Architecture, technology and industry in Upper Austria
Peter* builds...
... with iron and steel, salt and wood, water and power. Industry has shaped Upper Austria, and in turn, Upper Austria has shaped its industries. Blast furnaces, salt mining, looms and water wheels. The witnesses and monuments of industrial heritage are everywhere to be discovered. Ingenious technical solutions have — figuratively — moved mountains. And architecture, across time, has combined beauty with functionality.
*Peter Behrens (1868-1940), architect, painter, designer and typographer. A pioneer of modern industrial architecture. He, along with his partner Alexander Popp, designed the Tabakfabrik in Linz with its distinctive long horizontal windows, an exemplary building of industrial architecture in the 1920s and 1930s.
Experience technology & industry
The fascinating world of experience around the material steel at Austria's largest industrial site in Linz.
The impressive history of the Mattighofen-based motorbike brand KTM. With its heroes, its bikes and its adventures. A story of innovation and technology around the topic of motorbikes.
For 180 years, the Vonwiller linen weaving mill was in operation until 1999. The Haslach Textile Centre keeps the weaving tradition alive at this location. The weaving museum founded 40 years ago has also found its home here.
The Schwarzenberg alluvial canal was used to transport timber from the Bohemian Forest to the Danube. A technical wonder of the world consisting of locks and canals, it was already conceived in the 18th century.
The horse-drawn railway from Gmunden via Linz to Budweis was mainly used to transport salt. A short section of the line has been reconstructed in the museum in Rainbach im Mühlkreis.
The historical era of steam and diesel locomotives comes alive in the museum of the Austrian Railway History Society in Ampflwang.
Until a few decades ago, the Hausruck was a region of lignite mining. The ride on the historic hewers' train and on the bicycle trolley is a reminder of this industrial era.
Between Steyr and Grünburg, a section of the narrow-gauge railway through the Steyr Valley has been preserved. There, the locomotives of the museum railway puff and steam.
Salt mining in Hallstatt gave its name to an entire era in human history. An exciting visit to the tunnels of the oldest salt mine in the world.
Austria's first labour museum is housed in two listed 19th century factory buildings. An internationally renowned exhibition, cultural and event centre on the theme of work.
Energy is the topic of the future. In its interactive exhibition, the Welios Science Center is dedicated to the question of what impact the energy supply of the future will have on our daily lives.
A journey into the world of bread. No other food is so present in everyday life, culture and myths. The PANEUM brings together objects from 9,000 years of bread and bakery history.
Grüne Erde welcomes its guests in the visitor centre in light-flooded architecture characterised by wood and glass. Workshops, show and experience areas, a store and a vegetarian-biological bistro are united under this roof.
