The Collection of the Styrian Armoury contains arms and armour from the 15th to the 18th centuries.
By the turn of the 17th century, the number of arms and armour had grown to approximately 190.000 objects.
Today the Styrian Armoury contains 32, 000 objects: armour, fire arms and cannons, staff and edged weapons, bullet moulds and powder flasks stored on four floors with more than 2000 square metres of exhibition space.
Our conservators explain in an interview how we preserve these objects for further generations and why we cannot touch them.
Fire arms and accessories
With around 13,400 items, the collection of small arms and accessories is the most comprehensive in the armoury. It includes 3,867 guns and 4,259 pistols, all of which have a variety of lock more...
Artillery and acessories
The artillery collection has 704 exhibits: wall guns, mortars, cannons, falconets as well as various accessories: bullets calliper gauges calliper compasses loading shovels more...
Edged weapons
The collection of edged weapons contains around 2,414 items: two-handed swords one-and-a-half handers various types of sabres pallasches estocs dusägges broadswords Most more...
Staff weapons
There are 5.395 staff weapons preserved in the Armoury: mainly halberds and pikes, fewer boar spears, couses, tardes, morning stars and glaives For a long time, staff weapons were the chief more...
Defensive arms
The collection of protective arms provides us with a clear picture of how soldiers protected themselves in wartime. Whether marksman, pikeman, hussar, harquebusier or cuirassier, officer or more...
Styrian Armoury
Herrengasse 16
8010 Graz, Österreich
T +43-316/8017-9810
zeughaus@museum-joanneum.at
Opening Hours
24. December 2020 to 08. February 2021 closed.
09. February 2021 to 26. March 2021 Tue-Sun, public holidays 10am - 5pm
admission only as part of a guided tour
27. March 2021 to 31. October 2021 Tue-Sun, public holidays 10am - 5pm
admission also without a guided tour (audioguide, brochure)
01. November 2021 to 31. March 2022 Tue-Sun, public holidays 11am - 5pm
admission only as part of a guided tour
Open in addition:
24th May 2021
1st November 2021
Closed:
24th/25th December 2021