Belvedereschlössl cultural center

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Belvedereschlössl, Stockerau, autumn 2014

The Belvedereschlössl cultural center is a historic building in Stockerau , which also houses the Stockerau District Museum.

history

Belvedereschlössl, Stockerau, spring 2015

The Belvedereschlössl probably dates from the 15th century. From the 17th century the property can be traced; it was owned by Count Andreas von Volkra, and from 1672 by Count Palffy. Johann Conrad Albrecht von Albrechtsburg acquired the Volkra-Hof and its accessories in Stockerau in 1682. He had the building rebuilt by 1688, including the later Belvedereschlössl, and in 1690 obtained the new name Freisegg (Freysegg) for the small manor. Belvedere was used as a pleasure palace and sold to the Stockerau market in 1780.

In 1882 the Weipert machine factory was built in the garden of the Belvedereschlössl and demolished again in 1933. After that, the area was partially built, but in 1984 it was redesigned as a baroque garden. Extensive revitalization measures began in 1984 under Mayor Leopold Richentzky.

In 1985 the Belvedereschlössl cultural center was opened. The collections of the Stockerau Museum, which had been housed in the town hall since 1910 and later in the church school, could thus be transferred to the new premises.

museum

The Stockerau District Museum in Belvedereschlössl has collections from the fields of paleontology, prehistory, mineralogy, numismatics, natural history, church art, weapons and military history as well as objects from the past of the city of Stockerau. A memorial corner is dedicated to the writer Nikolaus Lenau . In addition, there are special exhibitions that change every year. The museum, which is open on Sundays and public holidays, bears the "Austrian Museum Seal of Approval", which was confirmed in 2010.

Particularly worth seeing objects:

  • Prehistoric and early historical collection: Finds from Großmugl - including the moon idol around 500 BC Chr.
  • Significant holdings of ancient coins; Coin finds from Höbersdorf , 17th century
  • Former high altar painting of the parish church, St. Stephanus, re. Nikolaus van Hoy, 1666

Other cultural events

Readings, concerts and exhibitions by visual artists also take place in the Belvedereschlössl. These events are reported regularly in the newspaper "Unser Stadt".

literature

  • Günter Sellinger: Series of publications by the District Museum , Stockerau, January 2010

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ August von Doerr : "The Hayek von Waldstätten", in the yearbook of the society. "Adler" 1914, vol. 24, p. 151 f.
  2. ↑ District Gazette No. 8 (February 2010) for the 25th anniversary of Belvedereschlössl
  3. ↑ Stockerau municipal office (page 9) (PDF; 1.8 MB)
  4. ^ Website of the City of Stockerau - Art and Culture
  5. ↑ Stockerau municipal office (page 18 ff.) (PDF; 1.8 MB)

Coordinates: 48 ° 23 '15.5 "  N , 16 ° 12' 34.4"  E