List of museums in Burgenland


This list of museums in the state of Burgenland, Austria contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions 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.

The list

NameImageLocationTypeSummary
Austrian Jewish MuseumEisenstadtHistory, history of the Jews in Burgenland, features private synagogue
Bad Tatzmannsdorf Spa MuseumBad TatzmannsdorfHistory, history of the town's hot water spa
Bad Tatzmannsdorf Bread MuseumBad TatzmannsdorfFood, history of bread making
Bauernmuseum JennersdorfJennersdorfAgriculture, historic farm implements, furniture, tools
Bernstein Rock MuseumBernstein im BurgenlandNatural history, serpentine mining, rocks, minerals
Burg GüssingGüssingHistoric houseMedieval castle with collections of art, music, books, food, hunting, cast iron pieces, miniatures dioramas
Burg LockenhausLockenhausHistoric houseRomanesque and Gothis fortress castle, exhibit about the Knights Templar
Burg SchlainingStadtschlainingHistoric houseMedieval castle, includes the European Museum for Peace
Burgenland Fire Fighters MuseumEisenstadtFirefighting
Burgenland History HouseBildeinHistory, , area history
Burgenland State GalleryEisenstadtArt, exhibits of local contemporary visual art
Castle of ArtsPotzneusiedlArt, display of icons, center of art and antiques
Diözesanmuseum EisenstadtEisenstadtReligious, ecclesiastical art and artifacts of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Eisenstadt
Dorfmuseum MönchhofMönchhofOpen air, includes farm buildings, guest house, school, theater, town hall, fire department, handicraft workshops, shops, milk house, grist mill, church
Emigrant Museum - Josef Reichl HouseGüssingLocal, two museums in one building, history of area immigration to America and exhibit on local poet Josef Reichl
European Museum for PeaceStadtschlainingPeace, causes and structures of violence and war, ways out of everyday violence, located in Burg Schlaining, operated by the European Peace University
Forchtenstein CastleMattersburgHistoric houseMedieval fortress castle with restored baroque interiors, decorative arts and weapons collections
Freilichtmuseum Bad TatzmannsdorfBad TatzmannsdorfOpen air, residential and commercial buildings from the late 18th century to the beginning of the 20th century
Freilichtmuseum Ensemble GerersdorfGerersdorfOpen air, thatched houses, farm buildings, agriculture life
Haydn-Haus EisenstadtEisenstadtMusic, one of the homes of composer Joseph Haydn, exhibits of area music history
Haydn ChurchEisenstadtReligious, includes the Joseph Haydn Mausoleum, treasury
Lackenbach PalaceEisenstadtNatural history, Renaissance palace and nature theme park, museum with exhibit on anture and the history of mankind, archaeology, hunting and forestry, wood, climate issues, tourism, art and culture
Landesmuseum BurgenlandEisenstadtLocal, local history, culture, archaeology, art, folklore, natural history
Landtechnik-Museum BurgenlandSankt Michael im BurgenlandAgriculture, agriculture machinery, tractors, steam machines, processors, harvesters, tools
Franz Liszt's birthplaceRaidingMusic, the life of the composer Franz Liszt
Mining Museum GoberlingStadtschlainingMining, mining of antimony
Museum JoisJoisLocal, includes 1938 classroom, wine making, local history
Museum OberschützenOberschützenLocal, local history, folk culture
Museum of Clocks and WatchesAschauHorology, clock works, watches and clock making
Pinkafeld City MuseumPinkafeldLocal, city history, culture, fossils, archaeological finds
Roman Museum St. MartinSankt Martin an der RaabArchaeology, excavated Roman artifacts and remains
Schloss DeutschkreutzOberpullendorfArt, works by Anton Lehmden
Schloss EsterházyEisenstadtHistoric houseBaroque palace, gardens, wine museum
Schnapsmuseum Neusiedl bei GüssingNeusiedl bei GüssingBeverages, culture and the art of distilling
Stadtschlaining City MuseumStadtschlainingLocal, city history, culture
Steinmetz Museum KaisersteinbruchBruckneudorfLocal, history, stone quarrying
Tower MuseumBreitenbrunnLocal, city history, culture, natural history
Wine Museum BurgenlandEisenstadtWineLocated in Schloss Esterházy, history of area wine-making
Windmill PodersdorfPodersdorfMill, working windmill
Wine Museum MoschendorfMoschendorfBeverages,
Wine Museum NeckenmarktNeckenmarktBeverages,