partschins mitterhofer schreibmachinen museum
partschins mitterhofer schreibmachinen museum

Typewriter museum “Peter Mitterhofer”

In the Typewriter museum “Peter Mitterhofer” in Parcines you can see various interesting prototypes of type writers

The municipality of Parcines gave his most famous citizen a proper memorial by establishing a small museum to his honour on the occasion of Peter Mitterhofer's 100th anniversary of his day of death. In 1997, four years after its opening, the museum changed residence and moved into the new building "Teisenhaus" in the centre of Parcines. Come and make a virtual tour with us!

On the ground floor of the "Peter Mitterhofer" museum you can discover the world of writing form its very beginnings. Cuneiform scripts, hieroglyphics as well as a Gutenberg Bible can be admired. Moreover there is a diorama illustrating Peter Mitterhofer and his first typewriter prototype. On the 1st floor there is the "military vitrine" with type writers from WWII, as well as the "foreign language vitrine" showing Chinese, Japanese, Cyrillic, Korean, Senegalese and Thai graphic characters. On the same floor there is also the famous prototype "Malling Hansen", which is considered to be the most precious typewriter ever as well as the highlight of the museum.

We proceed our virtual tour onto the 2nd floor, where a golden Princess 300 and a Royal Gold are exhibited. Moreover there are accounting machines, electric typewriters and a phonograph, which has been constructed by the genius Thomas Alva Edison. Also the IBM72, the previous model of the computer, can be admired in the museum. However, the gallery presents a selection of rare typewriters for blind people as well as a rich variety of typewriters for children from the period of time between 1901 and 1998, such as "La mia prima Olivetti", "Barbie" and "Mickey Mouse".

Contact info

Opening times

  • Wed 11 Dec closed
  • Thu 12 Dec closed
  • Fri 13 Dec closed
  • Sat 14 Dec closed
  • Sun 15 Dec closed
  • Mon 16 Dec closed
  • Tue 17 Dec 10:00 - 12:00

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Late autumn 2024 (05/11/2024 - 26/11/2024)

  • Mon closed
  • Tue 10:00 - 12:00
  • Wed closed
  • Thu closed
  • Fri closed
  • Sat closed
  • Sun closed

Open Day 2024 (01/12/2024) 10:00 - 18:00

Winter 2024/25 (03/12/2024 - 25/03/2025)

  • Mon closed
  • Tue 10:00 - 12:00
  • Wed closed
  • Thu closed
  • Fri closed
  • Sat closed
  • Sun closed

Immaculate Conception 2024 (08/12/2024) closed

Christmas Eve 2024 (24/12/2024) 10:00 - 12:00

Christmas 2024 (25/12/2024) closed

Boxing Day 2024 (26/12/2024) closed

New Year's Eve 2024 (31/12/2024) 10:00 - 12:00

New Year 2025 (01/01/2025) closed

Epiphany 2025 (06/01/2025) closed

Admission

€ 7.00 adults
€ 7.00 young people (16-18 years)
€ 6.30 adults (with guest card)
€ 6.30 seniors 65+
€ 6.30 groups (more than 10 persons)
€ 2.00 children and young people (6-15 years)
€ 2.00 students

€ 15.00 family ticket

free for children under 6 years
free for everyone every 1st Sunday of the month
free with the Museumscard and museumobil Card

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guided tour (10 and more persons, admission included):
€ 8.00 adults
€ 4.00 with the museumobil Card
€ 2.00 students

€ 1.00 audio guide (free via QR-Code)

More information

Visits outside the opening hours and guided tours for groups upon request by phone.

The Peter Mitterhofer Typewriter Museum stays open all year round, in summer from Monday to Saturday, furthermore free admission every 1st Sunday of the month, from November to March it is accessible every Tuesday afternoon, closed on public holidays.

The Open Day will take place on December 1, 2024, on the occasion of the Parcines Christmas Market. Winter season start 2024/25 on November 5, summer season start 2025 in April.

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