List of museums in Tyrol (state)

This list of museums in the state of Tyrol (state), Austria contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries.

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The list

Name Location Type Summary
AguntumLienzArchaeologyExcavated Ancient Roman city and artifacts
Alpbach Museum of FarmingAlpbachFarminginformation, working farm and museum of rural life and agriculture
Alpine Club MuseumInnsbruckSportHistory of alpinism and the natural history of the Alps
Alpinarium GaltürGaltürNatural historywebsite, formation of the Alps, climate, erosion, precipitations, avalanches including the Galtür Avalanche
Ambras CastleInnsbruckMultipleHistoric castle with displays of art and weapons, includes the Chamber of Art and Curiosities
Anatomical Museum of InnsbruckInnsbruckMedicalwebsite, anatomical specimens including human skeletons and skulls, animal skeletons, models, part of Innsbruck Medical University
Archaeology Museum FliessFliessArchaeologywebsite, artifacts from the Bronze Age, Ice Age, Roman and Hallstatt cultures
Archaeology Museum InnsbruckInnsbruckArchaeologywebsite, casts, copies and original art of ancient Greece and Rome, also from the Stone Age through the Middle Ages, part of University of Innsbruck
Art Space InnsbruckInnsbruckArtwebsite, contemporary art exhibition area
Augustinian Museum RattenbergRattenbergReligiouswebsite, former Augustinian monastery with Gothic sculptures, gold and silverware and religious folk art
aut architecture und TirolInnsbruckArchitecturewebsite, exhibits about architecture and design
Burg FreundsbergSchwazLocalLocal history, mining
City of Lienz MuseumLienzMultipleLocated in Schloss Bruck, includes art, works by painter Albin Egger-Lienz, East Tyrolean folk art, natural history
Ehrenberg CastleReutteHistoryLife in the medieval castle
Gallery in TaxispalaisInnsbruckArtwebsite, art gallery
Golden RoofInnsbruckHistoryMedieval building with a golden roof, museum about the life of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and his family
Grassmayr Bells MuseumInnsbruckHistorywebsite, bell foundry, museum and sound room
Hall Mint MuseumHallNumismaticHasegg Castle and mint that was the birthplace of the taler and the modern day dollar
Haus der FasnachtImstAmusementwebsite, costumes, culture and history of the pre-Lenten carnival known as Fastnacht
Hofkirche, InnsbruckInnsbruckReligious16th-century Gothic church with tomb of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
Kitzbühel Museum – Alfons Walde CollectionKitzbühelArtwebsite
Kufstein FortressKufsteinHistoric houseMedieval fortress, includes local history museum
Museum der VölkerSchwazEthnographyCulture of rituals in Africa and Asia
Museum in den NagelschmiedhäusernRattenbergHistoric housewebsite, handcrafted furniture and household items in a historic nailsmith house, Tyrolean art and culture
Museum in the BallhausImstLocalwebsite, local history, culture, art
Museum of Local History FügenFügenLocalinformation
Museum of Tyrolean FarmsKramsachOpen airAbout 30 historic farmsteads and other historic rural buildings
Museum of Tyrolean Folk ArtInnsbruckDecorative artIncludes artisan craftwork, applied arts, domestic industry, popular piety, masks, and traditional costumes
Museum St. Anton am ArlbergSt. Anton am ArlbergLocalwebsite, information, history of area skiing inside a restaurant
Museum WattensWattensLocalwebsite, history of Swarovski, local paper industry, archaeological excavations of Prehistory and Classical antiquity in Volders, Wattens and Fritzens
National Park House in MatreiMatrei in OsttirolNatural historyOne of the visitor centres for Hohe Tauern National Park
Ötztal Heritage MuseumLängenfeldOpen airwebsite, rural life buildings, local history
Radio Museum InnsbruckInnsbruckTechnologywebsite, radios, telecommunications equipment
Schloss AnrasAnrasLocalwebsite, medieval castle with exhibits of local history, art, culture, natural history
Schloss LandeckLandeckMultiplewebsite, local history, culture, art gallery
Schuh Paradies Shoe MuseumImstFashionwebsite, shoes and shoe making
Schwaz Silver MineSchwazMiningwebsite, underground silver mine
Stift WiltenInnsbruckReligiouswebsite, tours of the baroque monastery, abbey museum with ecclesiastical treasures
Swarovski Crystal WorldsWattensArtArt creations using Swarovski crystals
Tower Museum OetzOetzArtwebsite, alpine landscape paintings, religious art, period rooms
Tratzberg CastleJenbachHistoric houseAudio guided tours of the 16th-century castle
Tyrolean Bee WorldSöllNatural historywebsite, bee farm with museum about bees and beekeeping
Tyrolean Localbahn MuseumInnsbruckRailway
Tyrolean PanoramaInnsbruckMultiplewebsite, painting of major stages of Tyrolean history, history of the Tyrolean culture, includes the Kaiserjäger Museum about the local infantry, website
Tyrolean State MuseumInnsbruckMultipleLocal history, art, archaeology, natural history, crafts, musical instruments
Werner Berg MuseumBleiburgArtwebsite, features work by Werner Berg
ZeughausInnsbruckLocalTyrolean cultural history in the historic armory

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