Museum Pfiste Fuegen
Museum Pfiste Fuegen

Local Museum Fügen

The Local Museum illustrates folk culture of the Zillertal valley and the history of the Christmas song “Silent Night”

The "Widumspfiste", one of the oldest buildings of Fügen, was first mentioned in 1150 AD. Today it houses the museum of local history (Museum in der Widumspfiste in Fügen) which takes you on a travel through time across the folklore and customs of the Zillertal valley. On display is also the history of the local associations and clubs, among them the traditional music band, the Schützen, and the firefighters, as well as old crafts such as cooper and hatter.

An area is dedicated to the "Zillertaler Nationalsänger", who brought the Christmas song "Silent Night" to the world. In the "Silent Night Corner" there are original documents and photographs. Part of this exhibition is also dedicated to the organ builder Karl Mauracher (1789-1844), who brought the popular Christmas song from Oberndorf near Salzburg, where it was written and composed, to Fügen in the Zillertal valley. For some years now, in the basement there has been an exhibition on mining, which illustrates the 600-year long mining history of the area.

In 2018/2019, however, "200 years of Silent Night" in connection with the decentralised state exhibition in Salzburg, Tyrol, Upper Austria and Bavaria was organized...

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Opening times

  • Thu 28 Sep 14:00 - 17:00
  • Fri 29 Sep 14:00 - 17:00
  • Sat 30 Sep closed
  • Sun 01 Oct closed
  • Mon 02 Oct closed
  • Tue 03 Oct 14:00 - 17:00
  • Wed 04 Oct 14:00 - 17:00

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Summer 2023 (04/07/2023 - 15/09/2023)

  • Mon closed
  • Tue 14:00 - 17:00
  • Wed 14:00 - 17:00
  • Thu 14:00 - 17:00
  • Fri 14:00 - 17:00
  • Sat closed
  • Sun closed

Feast of the Assumption 2023 (15/08/2023) 14:00 - 17:00

Autumn 2023 (19/09/2023 - 26/10/2023)

  • Mon closed
  • Tue 14:00 - 17:00
  • Wed 14:00 - 17:00
  • Thu 14:00 - 17:00
  • Fri 14:00 - 17:00
  • Sat closed
  • Sun closed

Austrian National Day 2023 (26/10/2023) 14:00 - 17:00

Admission

€ 5.00 adults
€ 5.00 young people (17-18 years)
€ 3.00 children and young people (11-16 years)

free for children up to 10 years
free with the Fügen Card

discount with the Zillertal Card

More information

Reservation for groups by calling +43 5288 62262 or 677 63781199.

The museum stays open from June 20 to October 26, 2023, season closure in spring (April to June) and in autumn (end of October to the end of December). Winter season start 2024 in January.

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