Our
Exhibitions

The starting point for great adventures!

Explore the fascinating world of Hohe Tauern National Park through lots of exciting experience stations.

We are taking a winter break. We are looking forward to welcoming you again in April 2023.

„univerzoom nationalpark“

The Mallnitz Visitor Centre is the prefect starting point for an adventure-filled trip to the Hohe Tauern National Park. The ‘univerzoom nationalpark’ exhibition introduces you to all of nature’s secrets that await at the National Park, whether it’s a landslide animation, tiny survival artists, the mysteries of the wilderness, or our diverse fauna. The curious and the inquisitive, regardless of age, also have an opportunity to discover the wonderland of the Hohe Tauern through lots of exciting experience stations. We are also more than happy to offer you guided tours of our exhibitions, on request.

The ‘Precious Water’ rangerlab is also part of the ‘univerzoom nationalpark’ exhibition. What sort of power and energy does water have? How are landscapes shaped by water? What sort of life is teeming in our mountain streams? All this and lots more is there for you to discover in numerous experimental stations.

Brief description

Contact

Hohe Tauern National Park Carinthia

Mallnitz Visitor Centre

9822 Mallnitz 36 / Austria

Phone: +43 (0) 4825 6161

nationalpark@ktn.gv.at

Any questions?

Contact

Magdalena Karan

Phone: +43 (0) 664 6202 411

magdalena.karan@ktn.gv.at
ARRIVAL BY TRAIN

Destination station: Mallnitz-Obervellach; more information: www.oebb.at

Mallnitz is perfectly accessible by train. Intercity trains stop at Mallnitz-Obervellach station every 2 hours. The visitor center Mallnitz is only a 20-minute walk along a mountain stream and through the center of the National Park community. Thus, the visit to the National Park Hohe Tauern can start environmentally friendly.

GETTING THERE BY CAR

From Salzburg:
- Take the A10 going south; at the Werfen junction take the B311 in the direction of Zell am See. Continue for approx. 20 km on the main road (Bundesstrasse) to Badgastein-Böckstein, where there is a motorail service to Mallnitz.
- Or: Take the A10 to Spittal a. d. Drau, then the E66, B106 and B105 to Mallnitz. (Please note: the Tauerntunnel is subject to a toll!)
From Vienna: Take the A2 to Villach, then take the A10 going north. In Spittal a. d. Drau take the E66, B106 and B105 to Mallnitz.

OVERVIEW

„univerzoom nationalpark“

The Mallnitz Visitor Centre is the prefect starting point for an adventure-filled trip to the Hohe Tauern National Park. The ‘univerzoom nationalpark’ exhibition introduces you to all of nature’s secrets that await at the National Park, whether it’s a landslide animation, tiny survival artists, the mysteries of the wilderness, or our diverse fauna. The curious and the inquisitive, regardless of age, also have an opportunity to discover the wonderland of the Hohe Tauern through lots of exciting experience stations. We are also more than happy to offer you guided tours of our exhibitions, on request.

The ‘Precious Water’ rangerlab is also part of the ‘univerzoom nationalpark’ exhibition. What sort of power and energy does water have? How are landscapes shaped by water? What sort of life is teeming in our mountain streams? All this and lots more is there for you to discover in numerous experimental stations.

Brief description

Contact

Hohe Tauern National Park Carinthia

Mallnitz Visitor Centre

9822 Mallnitz 36 / Austria

Phone: +43 (0) 4825 6161

nationalpark@ktn.gv.at

Any questions?

Contact

Magdalena Karan

Phone: +43 (0) 664 6202 411

magdalena.karan@ktn.gv.at
DIRECTIONS
ARRIVAL BY TRAIN

Destination station: Mallnitz-Obervellach; more information: www.oebb.at

Mallnitz is perfectly accessible by train. Intercity trains stop at Mallnitz-Obervellach station every 2 hours. The visitor center Mallnitz is only a 20-minute walk along a mountain stream and through the center of the National Park community. Thus, the visit to the National Park Hohe Tauern can start environmentally friendly.

GETTING THERE BY CAR

From Salzburg:
- Take the A10 going south; at the Werfen junction take the B311 in the direction of Zell am See. Continue for approx. 20 km on the main road (Bundesstrasse) to Badgastein-Böckstein, where there is a motorail service to Mallnitz.
- Or: Take the A10 to Spittal a. d. Drau, then the E66, B106 and B105 to Mallnitz. (Please note: the Tauerntunnel is subject to a toll!)
From Vienna: Take the A2 to Villach, then take the A10 going north. In Spittal a. d. Drau take the E66, B106 and B105 to Mallnitz.

Exhibitions in detail

Exhibitions

Edmund

von Mojsisovics

Edmund von Mojsisovics, a universal scholar and co-founder of the Alpine Club, was one of Europe’s foremost geologists and palaeontologists. Around 1900 he commissioned the construction of the Liebermann Villa, with vistas of the breathtaking summits surrounding Mallnitz. This exhibition showcases not only his extensive life work but also his special ties with the Mallnitz National Park community and the Austrian Alpine Club.

Exhibitions

Our ‘Precious Water’ rangerlab is open to all our visitors

The ‘Precious Water’ rangerlab is now part of the ‘univerzoom nationalpark’ exhibition.

What sort of power and energy does water have? How are landscapes shaped by water? What sort of life is teeming in our mountain streams? All this and lots more is there for you to discover in numerous experimental stations. Great fun for all the family.