The Egg Museum is a local history museum located in
Egg
An egg is an organic vessel grown by an animal to carry a possibly fertilized egg cell (a zygote) and to incubate from it an embryo within the egg until the embryo has become an animal fetus that can survive on its own, at which point the ...
in the
Austria
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n state of
Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg ( ; ; , , or ) is the westernmost States of Austria, state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is the state with the second-highest popu ...
. It is the oldest regional museum in Vorarlberg. The museum was founded in 1904 and reopened again in 1988.
The museum's collection is centred around the
Bregenz Forest region, focussing on traditional
Bregenz Forest garb. Additionally, there are exhibits on agriculture, practices, customs and culture like ceramics, weapons, baptismal and charity gifts. A model of a typical Bregenz Forest house gives insight into the former living culture of the Bregenz Forest people. A small part of the exhibition is dedicated to the celebration of 100 years of the
Wälderbähnle.
The museum features two special exhibitions each year, for example "The Bregenz Forst during WWI" (2014) or "
FM.Felder" (2019).
See also
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List of museums in Vorarlberg
References
External links
Website
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Local museums in Austria
Museums in Vorarlberg
History museums in Austria