What would Easter be without eggs? The annual egg hunt is one of the highlights of the holiday season, especially for children, and brings great joy every time. This year, you should combine your egg hunt with a day trip out of Vienna and take a look at Wander Bertoni’s collection. In his Egg Museum, you can examine the diverse pieces and learn more about art history at the same time.
Wander Bertoni’s Egg Museum
The Austrian sculptor Wander Bertoni was known for his sculptures and taught as a university professor. For his work, he received the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art. In 1965, he purchased the Gritschmühle in Winden am See and built a sculpture park around it, which he opened to the public. You can visit this open-air museum for free all year round and admire the works on display.
Since 2010, this sculpture park has featured a glass building where Bertoni exhibits his egg collection. He collected over 4,000 different specimens over the years—and you can now view them. The Egg Museum in Winden thus houses one of the largest egg collections in the world. They sit in the building like a glass nest in the park, just waiting to be discovered by you.
From Chicken Eggs to Dinosaur Eggs
Wander Bertoni’s Egg Museum spans two floors. The ground floor houses the more robust pieces, such as eggs made of wood or ceramic. The upper floor features the more delicate decorative eggs. They are illuminated only indirectly from above, as they cannot tolerate direct sunlight. The eggs in the collection come from all over the world, including Russia, Italy, and Romania. They are made of various materials, such as wood or glass, and range from plain and simple to richly decorated and embellished. Some are adorned with beads, others feature icon paintings, and still others display abstract designs and patterns.
There are even real eggs among them, from geese or chickens, and even a genuine fossilized dinosaur egg! The museum’s collection is extremely diverse, featuring the most vibrant colors and a variety of sizes. They also represent the era and culture in which they were created. There’s plenty to discover at the Egg Museum, making it the perfect outing for the Easter holidays if you’d like to experience eggs in a different way.
📍 Location: Egg Museum, Gritsch Mühle 1, 7092 Winden am See
📅 Dates: March 26 to November 1
🕐 Opening hours: Wed–Sun, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
💶 Price information: €10 reduced, €14 regular
