SHOWING STYRIA 2025 - 400 Years of Eggenberg Palace
"Ambition & Illusion": 04/26 - 11/02/2025
In 2025, Eggenberg Palace in Graz will be transformed into the centrepiece for the third SHOWING STYRIA "Ambition & Illusion". The show will be completed by a total of three pavilions, which will bring together artistic positions under the title "History Repeating?" and enable a new reception of the past. pavilion will also complete the show this time.
Eggenberg Palace, located on the western outskirts of Graz in Styria, must be seen as a gigantic calendar: 365 windows, 31 rooms on each floor, 24 state rooms with 52 doors and, in all, 60 windows, 4 corner towers - all allusions to time, to the seasons, to weeks, days, hours, minutes. This number symbolism based on the then new Gregorian calendar is the architectural programme of the palace.
Duration: 04/26 - 11/02/2025 I Tuesday to Sunday & public holidays, 10 am to 6 pm (closed on Mondays!)
Opening SHOWING STYRIA: 04/26/2025, Eggenberg Palace
Tip: With the Graz Card and the Graz Card Light you can visit SHOWING STYRIA 2025 free of charge! However, a timeslot booking is necessary! For the timeslot booking you need the 12-digit barcode number (without 0) of the GrazCard.
Pavilions:
- Pavilions in Vienna, Heldenplatz: 03/12 - 03/30/2025 I Opening Pavilion: 03/12/2025
- Music Pavilion, Eggenberg Palace: 04/26 - 11/02/2025
- Styrian Pavilion in Mariazell: 05/01 - 07/28/2025 I Styrian Pavilion in Leoben: 08/20 - 10/31/2025

SHOWING STYRIA 2025 "Ambition & Illusion"
400 Years of Eggenberg Palace
2025 marks the 400th anniversary of the decision made by the first Prince of Eggenberg to expand the old family seat into a representative residence. That is reason enough to devote an exhibition to Eggenberg Palace, which is extraordinary in every respect. The new show is designed to throw a new and undisguised look at the palace and all its inhabitants. The UNESCO World Heritage Site will form the core of SHOWING STYRIA 2025, transporting visitors to a seemingly far-off world by means of an innovative, multimedia exhibition.
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In 2025, Schloss Eggenberg will be transformed into the venue for Ambition & Illusion as part of SHOWING STYRIA. The Planetary Room and state rooms offer fascinating exhibition spaces, showcasing unique works of art, new media, and music. The Archaeology Museum and the Coin Cabinet complete the anniversary exhibition with special exhibitions.
- Adults: € 15,00 p. p.
- Groups of 12 to 25 by appointment (p. p.), senior citizens, people with disabilities, Park annual ticket holders: € 13,00
- School pupils, apprentices, students under the age of 26, conscripts and those doing civilian service: € 7,00
- Children and teenagers under the age of 19: free
Tip: With the GrazCard and the GrazCard Light you can visit SHOWING STYRIA 2025 free of charge! However, a timeslot booking is necessary!
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