Tiroler Steinoel
Tiroler Steinoel

Tyrolean Shale Oil Museum

On the shores of Lake Achensee, the Tyrolean Shale Oil Museum 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 Tyrolean Shale Oil Museum (Tiroler Steinöl Museum). 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.

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Opening times

  • Sat 03 Jun 09:00 - 17:30
  • Sun 04 Jun 09:00 - 17:30
  • Mon 05 Jun 09:00 - 17:30
  • Tue 06 Jun 09:00 - 17:30
  • Wed 07 Jun 09:00 - 17:30
  • Thu 08 Jun 09:00 - 17:30
  • Fri 09 Jun 09:00 - 17:30

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Museum - winter 2023 (01/09/2023 - 04/30/2023)

  • Mon 10:00 - 16:30
  • Tue 10:00 - 16:30
  • Wed 10:00 - 16:30
  • Thu 10:00 - 16:30
  • Fri 10:00 - 16:30
  • Sat 10:00 - 16:30
  • Sun 10:00 - 16:30

Easter 2023 (04/09/2023) 10:00 - 16:30

Easter Monday 2023 (04/10/2023) 10:00 - 16:30

Museum - spring 2023 (05/01/2023 - 06/11/2023)

  • Mon 09:00 - 17:30
  • Tue 09:00 - 17:30
  • Wed 09:00 - 17:30
  • Thu 09:00 - 17:30
  • Fri 09:00 - 17:30
  • Sat 09:00 - 17:30
  • Sun 09:00 - 17:30

Labor Day 2023 (05/01/2023) 09:00 - 17:30

Ascension Day 2023 (05/18/2023) 09:00 - 17:30

Whit Monday 2023 (05/29/2023) 09:00 - 17:30

Corpus Christi 2023 (06/08/2023) 09:00 - 17:30

Museum - summer 2023 (06/12/2023 - 09/10/2023)

  • Mon 09:00 - 17:30
  • Tue 09:00 - 17:30
  • Wed 09:00 - 17:30
  • Thu 09:00 - 17:30
  • Fri 09:00 - 17:30
  • Sat 09:00 - 17:30
  • Sun 09:00 - 17:30

Feast of the Assumption 2023 (08/15/2023) 09:00 - 17:30

Museum - winter 2023 (09/11/2023 - 11/30/2023)

  • Mon 09:00 - 17:30
  • Tue 09:00 - 17:30
  • Wed 09:00 - 17:30
  • Thu 09:00 - 17:30
  • Fri 09:00 - 17:30
  • Sat 09:00 - 17:30
  • Sun 09:00 - 17:30

Austrian National Day 2023 (10/26/2023) 09:00 - 17:30

All Saints 2023 (11/01/2023) 09:00 - 17:30

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

€ 11.00 guided tour for groups (with coffee and strudel)

More information

The Panorama Coffee Bar is open daily from 10 am to 5 pm, break from March 27 to April 27, 2023, and from November 6 to December 14, 2023. The shop is open during the times of the museum from 10 am to 5 pm. Dogs not allowed.

Season closure of museum and shop in autumn from early November to mid-December (except at the Advent weekends).

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