Welcome to the city of art
Tulln: the flourishing city of fine arts
From the revitalized Egon Schiele Museum to the colourful Hundertwasser ship "Regentag", from the Roman Museum steeped in history to the contemporary exhibition rooms of the Minorite Monastery: it is the exciting contrasts and surprising consonances that make Tulln a small but fine city of art.
Idyllic cityscapes, picturesque landscapes and provocative portraits. Egon Schiele became famous with these pictures. On the 100th anniversary of his birth, Tulln dedicated a museum to its most famous son.
In June 2013, the town erected another monument to the world-famous artist: the birthplace at the main railway station was designed as a world of experience that takes visitors back to the artist's childhood in Tulln.
Historic
In Tulln, you encounter history at every turn: the well-preserved Roman tower is one of the oldest buildings in Austria and the Roman Museum impressively shows life in the Comagena camp between 90 and 500 A.D. Later, the town became the residence of the Babenbergs and an important trading center. The Romanesque charnel house, one of the most important buildings of its kind in Europe, dates from this period. The towers of the parish church of St. Stephen and the imposing Minorite church are also characteristic of the cityscape.
Contemporary
Tulln's city centre is like an open-air museum: the newly designed main square is dominated by the district administration in the style of the Ringstrasse buildings from 1891 and a Renaissance house with Venetian battlements. In the middle of the square, the baroque Trinity Column is a reminder of the piety of times gone by, while fountains tell fascinating stories. A special highlight is the ship "Regentag" by Friedensreich Hundertwasser, which is now moored in the guest harbor behind the Minorite monastery and can be visited by appointment.
