You only see what you know (Goethe)
The former Austrian pavilion at Expo 58 in Brussels stands next to the Vienna central station (Wien Hauptbahnhof). In the beginning, it housed contemporary art of the 20th century. So it was nick-named 20er Haus. After remodelling from 2009 to 2011, it was renamed 21er Haus to reflect the new century.
While passing the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna (Akademie der Bildenden Künste), I always love to look at the fine wall paintings. Inside the building, you find a collection of old masters worth a visit.
On my way from the railway station to the centre of Friedberg, I passed this museum, which was hosting an exhibition of furniture produced by the famous factory Thonet.
Right opposite Zurich Central Station you find the Landesmuseum Zürich (Swiss National Museum). I had some time to spend and looked at several exhibits outside the museum. So I discovered this Gotthard Mail Coach.
This steam locomotive NkNb 1-3, built in 1882, stands in front of the Transport Museum of Budapest. The locomotive was built for the railroad Nagykikinda–Nagybecskerek and was later changed into an industrial locomotive for a chemistry factory in Budapest.
As I love to travel by train and to visit museums it is no question that a museum next to a railway station would me make happy. So where are such museums near a train station?
After having a snack with a tasty piece of local butter produced with a mould I visited this museum about traditional farmer tools located at an alp named Fürthermoar Alm. In the background you can see the Moosersperre dam where I spent the forenoon.
This exhibition hall, named ‘Erlebniswelt Strom & Eis’ (Power & Ice Adventure World), stands next to the Mooserboden Reservoir near Kaprun. Inside, visitors learn about the history of the Kaprun power plant project and the glacier ice in the surroundings.
On a train journey from Bischofshofen to Salzburg, I took this photo of Golling Castle (Burg Golling) through the train windows. The castle houses a museum of local history.
Visitors experience this view of Oberhaus Fortress (Veste Oberhaus) from the main square in Passau. The fortress itself offers an even more intriguing view: You see the three rivers of Passau in their different colours: Danube (Blue), Inn (Green) and Ilz (Black).
The entrance hall of the Museum of Natural History (Naturhistorisches Museum Wien) at Christmas time.
At an event performed by the Südbahnmuseum in Mürzzuschlag, I came across this operating replica of the second car built by Siegfried Marcus. The original saw its construction in 1888/1889 and is still running too.