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Admont Benedictine Abbey– library & museum

Admont, Demo Region, Demo Land
  • All weather
  • Suitable for groups
  • Suitable for pushchairs

TRADITION. INNOVATION. COMMUNICATION

Visit the largest monastery library in the world, a late Baroque total work of art.

A surprising experience is also the variety and freshness of the contrasting offerings in the Admont Abbey Museum.

Under one roof, you'll find art from the Middle Ages to the present, the Natural History Museum, the Art History Museum, the Gothic Museum, and the Contemporary Art Museum, as well as changing special exhibitions.



Hint / Advice:
  • Summer program for children
  • Museum workshop
  • Library at night
  • Advent market (2nd December weekend: 12th-14th December)

  • Opening hours:

    • January, February, until March 18
      closed (groups on request)

    • from March 19, April, May, October, November until December 14:
      Wednesday - Sunday: 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM

    • June, July, August, September
      Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Monday closed)

    • from December 15, 2025 to January 1, 2026
      closed (no groups possible)

    All information about the opening hours: stiftadmont.at/eintrittspreise-oeffnungszeiten/

  • Library tours (duration 30 minutes, language German) for individual visitors each at 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM - no registration required!
  • For group tours (from 15 persons) we ask for prior registration at museum@stiftadmont.at
  • The library can also be visited without a guided tour!


Closing day
  • Monday
Accessibility / arrival

The cheapest way to arrive by car is via the Pyhrnautobahn A9, exit Ardning and then on the federal highway B146 for around 10 km to Admont. You can reach us from the north-east via Amstetten, Weyer and St. Gallen. From the east you can choose the route via Eisenerz and the Gesäuse. From the south you can also travel via the romantic Kaiserau mountain road.

Train or bus travelers can reach us from the west via the Liezen junction and from the east via Hieflau. The Admont train station is only a few minutes' walk from Admont Abbey, but only has limited service on weekends.

Travelling by public transport
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  • Toilet facility
  • Food and drink available
Service
  • Shop
  • Guided tour
General price information

Single Ticket

  • Adults € 19.50
  • Seniors € 18.00
  • Children (6-15 yrs), students, military and civil service personnel (with ID) € 13.50
  • Adults with special needs € 15.50
  • Children/students with special needs € 11.50
  • Family ticket (2 adults + 2 children) € 42.00
  • Library tour (excl. admission) € 3.00
  • Museum tour (per section, excl. admission) € 5.00
  • Audioguide library & museum € 4.00

Day visitors can book the tour of the world’s largest monastery library (duration approx. 40 min, language German) for € 3.00 (excl. admission) per person as an add-on. All listed admission prices exclude the library tour.

The library and all other museum areas can of course also be visited without a guided tour.

Audioguides are available in several languages.  Loan fee € 4.00 – available at the cash register.

Library tours take place at 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM.
Unfortunately, reservation of single tickets is not possible!

Payment methods
Debit and credit cards
ATM card
Mastercard
Visa
Other payment methods
Cash payment
Discounts (Memberships)
  • Ö1 member
  • Pyhrn-Priel-Card
    Single tickets (excl. guided tour of the library)
    Adults € 14.80 instead of € 18.50
    Children € 10 instead of € 12.50
  • Phyrn-Priel seasonal pass
    Single tickets (excl. guided tour of the library)
    Adults € 14.80 instead of € 18.50
    Children € 10 instead of € 12.50
  • Salzkammergut Sommer-Card
  • Family Card OÖ

    https://www.familienkarte.at/d…
  • All weather
  • Suitable for groups
  • Suitable for schools
  • Suitable for pushchairs

Please get in touch for more information.

Contact


Admont Benedictine Abbey– library & museum
Kirchplatz 1
8911 Admont

Phone +43 3613 2312 - 604
Fax machine +43 3613 2312 - 610
E-Mail museum@stiftadmont.at
Web www.stiftadmont.at/
https://www.stiftadmont.at/

Contact person

Benediktinerstift Admont
Kirchplatz 1
8911 Admont

Phone +43 3613 2312 - 604
Fax machine +43 3613 2312 - 610
E-Mail museum@stiftadmont.at
Web www.stiftadmont.at/

We speak the following languages

German
English

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