The Home Association Gosau was capable of saving the Paarhof „Schmiedbauer“ and many other objects of the rustic cultural heritage of the Gosau valley.
It was funded and supported by many friends, professionals, the land of Upper Austria and the Federal Government.
It is due to Elisabeth and Hans vulgo Gamsjäger that these historic and precious objects were saved for the descendants.
The open-air museum was opened in Juli 2002 for the first time. Moreover it belongs to the UNESCO Cultural heritage of the World landscape „Hallstatt-Dachstein/Salzkammergut“.