RS Bozen Oetzi Archaeologiemuseum
RS Bozen Oetzi Archaeologiemuseum

South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology

It’s probably the most famous museum of South Tyrol: The “Ötzi Museum” in Bolzano houses the legendary Iceman

In the Via Museo road at the entrance to the old town of Bolzano there's the Archaeology Museum. It is housed by a building erected in 1910 as a branch of the Austro-Hungarian Bank. The museum shows the history of the region from the Palaeolithic (15,000 BC) to the period of Carolingians (800 AD), but the majority of the permanent exhibition is dedicated to a internationally famous mummy: Ötzi, the Iceman. His clothing and equipment are on display here - the circumstances of his death and his state of health have been studied in Bolzano by international experts.

Ötzi was found in 1991 on the more than 3,000 m high Giogo di Tisa saddle in the Val Senales valley, a few metres from the Austrian border. After some legal disputes and a detailed analysis of the glacial mummy, it was transferred in 1998 in a separate chamber inside the museum boasting a temperature of -6 degrees C and a relative humidity of 98%. A small window enables a view on the Iceman, whereas the paleo artists Adrie and Alfons Kennis from the Netherlands created a life-like reconstruction to show how he looked like. The South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology, one of the 10 Provincial Museums, extends across three floors. Its offer is completed by changing theme exhibitions, the lounge - an area offering oases of peace and playful elements - and a small shop.

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Opening times

  • Fri 01 Nov 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sat 02 Nov 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sun 03 Nov 10:00 - 18:00
  • Mon 04 Nov closed
  • Tue 05 Nov 10:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 06 Nov 10:00 - 18:00
  • Thu 07 Nov 10:00 - 18:00

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Autumn 2024 (01/09/2024 - 30/11/2024)

  • Mon closed
  • Tue 10:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 10:00 - 18:00
  • Thu 10:00 - 18:00
  • Fri 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sat 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sun 10:00 - 18:00

All Saints 2024 (01/11/2024) 10:00 - 18:00

Christmas period 2024 (01/12/2024 - 31/12/2024)

  • Mon 10:00 - 18:00
  • Tue 10:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 10:00 - 18:00
  • Thu 10:00 - 18:00
  • Fri 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sat 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sun 10:00 - 18:00

Immaculate Conception 2024 (08/12/2024) 10:00 - 18:00

Christmas Eve 2024 (24/12/2024) 10:00 - 15:00

Christmas 2024 (25/12/2024) closed

Boxing Day 2024 (26/12/2024) 10:00 - 18:00

New Year's Eve 2024 (31/12/2024) 10:00 - 15:00

Winter 2025 (01/01/2025 - 23/03/2025)

  • Mon closed
  • Tue 10:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 10:00 - 18:00
  • Thu 10:00 - 18:00
  • Fri 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sat 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sun 10:00 - 18:00

New Year 2025 (01/01/2025) closed

Epiphany 2025 (06/01/2025) 10:00 - 18:00

Spring 2025 (25/03/2025 - 30/04/2025)

  • Mon closed
  • Tue 10:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 10:00 - 18:00
  • Thu 10:00 - 18:00
  • Fri 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sat 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sun 10:00 - 18:00

Easter 2025 (20/04/2025) 10:00 - 18:00

Easter Monday 2025 (21/04/2025) 10:00 - 18:00

Liberation Day 2025 (25/04/2025) 10:00 - 18:00

Admission

€ 13.00 adults
€ 10.00 groups (more than 20 people)
€ 10.00 students (under 27 years)
€ 10.00 apprentices
€ 10.00 seniors 65+
€ 10.00 people with disabilities
€ 3.00 school classes (per student)

free for children under 6 years
free with the museumcard and museumobil Card

€ 26.00 family ticket (2 adults with children under 16 years)
€ 13.00 family ticket (1 adult with children under 16 years)

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€ 4.00 guided tour for more than 15 persons (per person)
€ 60.00 guided tour for up to 15 persons (flat rate)
€ 4.00 audio guide rental

More information

Ticket reservation recommended: iceman.it/en/last-minute-reservation.

The South Tyrol Museum of Archeology stays open from Tuesday to Sunday all year round, Monday rest day. In July, August and December it remains open also on Mondays.

The museum library is open by appointment (biblio@iceman.it) on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9.30 am to 1 pm and from 2 pm to 3 pm, on Saturdays from 9.30 am to noon time.

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