The City Museum, founded in 1824, and the Dominican Church of St. Peter an der Sperr have merged to form a magnificent complex for history, culture and society that is well worth seeing. Alongside the casemates, the St. Peter an der Sperr Museum is one of Wiener Neustadt's architectural jewels. St. Peter's, originally built on the northern city wall and part of the defensive line, offers unique exhibition rooms in the nave, the cloister wing and the modernized extension.
The Museum St. Peter an der Sperr is a forum for social issues, discussions and exhibitions on a wide variety of topics. Due to its exciting architecture alone, the museum's foyer provides a unique space for cultural events both indoors and outdoors. The 2025 exhibition program offers an exciting journey through time!

Permanent exhibition: The city as a fortress
A historical exhibition in the casemates
The imposing fortifications that surrounded Wiener Neustadt are still characterized today in the southwest by a remarkable structure that is unique in Europe, the casemates. Its oldest part, built from 1552, is the so-called Strada Coperta. Here you can see impressively how the "art of fortification" and the development of siege and defensive weapons influenced each other. The multimedia exhibition shows how the casemates and the bastion in front of them were expanded and modified over the centuries to protect the city and its people. When the strong walls and a large bastion became superfluous in the 19th century, a new economic use was found for the inner-city complex. This marked the beginning of a new era, which created space for the new and made the old present with the 2019 renovation.
The exhibition is only open on selected Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm and can also be visited as part of a guided tour at 11 am (duration: 60 minutes).

Permanent exhibition: The city as a fortress © M. Weller

Wiener Neustadt display collection: New city narrative
We invite you to experience the 800-year history of the city in a new, interactive presentation of the city's display collection, to rediscover the familiar and rediscover the previously unknown. The museum's holdings include valuable art-historical exhibits such as the late Gothic Corvinus Beaker or the silver Gospels of the Teutonic Order from 1325, an extensive collection of paintings as well as contemporary witnesses to everyday life in the town and outstanding sacred works of art.
Look forward to the unique history of Wiener Neustadt - from its foundation around 1200 to the present day. With the new modern type of presentation, you can immerse yourself in individual levels of depth and make your visit to the museum interesting.
December 11, 2024 to December 31, 2025

Wiener Neustadt display collection: retelling the city, the late Gothic Corvinus Beaker © Museum St. Peter an der Sperr

Knights
What we dream of them and what they were really like. Hardly any other term is so omnipresent and has had such a magical ring to it over the centuries. However, the perception of what and how knights should be and what they stand for has changed considerably over the course of time. The exhibition takes a fresh, new look at the phenomenon of knights.
With Ulrich von Liechtenstein, born around 1200, the time when Wiener Neustadt was founded, visitors learn about the knightly virtues of the high Middle Ages. Giulio Camagni, author of the graphic novel "The Emperor. Maximilian I" interprets this time the "Venusfahrt" of the knight, who also fought chivalrously in a "joust" before Wiener Neustadt. In cooperation with the Historia Vivens association, the training and everyday life of knightly society is brought to life in many facets. The exhibition also sheds light on the history of chivalry from its beginnings to the 16th century, its romanticization and transformation in the present day.
May 4, 2024 to June 29, 2025

Knights - What we dream of them and what they were really like © Giulio Carmagn

What will be tomorrow?
A hands-on exhibition on the subject of the future for children aged 6 to 12.
Have you ever imagined what your future could look like? In the interactive hands-on exhibition "What will tomorrow be?" you can send your wish for the future as a shining star into the vastness of the galaxy.
Back on Earth, your adventure begins with a big decision. Choose between eight mysterious corridors. Which door will you open? What is hidden behind it? Get to grips with the topic of upcycling in the "Blue City" and explore how nature is linked to technology, art and science in the "Future Lab". Experiment with raw materials, test aquaponics and bring robot plants to life. At the rhythm machine, you will feel that everything will be easy in the future if you stick together. Finally, fantastic future professions await you - maybe one of them is your dream job? Based on an idea by the ZOOM Children's Museum Vienna
March 22 to July 20, 2025

Picture breathing
"In his works, he intertwines being and non-being!" Prof. Fellerer's unique painting technique combines precise details with a natural lightness and draws on the rich repertoire of an interwoven reality. Contrasts of light and dark tones as well as warm colors that radiate from flowers or fruits lend the pictures a special depth.
While bright, warm color accents dominate the background, a cool palette of blue and green tones in the foreground creates exciting contrasts. The harmonious reversal of classic color rules creates a subtle irritation that captivates the viewer's gaze and invites them to linger.
Experience Prof. Gotthard Fellerer's paintings from the "Bildatmen" cycle, which unite tranquillity and expressiveness in a unique way, in the anniversary exhibition celebrating his 80th birthday.
August 2 - 24, 2025

Prachensky. A painter's life in red
The exhibition focuses on the extensive life's work of the important Austrian artist Markus Prachensky. Let yourself be surprised by the selection made by Brigitte Prachensky in collaboration with the Trenker Collection from his multifaceted oeuvre.
September 5 to November 2, 2025

Prachensky. A painter's life in red © Werner Trenker Collection

The Mayor's Garden
As in the times of the monastery in the 16th century, the Mayor's Garden is once again part of the overall ensemble, it is located directly next to the St. Peter an der Sperr Museum and invites you to linger - especially when the weather is nice. A relaxed, secluded, green spot in the middle of the city center - no wonder the newly designed Mayor's Garden has already been described as "THE place to be" in Wiener Neustadt's city center.
With its atmospheric setting for concerts ranging from the Renaissance to jazz and world music, the Bürgermeistergarten attracts a large audience.