Egon-Schiele-Museum, Art museum in Tulln an der Donau, Austria.
The Egon Schiele Museum occupies the former district court prison of Tulln, built in 1898, where Schiele was held for three weeks in 1912. Its twelve rooms hold more than 100 objects, including around 90 paintings and many drawings, among them Blick über verschneite Weingärten auf Klosterneuburg (1907) and The Old Mill (1916).
The museum opened in 1990 in a building originally constructed as a prison in 1898. Converting it into a cultural space made the building's past history part of its new purpose.
The museum displays how Schiele connected with his hometown and how he saw and depicted the region's landscapes. His works reveal his interactions with local artists and thinkers of his era.
The museum features several interactive stations that offer visitors insights into Schiele's era. During a visit, guests can learn about the artists and thinkers of his time through audio and visual presentations.
The cell shown is not the original one: the surviving prison cell was modelled on the cell in Neulengbach prison where Schiele spent three weeks in 1912. The museum building itself served as the Tulln district court jail, built in 1898.
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