Schwarzenegger To Dedicate Museum To Himself

First Published: October 6, 2011 1:42 PM EDT Credit: Getty Images GRAZ, Austria -- Caption Arnold Schwarzenegger accepts an award at Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles on May 10, 2011 The Terminator is back in his native Austria to inaugurate a museum devoted to him. Arnold Schwarzeneggers private jet landed at Graz airport Thursday. The museum is located in the renovated house of his birth in the village of Thal. It chronicles his rise from humble beginnings as a muscular young immigrant to the U.S. to Hollywood action hero to, most recently, Californias governor. The museum has been open since July, but Fridays ceremonies will mark the formal inauguration. Schwarzenegger is expected to unveil a bronze statue of himself. While also known by his more common nicknames, fans in Schwarzeneggers home province of Styria often call him The Styrian Oak, in an allusion to that trees toughness. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.