List of museums in Styria

This list of museums in the state of Styria, Austria contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) 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.

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The list

Name Location Type Summary
Admont AbbeyAdmontMultipleTours of the Benedictine monastery with Baroque architecture and museum collections of art, manuscripts and natural history displays
Archaeology Museum of the University of GrazGrazArchaeologywebsite, original artifacts and casts of sculptures from Ancient Greece and Rome
Austrian Aviation MuseumGrazAviationwebsite
Austrian Open Air Museum StübingStuebingOpen-airwebsite, historic rural buildings from all over Austria
Austrian Sculpture ParkUnterpremstättenArtPark with outdoor sculptures, part of Universalmuseum Joanneum
Brahms Museum MürzzuschlagMürzzuschlagBiographywebsite, life of composer Johannes Brahms
City Museum GrazGrazLocalwebsite, city history, culture, art exhibits, includes Museumsapotheke, a complete historic pharmacy
Diocesian Museum GrazGrazReligiouswebsite, historical and ecclesiastical monuments of the diocese Graz-Seckau
Dobl TransmitterDoblTechnologyFormer radio transmitter and equipment
Erzberg AdventureEisenerzMiningwebsite, above and below ground tours of the Erzberg mine
Folk Life MuseumGrazArtPre-industrial period home life, clothing, beliefs, part of Universalmuseum Joanneum
Frida and FredGrazChildren'swebsite
GipsmuseumGrazArtwebsite, plaster casts of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture
Gösting CastleGöstingHistory
Hallstatt MuseumGroßkleinArchaeologywebsite, artifacts from the Neolithic Age to the late Middle Ages, the emphasis in the Hallstatt period
Hans Gross Criminal MuseumGrazLaw enforcementwebsite
Hanns Schell CollectionGrazDecorative artswebsite, locks, keys, boxes, wrought and cast iron items
House of ArchitectureGrazArchitecturewebsite
Johann Puch MuseumGrazAutomotivewebsite, motorcycles and cars designed by Johann Puch
Kunsthaus GrazGrazArtContemporary art including architecture, design, new media, CGI, film and photography, part of Universalmuseum Joanneum
Künstlerhaus GrazGrazArtContemporary art of Styria, part of Universalmuseum Joanneum
Museum im PalaisGrazArtDecorative arts including furnishings, handcrafts made of metal, wood, ivory, ceramic, glass, textiles, wrought iron, costumes, musical instruments, part of Universalmuseum Joanneum
Museum of PerceptionGrazArtwebsite, perceptual installations and exhibitions
Natural History MuseumGrazArtOpening in 2013, part of Universalmuseum Joanneum
Neue Galerie GrazGrazArtIncludes painting, graphic art, poster art, sculpture, photography and video, part of Universalmuseum Joanneum
Railway Museum KnittelfeldKnittelfeldRailwaywebsite
Riegersburg CastleRiegersburgHistoric houseMedieval castle with exhibits about the 17th-century age of witch hunting in Styria and the fate of two castle women during that period
Roman MuseumWagnaArchaeologyExcavated Roman city, part of Universalmuseum Joanneum
Schloss EggenbergGrazHistoric houseBaroque palace complex with gardens, art, archaeology and coin collections from the Universalmuseum Joanneum
Schloss HerbersteinSankt Johann bei HerbersteinHistoric houseMedieval castle with historic gardens, a zoo and the Gironcoli Museum which features works by contemporary Austrian artist Bruno Gironcoli
Schloss SeggauSeggaubergHistoric house
Schloss StainzStainzMultipleFormer Baroque monastery that houses Styrian Hunting Museum and the Museum of Agriculture and Forestry, two collections of the Universalmuseum Joanneum
Schloss TrautenfelsPürgg-TrautenfelsMultiplePalace complex that include the Regional Landscape Museum of the Universalmuseum Joanneum, exhibits of the natural and the cultural history of the Ennstal Valley
Styrian ArmoryGrazMilitaryArmory with weapons, tools, suits of armour, part of Universalmuseum Joanneum
Styrian Fire Service MuseumGroß Sankt FlorianFirefightingwebsite
Tramway Museum GrazGrazTransportationwebsite, vintage trams
Winter Sport MuseumMürzzuschlagSportswebsite
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