New life in the Hollabrunner City Museum: Kustodin is committed to schools

Von WOM

The Hollabrunner city museum is under fresh wind with the new curator Patrizia Mantler-Stockinger, who took over the management in spring. Her goal is clear: more people should visit the old court mill, the oldest building in the district capital. "The city museum is to be anchored in the mind," said Mantler-Stockinger in a recent press interview in which it presented her new program.

In addition, she plans to expand the museum team because the current board, according to Gerhard Hasenhündl, deputy chairman of the museum association, is "leakage models". "We are happy about everyone who wants to help," says Mantler-Stockinger and invites interested parties to contribute to the museum, be it through museum services or other support offers.

Cooperation with schools for promoting local history

Currently, Mantler-Stockinger is in training as a museum custody, while at the same time working out the depot and learning the museum closer. Their vision includes a stronger external impact of the city museum, especially through cooperation with schools. An exhibition with the artist Ernst Exinger is already planned, in which the 4B class of the Hollabrunner middle school is involved in an environmental project. "The topic comes from the students," said City Councilor Elisabeth Schüttengruber-Holly.

This cooperation is rounded off by a number of events. For example, Mantler-Stockinger with elementary school children conducts city tours to twelve historical places. These excursions should help the children find access to the Hollabrunner history.

A permanent exhibition, the "The Wild East", can already be seen in the museum, while there are other ideas for special exhibitions. The first special exhibition, which is planned in May 2024, is entitled "Hollabrunn once and now" and wants to work directly into the city.

Cultural City Councilor Schüttengruber-Holly is pleased with the new Vustodin: "You can feel that you are burning for this topic." An important prerequisite for the success of the museum is in the cooperation with the Lower Austrian Card, which should attract many visitors.

Events 2024 in the city museum

  • 24. October, 6.30 p.m.: Exhibition opening by Ernst Exinger with projects at the middle school
  • 7. November, 7 p.m.: Lecture on the results of the building historical inventory of the Raschalaer Kellergasse
  • 21. November, 6 p.m.: Lecture "News from the Dernberg" in the Gasthaus Rammel
  • 7. and December 8th: Advent market

For 2025, exciting events are also being planned, which are intended to further anchor the museum and increase its visibility in order to make the story of Hollabrunn tangible. More information about the current developments can be found In one article on www.noen.at .