ORF-Lange Nacht der Museen

On Saturday, 4 October 2025, this year's ‘ORF-Lange Nacht der Museen’ (Long Night of Museums) will take place throughout Austria. We will be participating again this year and opening our doors from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Programme:

6 p.m. - 6:50 p.m.
Curator's tour with Martha Keil
Insights. About the synagogue room and the exhibitions

7:30 p.m.
Neschome - Michael Kaner & Band
A musical journey through Jewish heritage
Information about the concert

9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Martha Keil: Introduction
Philipp Mettauer: The disappeared cemetery. The Israelite section in Mauer-Öhling
Christoph Lind: St. Pölten's vanished camps 1938–1945 Merle Bieber, Benjamin Grilj: Vanished youth. Young people on the run from 1938 to 1945 and from 2015 to the present day

The talks will be held in German.

Two interactive stations (6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.):

Interactive station: Make your own button
The walls of the synagogue room are painted with beautiful ornaments in shades of green, orange, beige, blue and brown, with a total of 31 different patterns. Choose a beautiful motif and make your own button. Can you find the pattern in the room?

Interactive station: The Emperor and I
Have you always wanted to have your photo taken with an emperor? We will take your portrait in front of the life-size oil painting of Emperor Franz Joseph I – or in front of the magnificent murals – in the synagogue room, and you can take the photo with you immediately!

 

The former synagogue in St. Pölten is wheelchair accessible and will be open until 11 p.m. on the day of the event.