Cultural heritage in focus: NÖ Museum Day inspires in Retz!

Cultural heritage in focus: NÖ Museum Day inspires in Retz!

Retz, Österreich - On March 16, 2025, the 28th NÖ Museum Day took place in the Retzer Althof under the motto "Museum. Over 150 experts gathered to discuss the role and challenges of museums today. Mayor Stefan Lang was pleased that Retz was chosen as the venue, and emphasized the cultural importance of museums in our society, such as Noen reported.

The central message of the event was "small, regional, strong!". The participants discussed how modern museums devote current topics such as accessibility, diversity and inclusion. Melanie N. Lopin from the Korneuburg Stadtmuseum emphasized that museums act as open places in participation by actively asking the audience about his wishes. This interaction promotes equivalent participation for people with different backgrounds. Brigitte Temper-Samper from the Museum Alte Textilfabrik in Weitra said that sustainability was a core task of museums because they preserve things and reuse creatively in order to find innovative solutions even with limited budgets, so creativity and digitization

The digitization wave offers museums new opportunities to provide their collections online and interact with their audience on social media. Martin Lammerhuber, Managing Director of Kultur. Region. Mainly through the committed participation of volunteers, small museums can remain flexible and to respond to the needs of their visitors, which is the key to their success.