the Museum Niederösterreich (Lower Austrian Museum) has incorporated two buildings under one roof, so, one ticket covers both museums. Both buildings await you with a permanent presentation, and special or focal exhibitions.

House of History: Gain Insights. Understand History.

The first House of History in Austria highlights the history of Lower Austria in the Central European context. Treasures from the Lower Austrian Provincial Collections, from private, national and international lenders, tell innovatively arranged stories as well as interactively supported exciting stories.

House of Nature: Gain Insights. Experience Nature.
With its mixture of zoo and museum and around 40 native animal species, the House of Nature makes it possible for you to take a unique walk through the flora and fauna of Lower Austria. Accompanied by terrariums, aquariums and formicariums, the journey takes you from the Danube basin to the glacier.

With the wide variety of activities for the whole family that the Lower Austrian Museum has to offer, it makes the museum worth more than just a day trip! Strengthen yourself in the museum restaurant, “Pan Pan”, or relax in the museum garden that has a children’s playground. Visit the cultural city of St. Pölten as an ideal stopover between the tourism regions of The Wachau and Mariazellerland.

Highlights

Museum for the whole family
Giant aquarium and terrarium
Diverse exhibition programme
Extensive range of guided tours

Exhibitions 2019

HOUSE of NATURE – Permanent Exhibition

• GARDEN – LUST. LOAD. PASSION: 18 March 2018 – 10 February 2019

• Jabbing. Scratching. Biting. With nature’s weapons | 3. 2019 – 16. 2. 2020

HOUSE of HISTORY – Permanent Exhibition

• DIE UMKÄMPFTE REPUBLIK Österreich 1918 – 1938 (The Embattled Republic, Austria 1918 – 1938): 10 September 2017 – 24 March 2019

• My youth – Your youth: History in the making | 26. 4. 2019 – 19. 1. 2020

• Espionage! | 6. 9. 2019 – 19. 1. 2020

For more information about the individual exhibitions, please go to: www.museumnoe.at

Infrastructure

Shop
“Pan Pan restaurant – the culinary meeting point in the museum”
Children’s playing facilities
Museum’s garden with sun terrace and children’s playground
Accessible / Lift from the underground car park directly to the museum
Suitable creative activities for all age groups
Children’s birthdays

Special Offers for Groups (Must book in advance!):

Museums Tours through the House of History & the House of Nature
Themed-guided Tours of the Special Exhibitions and Focal Exhibitions
Active programme for groups – CSI Museum
Foreign Language Guided Tours – On request!

Offers for School Classes (Must book in advance!):

Micro laboratory (MikroLabor)
Dialogue-orientated guided tours
Creative Activities
Projects on various themes

Opening Times

Open:

All year round!

Tuesday – Sunday & public holidays 09:00 – 17:00

Mondays: CLOSED

Guided Tours:

HOUSE of NATURE:

Every 1st, 3rd, 5th Sunday & public holiday of the month 14:00: Museums Tours change monthly!
Every 2nd & 4th Sunday of the month
14:00: Highlight Tour

HOUSE of HISTORY:

Every Saturday, Sunday & public holiday
10:00: Museum Tour Permanent Presentation
13:00: Highlight Tour Permanent Presentation + Focal Exhibition
15:00: Museum Tour Focal Exhibition
Duration (in each case): 60 minutes
Foreign Language Guided Tours – On request!
Price: € 3.20 (excl. admission fee) per person (Must NOT book in advance!)

NEW: Guided Tours per family: € 6.40 (max. 2 adults & 4 children)