The Postal Museum () is a
postal museum
A postal museum is a museum dedicated to the display of objects relating to the postal service. A subcategory of postal museums are philatelic museums, which focus on philately and postage stamps.
List of postal and philatelic museums
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Vaduz
Vaduz (; or ; High Alemannic pronunciation: [])Hans Stricker, Toni Banzer, Herbert Hilbe: ''Liechtensteiner Namenbuch. Die Orts- und Flurnamen des Fürstentums Liechtenstein.'' Band 2: ''Die Namen der Gemeinden Triesenberg, Vaduz, Schaan.'' ...
,
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein (, ; ; ), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein ( ), is a Landlocked country#Doubly landlocked, doubly landlocked Swiss Standard German, German-speaking microstate in the Central European Alps, between Austria in the east ...
. It is a branch museum of
Liechtenstein National Museum
The Liechtenstein National Museum () is a museum in Vaduz, the capital city of Liechtenstein.
History
The establishment of the museum originated from the idea of Governor Friedrich Stellwag von Carion. The museum was then established in 1890 i ...
.
History
The museum was origianlly founded in 1930 and opened its first exhibition to the public in 1936 in the new post office building in Vaduz.
Afterwards, the museum had been relocated several times until it sits at its current location at English Building Art Space since 1957. In 1967, the Postage Stamp Design Office was established, and the office's head also became the director of the postal museum. In 2006, the postal museum was incorporated into the
Liechtenstein National Museum
The Liechtenstein National Museum () is a museum in Vaduz, the capital city of Liechtenstein.
History
The establishment of the museum originated from the idea of Governor Friedrich Stellwag von Carion. The museum was then established in 1890 i ...
. In 2018, the museum was heavily renovated, with many of its exhibitions were digitized. It was nominated for the European Museum of the Year award by the
European Museum Forum
The European Museum Forum is a museum organization under the Council of Europe. It is an independent, non-profit-making charity, registered in the United Kingdom and founded in 1977.
The European Museum Forum organizes the annual European Museum ...
in 2019.
Architecture
The museum is located in Englishman Building, which was constructed in 1920 by an English. It features a souvenir shop.
Exhibitions
The museum exhibits postage stamps issued by Liechtenstein since 1912 and also the history of postal service of the country.
Themes of the stamps ranges from airmail, architecture, business and economy, Christmas, coat of arms, culture, customs, Europe, legends, nature and landscape, notable people, princely house, religion, sport, zodiac signs etc. It also needle plates, showcases designs and test prints. The digital exhibitions showcase the ditized version of the entire stamps issued by the country in an online catalogue. The museum also regularly holds special contemporary exhibitions.
See also
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Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein
The Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein (English language, English: ''Liechtenstein Museum of Fine Arts'') is a state art museum in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. The building by the Swiss architects Meinrad Morger, Heinrich Degelo and Christian Kerez was complet ...
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1936 establishments in Liechtenstein
Museums established in 1936
Museums in Vaduz
Postal museums
Philatelic museums