Museum of Prof. Franz Weiß

In the Tregist Valley between Voitsberg and Bärnbach, the Prof. Franz Weiß Museum is dedicated to the extensive work of one of the most renowned visual artists from Styria. Franz Weiß, born in 1921 and passed away in 2014, was closely connected to his homeland and was also referred to as the “master from the Tregist Valley.” Accordingly, the museum is located in the former primary school Tregist, very near his childhood home.

On two floors, a diverse insight into the artistic work of Franz Weiß is revealed. Painting and graphics were just as much a part of his oeuvre as sculpture and carving art. Woodcut held particular significance for him. More than 400 different motifs were created in this technique. In addition, the artist engaged with reverse glass painting, enamel work, stained glass, and colored glass windows, as well as mosaic art and copper embossing.

The exhibition unites numerous woodcuts, reverse glass pictures, early works, and special glass works. In this way, the museum showcases not only the diversity of his techniques but also conveys an impression of the immense creative power that characterized Franz Weiß well into his old age.

As a cultural destination in the Lipizzaner homeland, the Prof. Franz Weiß Museum preserves the work of an artist closely associated with western Styria. A visit invites you to explore his various forms of expression and his unique visual language more closely.