Dear visitors!
We are delighted that you are visiting the Austrian Open-Air Museum Stübing! With over 100 historical and authentic buildings from Austria's federal states, it is one of the country's most valuable cultural assets. To protect the site and to ensure a pleasant stay for all visitors, we ask you to observe the following rules.
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These museum regulations apply in the publicly accessible part of the Austrian Open-Air Museum Stübing as well as on all landscaped areas and surrounding areas of the objects, which are an inseparable part of the holistic museum presentation of an open-air museum.
(1) Publicly accessible areas are to be used in such a way that other visitors are not endangered or unreasonably inconvenienced and that facilities, equipment and structures (benches, tables, playground equipment, fences, monuments, statues, etc.) are not soiled, smeared, sprayed with paint, covered with paper, foil or materials of any other kind or otherwise damaged.
(2) It is prohibited in the publicly accessible facilities to
(a) Deposit rubbish or objects,
(b) Throw away litter, paper (newspapers, etc.), containers or packaging material,
(c) Use enclosures or the edges of wells for gymnastics or climbing,
(d) Climb structures (ditch walls etc.), monuments, fountains or other installations,
(e) Build or maintain fireplaces,
(f) Use barbecue or cooking equipment,
(g) Camp or ice skate,
(h) Bathe in or enter any body of water
(3) Smoking is strictly prohibited in the entire museum area (in the indoor and outdoor areas) to protect the irreplaceable cultural heritage! Three designated smoking areas are available for all smokers: in the entrance area and at the restaurant as well as at the Wegleithof during events.
Smokers are requested to smoke only directly next to the ashtrays provided here and to use these for their cigarette remains!
(4) It is forbidden to carry out commercial activities of any kind without the written permission of the Universalmuseum Joanneum, such as selling, filming, photographing for commercial purposes, distributing flyers. Furthermore, it is strictly forbidden to hold events of any kind without the written permission of the Universalmuseum Joanneum.
(5) The instructions of the authorised staff of the Universalmuseum Joanneum/Austrian Open-Air Museum must be followed.
(6) The Austrian Open-Air Museum Stübing may only be visited during opening hours. These are indicated at the entrance.
(1) On the grounds of the Austrian Open-Air Museum, green areas and planting areas closed off by fences or handrails may not be entered or driven on, nor may they be used for parking vehicles or similar means of transport. Ball games of any kind are also not permitted on the green areas.
(2) Green areas marked accordingly (e.g. picnic area) are exempt from the prohibition of access according to paragraph (1). Driving on these marked areas is only permitted with wheelchairs and strollers.
(3) In the parks, chemical, mechanical or other damaging effects on plantings of any kind (flowers, trees, shrubs, etc.) and any impairment of their habitat are prohibited. In particular, climbing, swinging and sitting on trees is not permitted.
(4) The picking (cutting, uprooting, etc.) of flowers or shrubs is strictly prohibited due to the existing nature conservation and Natura-2000 area.
(5) Vehicles: it is not permitted to drive on the museum grounds with vehicles (such as bicycles, scooters, balance bikes, impellers etc.).
(1) In the publicly accessible facility, paths may neither be driven on with vehicles nor used for parking them.
(2) The prohibitions in subsection (1) do not extend to the use of
(a) vehicles for the purposes of museum preservation and
(b) vehicles for the access of staff, companies or event organisers working at the facility, provided that in such cases written consent has been obtained from the Universalmuseum Joanneum.
(3) In the publicly accessible museum complex, only the gritted paths may be used in snowy and icy conditions.
(1) Cycling, sledding, cross-country skiing and the use of sports equipment with wheels (roller boards etc.) in the parks is prohibited.
(2) It is forbidden to bring bicycles. This prohibition also includes children's bicycles and pedal scooters.
(1) The children's playground and the playground equipment may only be used by children up to the age of 10 accompanied by an adult supervisor.
(2) The use of the playground equipment on the playground shall be "in accordance with the dedication" and only by the intended number of children.
(3) Ball games, except those involving small children, are not permitted.
(1) Dogs are welcome. However, they must be kept in accordance with the legal guidelines for keeping animals (especially leash requirements). Dog owners are obliged to clean up after their animals. Other animals may not be brought into the museum grounds.
(2) Feeding the animals living in the grounds with food such as leftover bread or old pastries is strictly prohibited in the interest of the animals' health.
(3) The animals must not be chased, beaten, pelted with stones or injured in any other way.
Persons supervising minors (§4 of the Verwaltungsstrafgesetz, BGBl Nr.52/1991) shall ensure that they comply with the requirements and prohibitions of this Ordinance.
(1) The museum management reserves the right to prohibit individual persons from staying on the premises of the Austrian Open-Air Museum for good cause.
(2) In the event of an official weather warning (e.g. www.zamg.ac.at), the use of the museum is prohibited. Visitors must follow the instructions of the staff of the Austrian Open-Air Museum regarding the evacuation of the park without restriction.
Violations of the provisions of these park regulations will be reported to the police.
We are delighted that you are visiting our museums! As we are concerned about your safety as well as that of the exhibited objects, we would like to politely point out our house rules.
