Museum der Wahrnehmung, Interactive perception museum in Graz, Austria

Museum der Wahrnehmung occupies the upper floors of an octagonal, heritage-protected building at Friedrichgasse 41, on the eastern edge of the Augarten in Graz. The 1904 structure was built as a municipal public bath around a dominant round heating chimney. The museum, founded by Werner Wolf, opened in 1996 after renovation by architect Kocher with the Federal Monuments Office.

The building dates to 1905 as an octagonal public bathhouse. After major renovation in 1996, it was transformed into this museum presenting exhibitions on perception.

The space brings together art and science in visible ways, with installations showing how eyes, ears, and skin perceive reality differently from one another. Visitors test their own senses and discover that what we experience is always filtered through our bodies.

The exhibition spans multiple floors, with some areas of the historic building offering limited wheelchair access. The rooms follow no strict route, letting visitors choose which installations to explore at their own pace.

The basement keeps a reduced shower and tub bath from the building's years as a public Volksbad; in 1999 it was extended with a Samadhi floating bath designed by architect Anna Popelka, whose entry won first prize in a competition held under the EU project e.l.m.a.s.