Small museum about poppets, but actually made in very good detail years ago. It about a hundred small puppets. You can visit on a rainy day because it is all inside. Parking almost in front of the building. You can combine with the mushrooms museum which is nearby. You can walk in between (10mins) or drive of course.

It's scarry nightmare fuel! But pretty cool!

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Puppenmuseum

(Translated by Google) Immersed in the Austrian mountains, on state road 98 which descends from Radenthein towards Villach, there is this particular doll museum which describes the peasant life of the past. Elli Riehl was born in Villach on 19 December 1902. Since she was a child she has deeply loved nature. At 28 she began to dedicate herself to working with dolls, finding herself in a difficult economic situation. With the early death of her husband she decides to leave Villach and move to the mountains with a farmer friend. Here he met Dr. Kraus and in 1950 they went to live in Winklern with the Thomas Berger family, spending the following 27 years together until their partner's death. He then decided to open an exhibition of his artefacts and continued to create dolls with needle and thread until his death (8/9/1977). Today there are 650 of his most beautiful dolls in the museum. There is a large parking area outside the village of houses where the museum is located and is accessible to strollers and wheelchairs. ❗NOTE: in June 2023 the museum was temporarily closed for health reasons of the lady who manages it. I recommend calling before going there for the visit. (Original) Immerso nelle montagne austriache, sulla statale 98 che da Radenthein scende verso Villach, si trova questo particolare museo delle bambole che descrive la vita contadina di un tempo. Elli Riehl nasce a Villach il 19 dicembre 1902. Fin da piccola ama profondamente la natura. A 28 anni inizia a dedicarsi al lavoro con le bambole trovandosi in un momento economico difficile. Con la morte precoce del marito decide di lasciare Villach e trasferirsi in montagna presso una amica contadina. Qui conosce il Dr. Kraus e nel 1950 vanno vivere a Winklern presso la famiglia Thomas Berger trascorrendo insieme i seguenti 27 anni fino alla morte del compagno. Decide allora di aprire una mostra dei suoi manufatti e continua a creare bambole con ago e filo fino alla sua morte (8/9/1977). Oggi nel museo si trovano 650 delle sue più belle bambole. C'è un'ampia zona parcheggio fuori dal borgo di case dove si trova il museo ed è accessibile a passeggini e sedie a rotelle. ❗NOTA: a Giugno 2023 il museo era chiuso temporaneamente x motivi di salute della signora che lo gestisce. Consiglio di chiamare prima di recarsi sul posto per la visita.

(Translated by Google) Very beautiful, lovingly designed museum with specially designed hand-made dolls - all taken from the artist's life. Really worth seeing and funny. A small selection of the exhibits... (Original) Sehr schönes liebevoll gestaltetes Museum mit besonders gestalteten von Hand gefertigten Puppen - alle aus dem Leben der Künstlerin gegriffen. Echt sehenswert und lustig. Eine kleine Auswahl der Exponate ...

(Translated by Google) Very interesting museum in which all the dolls were made with a lot of love and by hand! And each doll has its own character of a specific person! Highly recommended! (Original) Sehr interessantes Museum in dem alle Puppen mit sehr viel Liebe und in Handarbeit hergestellt wurden! Und jede Puppe seinen eigenen Charakter einer bestimmten Person hat! Sehr zu empfehlen!