Museen in Schloss Stainz: Jagdmuseum, Landwirtschaftsmuseum und Erzherzog Johann Museum

Frequently mentioned in reviews: Top-rated.online cuts through the clutter, highlighting only the reviews that are most helpful, earn the most likes, or come from the most active contributors. We went there mainly because we wanted to see the castle building itself. There's no castle tour but two inside - the Jagdmuseum (dedicated to hunting) and the Landwirtschaftsmuseum (dedicated to farming). Both are excellent and have well thought out displays and descriptions. For example, there's a room full of stuffed animals and every 20 seconds or so, you can hear the sounds of a different and you can guess, which it was. A spotlight then illuminates the correct animal. The building itself is still beautiful and renovated well, the rooms still have the stucco on the ceilings - and there's also a great church connected to it that is well worth the visit. We enjoyed our trip there, both for what was visible of castle and church, as well as for the museums. There were plenty of car parking slots available. Wonderful castle with lots of history and if you love churches and architecture then you really will love your visit here. Remember to look up and dont miss a thing. Stunning! Beautiful place. Amazing church. You will feel a lot of positive energy and emotions around this place and in the church. nicely curated about the history and practice of and agriculture; all content is presented in German and English, making it suitable for international visitors as well; the also features striking artwork that is presented in the context of and analysed through that lens; the itself is an architecturally interesting building due to its Baroque style (including a wonderful Baroque church) with a location that offers great views of the region Interesting place, with a lot to see. Tolle Location Decided to visit the with my two-year-old daughter, and was turned away by very rude staff. The reason being is that I had a stroller. I cannot for the life of me imagine in 2024 a place like this has such an archaic rule. And no desire to make an exception. What is the point of a if those who most need to visit it are not allowed to enter. I have never been to a that is not wheelchair accessible or family friendly. The staff was entirely unwilling to work with us, and suggested I just carry her. When asked how a child constrained in a stroller is way worse than a child running around a museum. They failed to explain. A nice little gem. Off the beaten path, yet not that far from Graz. The specialize in local and farming history, so don't expect trophies of lions and tigers. But what they have is presented with taste and imagination, with some impressive installations - like several stuffed foxes arranged to show the stages of a jump on prey, or the room with over 120 specimens where an call is played and then a spotlight shines on the itself. Or the room where you can see track casts of a bird or and then read the description and touch the feathers or fur. Of course, they have a decent collection of old firearms, accessories and other hunting-related items (like a chair with deer antlers instead of legs and armrests). The agriculture is more modest, but it does contain a room that shows how local produce finds its way into everyday products (some of which may surprise you). Also scale models of agricultural mechanization through the centuries. The staff are super-friendly and helpful, and speak several languages. Ask them about the soap-opera-worthy story of the most famous owner of the castle (in May 2024 they will open a dedicated exhibition about him); about the Prince that loved his dogs so much (much more than his human servants) that he paid to have every single one of them immortalized in large paintings (on loan from other collections). Oh, and why a gun may need a chimney; or how many times one had to pump for a single shot from an antique air gun (that rivaled early black powder arms in terms of firepower)! Just note that the are closed on Mondays and from December through March (learned that the hard way the first time I tried to visit). Come for the museums, stay for the hiking - several designated hiking paths seem to be converging there. Website change monitoring Monitor any webpage for changes – get instant email alerts when prices drop, new jobs are posted, products come back in stock, or competitors update their sites. See how the number of reviews and average review scores have changed over time.