5-Elemente-Museum

Key facts at a glance

  • Barrier-free toilets
  • Barrier-free entrance
  • Barrier-free reception
  • Assistance dogs allowed
  • Reduced admission
  • for people with visual impairment
  • Partial special tours & offers

Information

Schlossweg 2
3340 Waidhofen an der Ybbs
Lower Austria
Open address in Google Maps
Tue 9:00-13:00
Wed-Sat 9:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:00
Sun and holidays 10:00-16:00
€ 7 for people with a disability card
€ 7 for assistant
Prices for inclusive tours and workshops: € 11

Contact

schloss.rothschild@waidhofen.at
+43 7442 511 470
schloss-rothschild.at/5-elemente-museum

Description

Here, visitors can expect city history presented in a slightly different way. Fire, water, earth, wood and metal are the themes that accompany visitors through the museum. Visitors can also go on a journey of discovery through the exhibition depot with its many exhibits. In the Mostviertel toy world, childhood memories are refreshed.

Barrier-free accessibility

Entrance: Ground-level entrance from the castle park to the tourist office

Inside the building: There is a lift & toilets

In exhibitions: predominantly wooden floors, the rooms are colour-coordinated with the elements, there are seating areas on every floor

How content is conveyed

Sensory mediation aids: Many exhibits are designed to be touched and tried out