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 (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
AlpineumHinterstoderLocalwebsite, mountain life including mountain farming, skiing and sports, rescues, natural history, forestry
Anton Bruckner CenterAnsfeldenBiographicalwebsite, music venue adjacent to birthplace of composer Anton Bruckner
Ars Electronica CenterLinzScienceScience, modern digital technology and art
Austrian Rock Art MuseumSpital am PyhrnArchaeologywebsite, petroglyphs and rock art
Austrian Paper Making MuseumLaakirchenIndustrywebsite, paper making, printing, bookmaking
Ampflwang Railway MuseumAmpflwang im HausruckwaldRailwaySteam locomotives
Bauer Furniture Museum HirschbachHirschbach im MühlkreisDecorative artswebsite, handcrafted rustic furniture
Biology Centre LinzLinzNatural historywebsite, animal and plant world, rocks and minerals
City Museum GmundenGmundenLocalwebsite, local history, ceramics and salt industries
City Museum UlrichsbergUlrichsbergArtinformation, features glass pieces from area manufacturers
Composing hut of Gustav MahlerSteinbach am AtterseeGustav Mahler
Crime Museum ScharnsteinGrünau im AlmtalLaw enforcementwebsite, history of the Austrian judicial and security system from the late Middle Ages to the present day
Dye MuseumGutauTextileinformation, 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 artswebsite, earthenware making
Hallstatt Salt MineHallstattMiningwebsite, tours of the working salt mine, linked to the Hallein Salt Mine
Haenel Pancera MuseumBad IschlArtwebsite, collection of decorative arts, many from Asia
Heritage Museum AchentalSixenhofRuralwebsite, rural life, trades and crafts
KaiservillaBad IschlHistoric houseSummer palace of Kaiser Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sisi)
Keltendorf MitterkirchenMitterkirchen im MachlandLivingwebsite, reconstructed Hallstatt village complex
Kremsmünster AbbeyKremsmünsterMultipleGuided tours of the Benedictine monastery, collections of art, natural history
Landesgalerie LinzLinzArtwebsite, modern and contemporary art
Lentos Art MuseumLinzArtModern art and sculpture
Lignorama Wood and Tool MuseumRiedauArtwebsite, integrated life of wood, woodworking, use in building and art
Mauthausen MemorialMauthausenHistoryLocated at the former Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp
Mechanical Museum MuseumRiedauMusicwebsite, mechanical music instruments
Museum Car, Technology, AviationBad IschlTechnologywebsite, technical development in transportation and the civil, military and agricultural sectors
Museum LauriacumEnnsArchaeologywebsite, artifacts from the Roman Legion camp Lauriacum including military equipment, grave monuments, ceiling fresco
Museum HallstattHallstattArchaeologywebsite, Hallstatt culture artifacts, salt mining
Museum of Bad IschlBad IschlLocalwebsite, local history, culture, art, art and artifacts from Asia and around the world
Museum of LaborSteyrHistorywebsite, mechanisms of international integration of production and their impact on work, life and society
Natural History Museum SalzkammergutEbenseeNatural historywebsite, area plants and animals
NordicoLinzLocalwebsite, city history, archaeology, art, culture
OchzethausAltheimArchaeologywebsite, museum of life in Ancient Rome, open air excavations of ancient Roman villa
OK CentrumLinzArtwebsite, contemporary art
Protestant Museum of Upper AustriaRutzenmoosReligiouswebsite
Schloss HartheimAlkovenHistoryRenaissance castle used by the Nazis as the Hartheim Euthanasia Centre
Schloss Museum LinzLinzMultiplewebsite, art, decorative arts and crafts, musical instruments, numismatics, ethnography, archaeology
SKGLB MuseumMondseeRailway
Skulpturenpark ArtparkLinzArtSculpture garden
Tower 9 – Leonding City MuseumLeondingLocalwebsite, local history, culture
Villa Franz LehárBad IschlHistoric housewebsite, home of composer Franz Lehár
Villa IngeniousRohrbach in OberösterreichArtwebsite, perception through the five senses
Weaving Museum HaslachHaslach an der MühlTextilewebsite, preparation of flax, manual and mechanical weaving

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