28 December 2018

Travel tip nearby Vienna at the Austrian/Czech border: 'Terra Technica' museum exhibits machines for music and gaming from the 19th century up to the 21st century

Around one hour from Vienna at the Austrian/Czech border - driving from Kleinhaugsdorf in Austria to Chvalovice-Hatě in the Czech Republic, travelers will find the shopping and entertainment center Excalibur City. Last year, the city was extended by the 'Terra Technica' museum where on 8,500 square meters Excalibur City founder Ronald Seunig teamed up with collector Günter Freinberger for the creation of an entertaining experience of technics with focus on music and gaming. (Terra Technica provides insights into the making of the museum via video). Around 700 jukeboxes, 250 pinball machines and numerous video games are on view. The jukebox and pinball machine collections are constantly growing and count already to the most extensive worldwide. Terra Technica is intended to be explored interactively, or with other words: Visitors are invited to play!

fig. from left: Exhibition views of jukeboxes and pinball machines; in front of the pinball machines, the Batmobile from the 1989 movie with Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman. Photo left: © Florian Stuerzenbaum.

At the museum's website, Terra Technica provides under the title 'Time Travel' insights into the collections such as the Time Travel: Jukebox which begins with Thomas Edison in 1877, Time Travel: Pinball starts 1932, Time Travel: Video is introduced with the television decive game 'Pong' from 1972. Cars are another special focus of the museum with artefacts like the Batmobile (picture above right) or the first car produced at the assembly line, the Ford Model T (picture below left).

fig. from left: Views at the exhibition with Ford Model T and at the 'Vinyl-Bar Restaurant' in the style of the 1950s/60s at Terra Technica museum at Excalibur City. Photo right: © Florian Stuerzenbaum.

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