Kunsthaus Graz
Produced by British architects Peter Cook and Colin Fournier, this world-class contemporary-art space is referred to as the’friendly alien’ by locals. The construction is signature Cook, a photovoltaic-skinned sexy biomorphic blob that are at the same time completely at odds with its pristine historical surroundings but stays rather lyrically within it as well. Exhibitions, which usually change every few months, give attention to contemporary arts and topics, usually on topics relating to current political, social and cultural living.
Schloss Eggenberg
Graz’ elegant palace was created for its Eggenberg dynasty at 1625 from Giovanni Pietro de Pomis (1565–1633) at the petition of Johann Ulrich (1568–1634). Admission is via a highly rewarding guided excursion when you learn about the idiosyncrasies of each space the stories given by the frescoes and about the Eggenberg family.
Schlossberg
Rising to 473m, Schlossberg may be the website of their original fortress at which Graz was set and can be marked with the town most visible celebrity — that the Uhrturm. Its coastal slopes can be reached with a range of both austere and rigorous paths, but also by elevator or Schlossbergbahn funicular. It has a quick walk or take tram 5 or 4 to Schlossplatz/Murinsel to your elevator. A pleasurable way to getting back off is really on the Schlossberg Slide.
Landeszeughaus
When you have a passion for armour and weapons, you’ll especially like the Landeszeughaus, at which more than 30,000 bits of glistening weaponry are all housed. The display is one among Graz’ best and also the largest of its kind in Austria and, by its own account, on earth. Expect to observe a range of weapons from the 15th to 18th centuries. Admission from November to March is on tours, which are stored at German (11am, 2pm) and also in English (12.30pm).
Neue Galerie Graz
The Neue Galerie could be your crowning glory of those 3 museums within the Joanneumsviertel complex. The group of works on degree 0 is that the highlight, that will be regularly curated from visual arts works as 1800. It also has changing exhibits on par 1, and a section about Styrian artists; finally, the Bruseum (a separate museum) on par 0 is dedicated to the Styrian artist Günter Brus and its own followers.
Schloss Eggenberg Museums
Graz’ Schloss Eggenberg and park grounds are also home to an outfit of museums, for example, Alte Galerie (Old Gallery), having its outstanding collection of paintings by the Middle Ages into the baroque. Also very rewarding are the Archaeological Museum home relics from pre history to classical occasions, and the Coin Collection.
Schloss Eggenberg Parkland
Funding Graz’ Schloss Eggenberg broad splashes of green, these palace gardens are a relaxing place for whiling away the time amid squawking peacocks and deer that roam among Roman stone reliefs. It features that the Planetengarten (Planet Garden) based to exactly the same Renaissance motif of planets that you see in the palace .
Domkirche
Even the Domkirche dates from the 15th century, and became a cathedral in 1786. The inside combines Gothic and baroque elements, using reticulated vaulting on the ceiling; its own high lights are Conrad Laib’s panel painting Crucifixion from the Throng (1457) and the faded Gottesplagenbild fresco to the cathedral’s outside, that dates from 1485. The fresco depicts life from early 1480s, when Graz was surrounded by its triple tragedy of invasion, both the plague and locusts.
Stadtpfarrkirche
Rising upon Herrengasse involving the main square and Jakominiplatz, town parish church stands apart because of the attractive baroque outdoor. Indoors the post-WWII stained-glass window from Salzburg artist Albert Birkle has a controversial anomaly: the fourth panel by underneath onto the right (left of the top altar) clearly shows Hitler and Mussolini appearing on as Christ is scourged.
Uhrturm
This clocktower perched in the southern border of Schlossberg could be your city’s logo. Its present form dates back into the 1560s, and it’s so cherished that the townsfolk of all Graz paid Napoleon a ransom of both 2987 florins and 11 farthings to spare it throughout his 1809 invasion.
Murinsel
Murinsel is a constructed island-cum-bridge of metal and plastic at the exact middle of the Mur. This modern floating landmark contains a cafe, a kiddies’ playground and a small stage. Even in the event that you never remain in, it is a great small detour that brings you close up into the fast-flowing river.
Atelier Jungwirth
Graz’ most convincing contemporary art space specialises in photography. A calendar of shows spans reportage, fashion and more conceptual work, and features several stellar international names such as Paolo Roversi.
Bundesgestüt Piber
West of Graz is the village of Piber, dwelling into the world-famous Lipizzaner stallion stud farm. Originally the farm was based in Lipica (Slovenia), however, was transferred here when Slovenia was annexed after WWI. About 40 to 50 foals are born at the farm each year, but of them only about five stallions have the ideal materials to be shipped for training into the Spanische Hofreitschule (Spanish Riding School) at Vienna.
Mausoleum of Ferdinand II
Even the mannerist-baroque Mausoleum of Ferdinand II was designed by Italian architect Pietro de Pomis and began at 1614; after Pomis’ death the mausoleum was performed by Pietro Valnegro, whereas Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach chipped with all the exuberant stuccowork and frescoes in the Ferdinand (1578–1637), his spouse and his son are interred at the crypt.
Österreichisches Freilichtmuseum
Located some 15km shore of Graz and comprising of about 100 Austrian farmstead buildings, even that the Austrian Open-Air Museum at Stübing is ideal for a family trip. The memorial is all about a 20-minute walk out of the Stübing train station; turn out of this train station and pass the tracks and then under them until reaching the entrance. Hourly trains make the journey out of Graz ($4.50, 15 minutes).
Museum für Geschichte
The Museum of History is placed within the baroque Palais Herberstein, which has an elegant staircase dating from 1757 and stately rooms. Exhibits from the permanent Schaudepot department are selected in a selection of 35,000 items, mainly by the applied arts, for example monstrances and musical tools. There is also a permanent multimedia element taking in photography and picture. In addition to that it has long-running special displays and also briefer ones of specific topics. Watch the web site for current exhibitions.
Künstlerhaus Graz
The town’s edgiest contemporary-art institution calls for itself a’Halle für Kunst & Medien’ — art and media — and introduces a program of installation, performance and video out of the international names and emerging Styrian artists. Place from the green of this Stadtpark, it is also an impressive part of architecture — a 1952 Leo Scheu — that was extended a contemporary renovation in 2013.
Franziskaner Kirche
This church and monastery was set by the Franciscan order in 1239. Its own 14th-century chancel was rebuilt at a contemporary style after getting calmed by an Allied bomb during WWII. The main reason to see, nevertheless, is your calm, quiet, rose-filled monastery garden, still surrounded by its original Gothic cloisters.
FRida & FreD
This small but fun-packed memorial is aimed at children aged three to 12, and hosts two grips, one for kids in the three to eight years, and a 2nd for kids in eight years and elderly. Both have changed colors that educationally and interactively concentrate on a particular subject, which changes each year . It also has a few great workshops and theatre.
Naturkundemuseum
Located within the Joanneumsviertel complex of museums, the Museum of Natural History has a superb section on geology, using an intriguing group of stone slabs from various parts of the earth. Butter Fly fans will discover a lot more than enough Lepidoptera trapped for the boards .
Burg
Graz’ 15th-century Burg today houses government offices. At the far end of the courtyard, in the left underneath the arch, can be an imaginative dual staircase (1499) — both the steps and moan as they spiral. It adjoins Stadtpark, the town’s largest green space.