Admont Abbey Museum opening © Sabine Breitfuss ()

Admont Abbey - Museum of Contemporary Art © Michael Braunsteiner

Admont Abbey GWK Gustav Zankl © Michael Braunsteiner

Admont Abbey KHM Gothic GWK © Michael Braunsteiner

Admont Abbey GWK Peter Unterthurner © Michael Braunsteiner

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ADMONT ABBEY 1074 - 950 YEARS OF A LIVING MONASTERY

SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS, NEW EXHIBITION
OF THE ART HISTORY COLLECTION AND THE
MUSEUM DEPARTMENTS IN THE ANNIVERSARY YEAR 2024

The 950th anniversary will see a remarkable relaunch of the abbey museums. The 2024 anniversary exhibition offers a varied tour through the fascinating history of the Benedictine monastery. High-calibre treasures from the library, archives and collections, some of which have never been on display before, document both the heyday and the difficult periods of the monastery, which was threatened with dissolution several times. The scientific and cultural achievements of the monastery are also reflected in impressive exhibits.

Because diversity moves!

Twenty-one years have passed since the opening of the Admont Benedictine Abbey's large museum. Under the motto "Long live diversity!", a department for contemporary art, an art and natural history museum and the world's largest monastery library were united under one roof from the very beginning. In 2017, this offering was expanded to include a Gothic museum. Diversity that appeals: From 2015 to 2019, the number of visitors increased by a full forty per cent. This growth culminated in a record in 2021: on 5 August this year, the Abbey Museum recorded a real rush of visitors. On this day, 1,100 people visited our exhibitions. Total admissions in 2021: 70,000 - a figure that will probably soon be surpassed. Thanks to the continuous development of what is probably Austria's most contrasting private museum, we expect to break the 80,000 visitor mark in the near future.