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

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

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Winter 2023/24 (07/11/2023 - 26/03/2024)

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

Open Day 2023 (26/11/2023) 10:00 - 18:00

Immaculate Conception 2023 (08/12/2023) closed

Christmas' Eve 2023 (24/12/2023) closed

Christmas 2023 (25/12/2023) closed

Boxing Day 2023 (26/12/2023) closed

New Year's Eve 2023 (31/12/2023) closed

New Year 2024 (01/01/2024) closed

Epiphany 2024 (06/01/2024) closed

Easter 2024 (31/03/2024) closed

Spring 2024 (01/04/2024 - 01/06/2024)

  • Mon 14:00 - 18:00
  • Tue 10:00 - 12:00 14:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 10:00 - 12:00 14:00 - 18:00
  • Thu 10:00 - 12:00 14:00 - 18:00
  • Fri 10:00 - 12:00 14:00 - 18:00
  • Sat 10:00 - 12:00
  • Sun closed

Easter Monday 2024 (01/04/2024) closed

Liberation Day 2024 (25/04/2024) closed

Labor Day 2024 (01/05/2024) closed

Whit Monday 2024 (20/05/2024) 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 with the Museumscard and museumobil Card

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. Open Day at the Typewriter Museum on November 26, 2023, from 10 am to 6 pm.

The Peter Mitterhofer Typewriter Museum stays open all year round, in winter from November to March only on Tuesdays. Closed on Sundays and on public holidays.

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