Description of the attraction
The Nordico City Museum is located in Linz in the Town Hall area. Since its founding in 1963, Nordico has been an important cultural site for the people of Linz: the museum's emphasis is on preserving the region's cultural history for future generations. The museum hosts several different exhibitions every year.
The building of the museum was built in 1607-1610 by the Italian architect Francesco Silva as a country palace at the Kremsmünster monastery. In 1675, the building was partially rebuilt and expanded. Remnants of frescoes have been preserved here. From 1710 to 1786 the building passed into the possession of the Jesuits, a boarding school for students from Scandinavia was opened (hence the name of the museum "Nordico"). Disciples from Denmark, Sweden and Norway were trained in religion in order to then conduct missionary work in their countries.
Since 1851, the building has housed a cultural community founded by Adalbert Stifter. In 1901, the building was purchased by the Linz administration. Only after the end of the First World War, it was decided to use the building as a museum in the future. The purchase of Anton Pachinger's collection was the beginning of the birth of the museum.
From October 2007 to May 2008, the museum was closed for renovations. The museum currently has about 700 square meters of exhibition space.
