Pfahlbaumuseum / Klostermuseum

Also known as Pfahlbaumuseum und Klostermuseum Mondsee

The combined pile-dwelling and monastery museum in Mondsee occupies the former Benedictine monastery building and documents two very different chapters of the same site: the Neolithic Mondsee Culture (3,600-2,800 BC), which built its settlements on lake-edge platforms, and the medieval monastic history of the town.

The Pfahlbaumuseum / Klostermuseum in Mondsee combines two distinct histories under one roof: a UNESCO-listed Neolithic pile dwelling collection (the Mondsee Culture, 3,600-2,800 BC) and the history of the monastery that occupied this building for over a thousand years. Mondsee is the type site that gave its name to an entire prehistoric culture, making this a genuinely significant archaeology museum in a small Salzkammergut town. Check pfahlbaumuseum.at for current hours and admission. Allow 1.5-2 hours.