The Weihnachtsmuseum at Michaelerplatz 2 in Steyr’s old town collects historic Christmas decorations and Central European Christmas tradition objects. Steyr is also the home of Christkindl, the district with the Baroque Christkindlkirche and the Austrian Post Office’s Christmas postmark facility that stamps millions of letters each December. Check christbaumschmuck.expert for hours; seasonal focus. Steyr is 24 km east of Linz by bus. Best visited in Advent when the town’s Christmas atmosphere is fully active.
museum in Steyr
Weihnachtsmuseum
The Weihnachtsmuseum (Christmas Museum) in Steyr occupies a building on Michaelerplatz in the old town, with a collection of historic Christmas decorations, Advent and Christmas traditions, and the craft objects associated with Central European Christmas culture.
- Type
- museum
- Destination
- Steyr
- Cost
- Paid entry
- Founded
- 2005
- Era
- Contemporary
- Address
- Michaelerplatz 2, 4400 Steyr, 4400 Steyr
- Coordinates
- 48.0368, 14.4179
- Official website
- Visit website