Together with the St. Veit Museum
Society, the Seelacken Museum is part
of the Ore of the Alps UNESCO Global
Geopark. It represents an exhibition
and experience space for history and
stories, but is also a meeting place and a
public space for the village community.
The museum is located in the Wallner
farmhouse from Schwarzach, built in 1738,
which was demolished in 1988 and rebuilt
true to the original in its current location
between 1992 and 1994. The ensemble
consists of the museum building, a
granary, baking oven, the Seelacken mill,
the cottage garden and a bee exhibit.
One of the focal points of the Seelacken
Museum is the 4000-year settlement
history of St. Veit. In addition to finds
from tunnels such as the Sunnpau mine,
some of which lie along the copper ore
route, everyday objects such as cloak pins,
ceramics and axes from the Bronze Age
settlements of Klingelberg and Sonnfeld
are on display.
There are also pieces from the Bronze
Age burial ground in Schernberg. The
living and working environment of the
rural population and of the writer Thomas
Bernhard and his literary exploration of St.
Veit are two of the other focal points of
the museum.