Demonstrations & workshops
Have you ever watched a cooper at his work or how a piece of clay is formed into a jar? Do you know how freshly baked stone-oven bread smells or how a blacksmith transforms a piece of steel into red-hot iron? Discover old handicraft during our daily demonstrations! In historic buildings almost 30 specialists will perform traditional skills and professions many of which have been forgotten nowadays.
The dates for the demonstrations can be found in the handicraft calendar. As the calendar is in German, below, you will find English information on and translation of the different demonstrations.
For a first impression of the contents, please click on the respective demonstration.
> go to the handicraft calendar (German)
Baking of Bread (Brot backen)
Basket Making (Korbflechten)
Brewing beer (Bierbrauen)
In the Glentleitner Museum Inn features the show brewery with mash tun and lauter tun. Five hectolitres of beer can be produced per brew and this is then served in the restaurant on the upper floor. Fermentation tanks and storage tanks can be admired on the floor below. Once a week, this small facility will hold brewing days during the museum season.
Carving (Schnitzen)
Bobbin-Lace-Making (Klöppeln)
Braces Embroidery (Hosenträger sticken)
Chair Caning (Stuhlflechten)
Clockmaker (Uhrmacher)
Felting (Filzen)
Goldwork (Goldstickerei)
Wearing clothes with gold embroidery used to be a privilege enjoyed only by the aristocracy and members of the clergy. This technique has been preserved in monastery works, in flag embroidery and traditional costume (headdresses, bodices, bags, etc.). The work, which is all performed on a fabric base, is produced using couching, couching over padding and stitching techniques as well as cantille embroidery and additionally worked with sequins, beads and metal foils.