Schulmuseum#

School Museums. A collection of teaching aids and school furniture and fittings was first presented in exhibition form in the 19th century. The Austrian School Museum, founded in Vienna in 1903, also took historical aspects into account, but had to close down soon after the decline of the monarchy. Interest in the history of education and schools was revived in the Second Republic, and the various records and items of interest have been integrated into existing museums during the last few decades (e.g. in Spittal an der Drau, Stuebing, Texing, Jois). In some cases, new museums were founded (e.g. in Lockenhaus). Austria´s most important school museum at present is at Michelstetten in Lower Austria.