Vision
Burghauptmannschaft Österreich ensures the sustainable conservation of Austria's cultural heritage. Using our in-depth knowledge of historic buildings and taking account of their users’ needs, we endorse a holistic management concept for architectural heritage conservation. Caught between the conflicting goals of modern use, monument protection and the revival of historic properties and public interest, we excel through flexibility, efficiency and economy. As we build on experience, expertise and mutual cooperation with other institutions and civil engineers, we implement tailor-made solutions whilst respecting national and cultural political interests in the following fields:
Key principles
Key principles:
- We conserve Austria’s cultural heritage in a solution-oriented way without harming the building substance.
- We preserve, maintain and develop exceptional properties and buildings of federal, touristic and cultural importance.
- Using our in-depth knowledge, we reconcile the diversity of different needs of users with the individuality of our buildings and properties.
Key principles:
- We reconcile the interests of our users with higher-ranking general interests in a solution-oriented and competent way for future generations.
- We preserve, revive and manage our unique buildings and properties of federal, touristic and cultural value holistically.
- Building on our broad experience, we reconcile the multi-faceted and special needs of our users with the individuality of our buildings and properties.
Key principles:
- Our unique properties accommodate tourism and cultural institutions for the benefit of the tourism sector and society at large.
- Bridging the past with the present and the future furthers a sense of Austrian/regional and European identity.
- It is our USP in tourism to preserve and use historic objects at the same time.
- We increase BHÖ’s offer and turnover by promoting interpretation and use of areas (squares, buildings) which have not been rented out to any third party or shareholder.