Universalmuseum Joanneum

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Universalmuseum Joanneum

Original Joanneum building on the Raubergasse, Graz
Established	26 November 1811 (1811-11-26)[1]
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)[2] 513,826 (2009)[2] 486,762 (2010)[3] 501,907 (2011)[4]
Director	Wolfgang Muchitsch
Website	www.museum-joanneum.at

The Universalmuseum Joanneum (German: [univɛʁˌzaːlmuzˈeʊm joʔaˈneːʊm]) is a multidisciplinary museum with buildings in several locations in the province 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^[1] 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).^[5] 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.