A museum with intriguing architecture forms the Museum of Natural History known as Ottoneum. Inside, it offers goodies like a Xylotheque and the Ratzenberger Herbarium. Another attraction is the Goethe Elephant Skeleton.
Category: Museums
View from the Stahlwelt in Linz
This pic is a view from the roof of the Stahlwelt. The Stahlwelt is an exhibition hall promoting products made of steel. The small hill in the middle reminds me of the Erzberg, a mining area for ore in the Austrian state of Styria.
Haydnhaus in Vienna
The Haydnhaus in Vienna is where the Austrian composer Joseph Haydn spent his last years. The museum inside explains how Haydn lived in this period and shows several pieces of his former household. A reconstructed garden completes the offer.
Nietzsche-Haus in Naumburg (Saale)
The Nietzsche-Haus museum opened in 1994. A permanent exhibition is devoted to the life and work of the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. The Nietzsche Documentation Centre, also housed here, is concerned with researching the reception of Nietzsche’s works.
Klopstock House in Quedlinburg
German writer Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock was born in this building on July 2nd, 1724. Today it houses a museum about his works, e.g. the epic poem ‘The Messiah’ (Der Messias). Biographies of several additional local personalities complete the exhibition.
Kunsthaus in Graz
The Kunsthaus, dating back to 2003, shows exhibitions of contemporary art. Because of its architecture, it is generally known as the “Friendly Alien”. The form of an irregular bubble offers the possibility to enjoy bulky sculptures in an appropriate space.
Facade of the Vorarlberg Museum
The facade of the Vorarlberg Museum in Bregenz is decorated with 16,656 concrete blossoms. The blossoms were formed by the bottoms of simple PET bottles. But this is not the only architectural peculiarity of this museum in the Vorarlberg capital.
Bank Austria Kunstforum
The Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien forms an exhibition hall for art in the rooms of a former bank building. Even the erstwhile vault now works as a venue for presenting artworks. Today, the Kunstforum is known for performing yearly blockbuster exhibitions.
Lance for water jousting in Halle (Saale)
This showcase at the Hallors and Saline Museum in Halle (Saale) displays the costume of a Hallor with its typical 18 buttons and a lance. Such lances are still in use for the traditional water joustings one can experience e.g. during the lantern festival of Halle (Hallesches Laternenfest).
Pharmacy Museum in Naumburg (Saale)
The pharmacy museum (Apothekenmuseum) is located In the rooms of the Lion Pharmacy (Löwenapotheke). Some of the exhibits are dating back to 1820. The collection also shows a lot of equipment which was used in pharmacies up to the time in the GDR (DDR).
Atrium at the Vorarlberg Museum
The atrium of the Vorarlberg Museum is more than 20 metres high. On the ground floor it is used for temporary exhibition. Along the other floors it offers a great play of light and shadow. This pic was taken at the second floor of the building.
Staircase at the Vorarlberg Museum
The Vorarlberg Museum in Bregenz offers some fascinating architectural details. The color play in the staircase is a result of the stairs made of oak and the brass handrail.