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The Museum is the heart

There are many ways to e

Kremsegg is an importan

Regular classical concerts

It is part of the Musiksom

The castles atmosphere

successful parties, and p

rooms in the building ar

celebrations such as wedd

A highlight of the annual c

market, which begins on t

Sibi et amicis fr sich

(The castle motto, dateless

STATUS QUO FAMILY OUTING

The Museum at Schloss Kremsegg makes the hearts of

musical families beat faster, for every room is filled with

things that resonate. T hroughou t, music i s in the a ir. Pa-

rents and children can explore the variety of wind instru-

ments or the history of piano making together. While the

adults follow in the musical footsteps of Franz Schubert

and Friedrich Gulda, all young visitors can solve the my-

stery of Trom Peter but to say any more here would

be to give the game away!

Many interesting educational programmes will also capti-

vate school groups in the world of musical instruments.

,Pfeif drauf, wenn du kannst!, sagte Trom Peter.

(Museum educational guide, 2009)

At Schloss Kremsegg, the Upper Austrian Museum Land

meets the Upper Austrian Music Land, creating a unique

intersection. The museums collections and four perma-

nent exhibitions combine with the spatial possibilities of

the c astle. The busy schedule of cultural progra mmes

creates a centre of musical excellence. The philosophy of

employing the instruments specifically for sound research

places Kremsegg in the forefront of the international mu-

seum field.

The next step will expand the exhibitions toward folk

music, with an emphasis on string instruments.

In Schloss Kremsegg trifft sich das Musikland Ober-

sterreich mit dem Museumsland Obersterreich.

(Musical history of Upper Austria, 2007)

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BRASS INSTRUMENTS

The Museum of Musical Instruments venture star-

ted when the l egendary Strei twieser Collectio n w as

brought from the USA to Kremsegg. Containing more

than 1000 objects , the coll ection fo rms the b asis of the

museum. The variety of instruments and the coils and

curves of the horns and trumpets continue to amaze all

visitors.

More historical brass instruments were added with the

Pizka Collection. The horn player, Hans Pizka studied

the long tradi tion of the Viennese School of Ho rn Playing

extensively. The extensive inventory of sheet music alone

is unique.

Die lieblich-pompsen Waldhrner sind bey jetziger

Zeit sehr en vogue kommen ... weils sie theils nicht so

rde von Natur sind als die Trompeten.

(Johann Georg Mattheson, 1722)

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Hier ist doch ge

(Wolfgang A. Moz

THE CASTLE

Lords from the ancient Rot family constructed the castle

in the Middle Ages. The property was built on a hill and

on the right bank of the Krems. It was the seat of the pro-

testant Gr nthaler Fa mily in the sixteenth centur y. They

enlarged the structure and built a tavern at the foot of

the castle. In the cours e of the Counter Reformation , the

ownership of Kremsegg passed to the abbot of Krems-

mnster Abbey in 1627.

Since the nineteenth century, the owners changed in ra-

pid succession. The work of the Countess Therese Kinsky

and the commitment of the family of industrialist Werner

Lutzky remain particularly memorable.

Antonius Wolffradt, Abbte zu Crembsmunster,

hat diese adeliche Vesten Crembsegg erkhauft, bezalt

und seinem anvertrauten Stift auf ewig einverleibt.

Anno MDCXXVII.

(Anton Wolfradt, 1627)