The Petrol Station Myth
11.04.2019-06.01.2020 > VolkskundemuseumThis exhibition follows the trail of the petrol station from the very outset, via technical and architectural innovations, up to its role as a substitute shop and local centre of communication following the disappearance of grocers and inns. more ...
Styria in View
Perspectives on a Landscape
20.03.2015-06.01.2016 14:00-18:00 > VolkskundemuseumThe exhibition is part of the thematic focus on ‘Landscape’ that is being taken up at several Universalmuseum Joanneum locations throughout 2015. more ...
Superstition – Super-knowledge
A World Not Random
28.03.-30.11.2014 > VolkskundemuseumThe Folk Life Museum owns an extensive collection of objects from the 18th to the early 20th century, which are described as superstitious, folkloristic or simply as magical cures. more ...
Folk Life Museum
Permanent exhibition
> VolkskundemuseumThe permanent exhibition at the Folk Life Museum focuses thematically on three areas – The Home, Dress and Beliefs. These themes are represented by everyday things particularly of the pre-industrial period. more ...
TimeTimeTime…
On the pace of life and the art of dawdling
01.03.-30.11.2012 > VolkskundemuseumThis exhibition is an invitation to think about the way we use time and to track down islands of autonomy that stand above the stream of time. more ...
Christmas presents – Who are they from, Baby Jesus or Father Christmas?
An exhibition at the Folk Life Museum
19.11.2010-09.01.2011 09:00-16:00 > Volkskundemuseum"Christmas Presents" traces a tortuous path through European cultural history, on the trail of a phenomenon whose religious roots are scarcely discernible any more. more ...
Krampus. Wickedness Tamed
Exhibition at the Folk Life Museum
20.11.2009-10.01.2010 10:00-17:00 > VolkskundemuseumThe Krampus is among the most fascinating figures in Austrian traditional life. A new exhibition at the Folk Life Museum features impressive examples from the private Wabitsch collection. more ...
Folk Life Museum
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Opening Hours
07. January 2020 to 09. April 2021 closed.
The Folk Life Museum will be reorganized and will therefore be temporarily closed from 07.01.2020 until 09.04.2021 for renovation work and accessible only as part of events.
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