When the European Heritage Project acquired the 17th-century palazzo on the Grand Canal, it was already clear that the building would need extensive restoration and renovation work to restore it to its former glory.
The Christmas market (Kipferlmarkt) was not allowed to take place – shopping with needy single parents was.
- New Nativity Museum in the centre of Lauffen in Upper Austria to open on 1 Advent in 2021
- The European Heritage Project is having one of the largest historical family nativity scenes in the Salzkammergut comprehensively restored for the planned museum, and other important nativity scenes will follow.