Description
The museum of the district capital Neunkirchen impresses with its extensive collections in 15 showrooms. In addition to topics relating to the history of the town and district and a large collection of fossils , the museum also exhibits absolute highlights such as the bones of the 5,300-year-old Neunkirchen Ötzi or casts of the only Austrian dinosaur find.
This makes a visit well worthwhile:
- The diverse collections: Visitors take a journey through time in the fields of natural history (geology, palaeontology, zoology), archaeology, town and district history, numismatics and folk culture.
- The Neunkirchen Ötzi: a real sensation, found during the excavation of a Roman house. The contemporary of the famous "Ötzi" from the Ötztal Alps is 5,300 years old and lived in the Copper Age.
- The Austrian dinosaur: The exhibits also include casts of the only Austrian dinosaur find from Muthmannsdorf on the Hohe Wand.
- Evidence of the past: The museum has one of the largest fossil collections in the region.
- A look at customs and culture: The large folklore collection, which is up to 500 years old, provides an insight into the life, work and customs of the rural population.
- The lifelike animal collection: 500 specimens of native animals are on display - from rose beetles to red deer.
- Roman Neunkirchen: Traces of the Romans can be found throughout the district. The museum illustrates life in Roman times with archaeological finds, burial steles, experimental archaeology and a gold panning channel."
- The Lower Austria CARD: Card holders receive free admission to the museum.
