The Rollettmuseum is the oldest museum in Lower Austria, founded in 1810 in the spa town of Baden bei Wien. The collection covers local history, Roman finds, natural history, and Biedermeier-era cultural objects reflecting Baden’s role as the Habsburg summer resort where Beethoven and the Vienna court spent their summers. Check rollettmuseum.at for current hours; 10 minutes from Baden train station.
museum in Baden bei Wien
Rollettmuseum
The oldest museum in Lower Austria, founded in 1810 from the collection of physician Josef Hyrtl and expanded through the donations of local doctor Anton Rollett, who gave the museum his name. The collection covers local history, Roman finds, natural history, and folk culture with an emphasis on the Baden area's role as a Habsburg summer resort.
- Type
- museum
- Destination
- Baden bei Wien
- Cost
- Paid entry
- Founded
- 1810
- Era
- Biedermeier
- Address
- Weikersdorfer Platz 1, 2500 Baden bei Wien, 2500 Baden bei Wien
- Coordinates
- 48.0030, 16.2255
- Official website
- Visit website