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Dekanatsmuseum Haus
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The Deanery Museum House: now only available online
The Dekanat Museum Haus is no longer physically accessible. Nevertheless, it remains open to you as a virtual tour. Join us on a virtual journey through the sacred history of the place.
The museum in the Zehentspeicher from 1490 tells a piece of history of the upper Ennstal valley: sacred art and culture. Fascinating pieces such as enamel figurines or ball letters testify to faith and superstition in bygone times.
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The history of the parish of Haus
The house in Ennstal has been documented in documents since 928. However, the sources mention a parish only in 1074, in connection with the founding of the Benedictine monastery of Admont.
In retrospect, Haus developed into a central parish of the Upper Inn Valley. Its former area of influence extended from the Styrian-Salzburgian border to St. Martin am Grimming and the Sölktäler valleys.
Because of its historical significance for the church, Haus was ranked as a deanery, and later as a district deanery. This ranking strengthened the appreciation of the church in the population. However, it lost importance through the reorganization of the diocese; the Dekanatsmuseum Haus today tells this story.
Thus an institution was created: the Dekanat Museum Haus. It was intended to document the development of the parish as a religious and cultural center in Upper Ennstal.
From this intention grew a concept with three main themes: history, religious folklore and art history. The collection area covers the area of the former mother parish of Haus. According to current terminology, this is roughly the region of Schladming-Dachstein.
The virtual tour through the Deanery Museum House
The free 3D tour takes you through around 200 m² of museum space. Nine videos accompany you along the way. In the area of religious folklore, for example, you will see pieces from the annual calendar and the life story. You will also find traditions that are no longer common today.
A special attraction in the Dekanat Museum Haus is the large Christmas nativity scene of the family of the baker Resch. The family has donated it to the museum as a loan.
In addition, the early Gothic Corpus of the Crucified One is one of the artistic landmarks of the history of art. It comes from the former parish church of the Hauser family. Although it was severely damaged by the fire of 1750, it remained the only piece of artistic decoration of this church to survive.
Thus, the virtual tour of the Deanery Museum House showcases the diversity of cultural life in Upper Ennstal. After that, the following awaits you: Other cultural partners with their digital tours.