Styrian Wood Museum St. Ruprecht ob Murau — Attraction in Sankt Georgen am Kreischberg

On June 11, 1988 the time had come! It was thanks to the "Styrian Wood Museum" association that the wood museum could be opened thanks to the idea and the consistent advancement of the goals. The aim was and still is to present the diversity of wood as a raw material in the Murau district, be it for popular cultural, economic or tourist purposes.

Subsequently, the "wooden idea" spread to the entire Murau district and the "Styrian Wooden Road" was founded. But that's not all: one of the highlights of the Murau district took place in 1995. The Styrian state exhibition "Holzzeit" was organized in Murau and in the Holzmuseum. The state exhibition in the district of Murau found fertile ground and many initiatives have arisen since then.

Holzwelt Murau - today THE regional development association in the Murau district - was also created in October 2004 by merging Steirische Holzstraße, Holzwelt Austria and Holzzeit Murau GmbH. Today the Holzwelt Murau is one of the most important cooperation partners of the wood museum.

The wood museum can justifiably be called the trigger for these many, sustainable efforts on the...

Definitely worth a visit. Makes you appreciate wood, craftsmanship and the development of technology. Especially good if the weather is bad and youre looking for something to do. It has lots of interesting things for the kids (young and old) because its very hands-on. There's also a second building with an exhibition for blind people with models of the topography and important buildings...

We were a little bit sceptic, but it proved to be a very enjoyable, live and interactive showroom around everything wood and forestry in Austria. Recommended for adults and kids alike. Arboretum is 1-2 minutes walk away, outside of the museum premises, but that is also well...