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Universalmuseum Joanneum. The Joanneum during the Nazi era[edit]. Locations and collections[edit]. Styrian Armory[edit]. Folkloristic Museum[edit]. Museum im Palais[edit]. Joanneum Quarter[edit]. Multimedia collections[edit]. Museum of nature and science[edit]. Schloss Eggenberg[edit]. Staterooms and gardens[edit].
The Universalmuseum Joanneum, a multidisciplinary museum that has buildings at several locations in Styria (Austria), is home to the Universalmuseum Joanneum. It houses galleries and collections that cover many subjects, including archaeology and geology as well as paleontology and mineralogy. It is also the oldest museum of Austria [1] and the largest central European universal museum with more than 4.5 million objects at 13 locations in Styrian cities (Graz, Stainz and Trautenfels) and Wagna. The Landesmuseum Joanneum was officially renamed Universalmuseum Joanneum in September 2009 to reflect its status and growth over the past two centuries.
The Landesmuseum Joanneum was established in 1811 by Archduke Johann. It was Austria's first museum as well as a center for continuing education and scientific research. Notably, the Coin Cabinet and the mineralogical collection were extensive, private collections belonging to the archduke. They form the heart of the museum's departments in disciplines from both the humanities and the natural sciences. Around this core of collections, some of the best scientists of the era taught and conducted research: Friedrich Mohs developed the Mohs scale of mineral hardness there and Franz Unger, a pioneer in paleobotany, plant physiology, phytotomy and soil science, taught here. In 1864, the Joanneum entered the ranks of the "k.k. technical colleges".[clarification needed]