Walchen Castle Children's World Museum
The Walchen Castle Children's World Museum was a museum in the Walchen district of the Vöcklamarkt community in the Vöcklabruck district of Upper Austria , between the former Meierhof and Walchen Castle (Walchen 3). The Children's World Museum was closed in 2017.
history
The Children's World Museum was founded in 1979 by Eugenie Hanreich, who died in 2004. For the art historian and folklorist, reform pedagogical concepts and ecological ideas were key. For these reasons, toys made from natural materials are exhibited in the museum and outdoor play stations are provided to encourage interaction with the animal world and nature. A colorful kaleidoscope of a time that was not too long ago was presented on over 800 m² of exhibition space. The museum was awarded the 1st pink teddy bear by Austrian television for its child-friendliness.
Conception
The museum contained around 1200 exhibits, with the situation of children in different social milieus being the focus of the collection. A comparison of the life of children in the middle-class, rural and working-class milieu was aimed at. These three “children's worlds” took visitors from the middle of the 19th century (the Biedermeier period ) and from the beginning of the 19th century to the present day. The exhibition was arranged according to topic groups, and addressed birth, nutrition, cloakroom, hygiene, living, religious upbringing, school, models of education for boys and girls and other topics. Life in the nurseries was documented with an abundance of illustrative material.
The Villa Kunterbunt was a specialty . Over 30 play stations were set up in this. In a mirror cabinet, children and parents could admire their appearance in the distorting mirror. In a circus tent you could try out various tricks such as juggling, play music on old instruments, dress up or do laundry with a washtub. In the “Pippi Longstocking Room” the children were not allowed to touch the floor and had to climb over furniture and ropes. In the “children's post office” one could write and postmark.
Games for children of all ages were offered in a nature play park . Using 100 educationally valuable stations, the children were able to learn a lot about themselves and their environment through their own activities. The stations were designed according to the Maria Montessori educational concept . An about 100 m long herb trail led to the natural monuments and the avenue of lime trees in the castle park. This almost 200 year old avenue of lime trees at Walchen Castle has a special charm.
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literature
- Walter Deutsch, Eugenie Hanreich (ed.): Children's World Museum Schloss Walchen (= Volume 1 of the publications of the Children's World Museum Schloss Walchen). Verlag Museumsverein Schloss Walchen, 1985. ISBN 3900611009 .
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Coordinates: 47 ° 59 ′ 4.3 " N , 13 ° 29 ′ 25.2" E