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Gothic Eggenberg
In 1625 Prince Hans Ulrich von Eggenberg selected the exact same place chosen as the site of the family seat by his great-grandfather, Balthasar Eggenberger, one and a half centuries earlier for the construction of the new residence. Parts of the previous medieval castle were, however, kept and incorporated into the newly constructed Baroque four-winged palace. The central tower with its gothic chapel even became the very core of the new palace. Traces of this medieval structure are still being discovered today.
Eckhenperg
The ancestral seat on the fields of Algersdorf
Balthasar Eggenberger purchased the “Orthof” on the fields of Algersdorf, just one mile to the west of the city of Graz before 1464. Over the following years he had this fortified manor more...
Gothic chapel
Balthasar Eggenberger had a sanctuary of the Virgin Mary constructed in the tower of his estate in 1470. This "capella Beate Marie Virginis sita in Castro Eckenperg" - as it is more...
The Eggenberg Altarpiece
In the face of the unsettled times, it was only natural to look to Mary Help of Christians for protection. Thus, the Mother of God is also placed in the centre of the magnificent Eggenberg more...
Schloss Eggenberg
Eggenberger Allee 90
8020 Graz, Österreich
T +43-316/8017-9560 und -9532
eggenberg@museum-joanneum.at
Opening Hours
Park and Gardens:
Until 26 March 2021:
Daily open from 8am-5pm
27 March to October 2021:
Daily open from 8am-7pm
The Planetary Room
From 27 March 2021:
Open Tue-Sun, public holidays 10am-5pm
The state rooms
Closed until further notice
Guided Tours: (and, therefore, visits to the state rooms) are not possible until further notice.
Alte Galerie, Archaeology Museum and Coin Cabinet
27 March to 31 October 2021:
Tue-Sun, public holidays 10am-5pm open
1 November 2021 to 31 March 2022:
Closed, but accessible as part of a guided tour by prior appointment until 19 December 2021
Please contact us: +43-316/8017-9560 or info-eggenberg@museum-joanneum.at
Open in addition:
5 April 2021
24 May 2021
