The modernly designed Maritime Museum in Erlahof Castle provides information about the history of shipping.
In the modernly designed Navigation Museum in the Erlahof Castle you can learn about the history of navigation. The museum offers a large selection of original objects from the heyday of wooden navigation and rafting. Navigation on the Danube existed long before our era. For the Romans, the Danube was a border river against the peoples in the north; in the Middle Ages, the Bavarian-Austrian Danube region formed the center of East-West trade. Before the introduction of steamships around the middle of the 19th century, ships and rafts were built exclusively of wood. The precisely built models are presented in modern glass showcases in the old vaulted rooms.
Audio and video stations are also available to visitors for information on Danube navigation.
Public arrival:
Bus/Train
From the train station Melk or Krems you can take the bus WL 715 to the stop "Spitz/Hinterhaus". From there it is 800 m to the museum. You can also take the Wachaubahn and get off at Spitz station. This is a 20-minute walk from the museum. Info and timetables also on www.vor.at
Prices
Prices individuals
Freier Eintritt mit der Niederösterreich-CARD
Opening hours
Open daily from April 1 to October 31 from 10:00 - 16:00.
No closing day!
Group visits are possible at any time by appointment!
