Museum Arbeitswelt Steyr

Also known as Museum Arbeitswelt

A museum of industrial and social history in a converted factory on the Steyr river. The exhibitions cover working life from the industrial revolution to the present, with a focus on the Steyr arms and vehicle manufacturing tradition (Steyr-Daimler-Puch). The building itself is part of the story: a 19th-century factory repurposed as cultural space.

The Museum Arbeitswelt Steyr at Wehrgrabengasse 7 is a social history and industrial museum in a converted 19th-century factory building on a Steyr river canal, covering working life and industrial history with a focus on the Steyr-Daimler-Puch manufacturing tradition. Steyr is accessible by train from Linz in 45 minutes. Check museum-steyr.at for current opening times and entrance fees. Combine with a walk through Steyr’s Renaissance Altstadt for the full picture of a city that was simultaneously a Habsburg jewel and a major arms manufacturer.