The Museum

Our exhibition features a diverse collection of documents and objects related to Georg Trakl’s life, work, and legacy, a film portrait of the poet, and a room furnished with original furniture and household items that offer a glimpse into the Trakls’ daily family life in Salzburg at the turn of the century.

Highlights from our collections include, in addition to Trakl’s letters and manuscripts, such diverse items as the Trakl family’s coffee maker, a copy of La Famille Fenouillard, one of the first comic books used to teach children French, Trakl’s inscribed copy of Madame Bovary for his sister Grete, the poet’s eerie self-portrait, and works by famous artists such as Ernst Fronius and Alfred Kubin based on selected poems. A multimedia station provides access to prominent interpretations from music, visual art, and film.

Amid the hustle and bustle of the Old Town, the house’s serene atmosphere invites visitors to view the objects undisturbed and to study Georg Trakl’s texts.

We offer special tours and workshops with various thematic focuses within the museum. For example, the tour “The Beautiful City” explores the relationship between Georg Trakl and Salzburg. For school groups, student groups, and continuing education programs in literary education, we develop customized literary education programs and reading workshops.

Visitors to the museum can purchase souvenirs, publications from the research and memorial center, postcards, CDs, and more.