Schloss Eggenberg Prunkräume – Universalmuseum Joanneum

Key facts at a glance

  • Audio guides, multimedia guides, listening stations
  • Barrier-free toilets
  • Accessible website
  • Barrier-free entrance
  • Barrier-free reception
  • Assistance dogs allowed
  • Reduced admission
  • for people with dementia
  • for people with hearing impairment
  • for people with visual impairment
  • Easy or simple language
  • Kulturpass: Hunger auf Kunst und Kultur
  • Special tours & offers
  • Partial inductive hearing system
  • Rental of rollator/wheelchair

Information

Eggenberger Allee 90
8020 Graz
Styria
Open address in Google Maps
April-October Tue-Sun & public holidays guided tours at 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 14:00, 15:00 and 16:00
May-September also at 17:00 and by appointment.
The state rooms are only accessible as part of a guided tour.
€ 15 for people with a disability card
free for assistant

Contact

info-eggenberg@museum-joanneum.at
+43 316 8017-9560
museum-joanneum.at/schloss-eggenberg-prankraeume-und-gaerten

Description

The main floor of Eggenberg Castle has retained its original appearance almost unchanged to this day. The cycle of 24 state rooms with original furnishings from the 17th and 18th centuries is one of the most important ensembles of historical interiors that Austria has. Its centrepiece is the splendid Planet Hall.

Barrier-free accessibility

Entrance: Barrier-free access, wheelchair-accessible gravel path to the castle, approx. 200m. Disabled parking spaces directly in front of the park entrance.

Inside the building: Entrance area, shop, cloakroom, toilets and lift accessible for wheelchair users

In exhibitions: State rooms are wheelchair accessible. Portable folding chairs are available.

How content is conveyed

Miscellaneous: Ensemble of historical rooms without labels, only accessible as part of guided tours.

Inclusive guided tours and offers

Target group-specific tours: Upon request

  • Guided tours for the blind and visually impaired with tactile elements
  • Guided tours for people with dementia
  • Guided tours in easy language
  • Guided tours with mobile induction system

Including guided tours and workshops: Upon request

  • “Museum a la carte” live online tours for visitors with reduced mobility