Universalmuseum Joanneum
Original Joanneum building on the Raubergasse, Graz | |
| Established | 26 November 1811 |
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| Location | Graz, Stainz, Trautenfels and Wagna (Flavia Solva) in the Austrian province of Styria |
| Type | Universal museum |
| Collection size | Over 4.5 million objects covering culture & fine art, nature, science & technology |
| Visitors | 494,487 (2008) 513,826 (2009) 486,762 (2010) 501,907 (2011) |
| Director | Wolfgang Muchitsch |
| Website | www |
The Universalmuseum Joanneum (Austrian German: [univɛrˌsaːlmuˈseːʊm joaˈneːʊm]) is a multidisciplinary museum with buildings in several locations in the state of Styria, Austria. It has galleries and collections in many subject areas including archaeology, geology, paleontology, mineralogy, botany, zoology, history, art and folk culture. It is the oldest museum in Austria as well as the largest universal museum in central Europe with over 4.5 million objects in 13 departments and 12 locations in the Styrian cities of Graz, Stainz, Trautenfels, and Wagna (Flavia Solva). To reflect this status and its growth over the last two centuries, as well as to present a more recognizable image internationally, the Landesmuseum Joanneum was officially renamed to Universalmuseum Joanneum on 10 September 2009.