Tiroler Steinoel
Tiroler Steinoel

Tiroler Steinöl ® Adventure Museum

On the shores of Lake Achensee, the museum of the Tiroler Steinöl ® shale oil is located in a unique glass building called Vitalberg

In 1902, Martin Albrecht senior discovered an oil shale with particular agents which come from prehistoric marine creatures and plants. These agents - together with the high content of naturally bound sulphur - make the Tyrolean Shale Oil an efficacious care product for humans and animals. It is used in cases of pains of the locomotor system and in rheumatic complaints. Still today, this special oil shale is mined in the Bächental Mine in the Karwendel Mountains, and processed.

100 years later, in 2002, the story of the Albrecht family and the work of the shale oil burners of the Bächental was opened to the public. The foundation stone of the Vitalberg (literally: Vital Mountain) was laid, a barrier-free glass pyramid which shall symbolise the mountain. The ground floor was coated with a limestone dry wall, the entrance on the north is designed like a gallery.

This Martin Gallery is the entrance to the Tiroler Steinöl Erlebnismuseum (in German). It tells the story of the shale oil burner family Albrecht and the products - which can be purchased in the shop - with the aid of a modern audio system. The special kid's tour tells the legend of Thyrsus the Giant. In addition, on the first floor there's the Panorama Coffee Bar which offers a fantastic view on the surrounding alpine world during the day, and on the starry sky in the evening.

Contact info

Opening times

  • Sat 14 Dec 10:00 - 17:00
  • Sun 15 Dec 10:00 - 17:00
  • Mon 16 Dec 10:00 - 17:00
  • Tue 17 Dec 10:00 - 17:00
  • Wed 18 Dec 10:00 - 17:00
  • Thu 19 Dec 10:00 - 17:00
  • Fri 20 Dec 10:00 - 17:00

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Museum - autumn 2024 (09/09/2024 - 03/11/2024)

  • Mon 09:00 - 18:00
  • Tue 09:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 09:00 - 18:00
  • Thu 09:00 - 18:00
  • Fri 09:00 - 18:00
  • Sat 09:00 - 18:00
  • Sun 09:00 - 18:00

Austrian National Day 2024 (26/10/2024) 09:00 - 18:00

All Saints 2024 (01/11/2024) 09:00 - 18:00

Autumn closure 2024 (04/11/2024 - 13/12/2024)

  • Mon closed
  • Tue closed
  • Wed closed
  • Thu closed
  • Fri closed
  • Sat closed
  • Sun closed

Advent period 2024 (29/11/2024 - 08/12/2024)

  • Mon closed
  • Tue closed
  • Wed closed
  • Thu closed
  • Fri 12:00 - 17:00
  • Sat 12:00 - 17:00
  • Sun 12:00 - 17:00

Immaculate Conception 2024 (08/12/2024) 12:00 - 17:00

Museum - winter 2024/25 (14/12/2024 - 23/03/2025)

  • Mon 10:00 - 17:00
  • Tue 10:00 - 17:00
  • Wed 10:00 - 17:00
  • Thu 10:00 - 17:00
  • Fri 10:00 - 17:00
  • Sat 10:00 - 17:00
  • Sun 10:00 - 17:00

Christmas Eve 2024 (24/12/2024) 10:00 - 15:30

Christmas 2024 (25/12/2024) 10:00 - 17:00

Boxing Day 2024 (26/12/2024) 10:00 - 17:00

New Year's Eve 2024 (31/12/2024) 10:00 - 17:00

New Year 2025 (01/01/2025) 10:00 - 17:00

Epiphany 2025 (06/01/2025) 10:00 - 17:00

Museum - spring 2025 (24/03/2025 - 30/04/2025)

  • Mon 10:00 - 17:00
  • Tue 10:00 - 17:00
  • Wed 10:00 - 17:00
  • Thu 10:00 - 17:00
  • Fri 10:00 - 17:00
  • Sat 10:00 - 17:00
  • Sun 10:00 - 17:00

Easter 2025 (20/04/2025) 10:00 - 17:00

Easter Monday 2025 (21/04/2025) 10:00 - 17:00

Admission

€ 8.50 adults
€ 8.50 young people (16-18 years)
€ 7.00 groups (10 and more persons)
€ 4.30 children and young people (6-15 years)

free for children under 6 years

discount for students
discount for people with disabilities

discount with the guest card
discount with the Achensee Active Card

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guided tour with coffee and strudel:
€ 13.50 groups (10 and more persons)

More information

The Tiroler Steinöl ® Adventure Museum stays open from every day all year round, except during the autumn closure (early November to mid-December, open at the Advent weekends).

Dogs are not allowed in the facility. The Tiroler Steinöl ® shop has the same opening hours, the Panorama Coffee Bar, however, stays open every day from 10 am to 11 pm resp. according to the notice - it remains closed in autumn (early November to mid-December) as well as in April.

Winter season start 2024/25 on December 14, summer season start 2025 on the 1st of May.

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