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 09 Jun 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sat 10 Jun 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sun 11 Jun 10:00 - 18:00
  • Mon 12 Jun closed
  • Tue 13 Jun 10:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 14 Jun 10:00 - 18:00
  • Thu 15 Jun 10:00 - 18:00

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Winter 2023 (01/09/2023 - 03/31/2023)

  • 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

Spring 2023 (04/01/2023 - 06/30/2023)

  • 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 2023 (04/09/2023) 10:00 - 18:00

Easter Monday 2023 (04/10/2023) 10:00 - 18:00

Liberation Day 2023 (04/25/2023) 10:00 - 18:00

Labor Day 2023 (05/01/2023) closed

Whit Monday 2023 (05/29/2023) 10:00 - 18:00

Republic Day 2023 (06/02/2023) 10:00 - 18:00

Summer 2023 (07/01/2023 - 09/30/2023)

  • 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

Feast of the Assumption 2023 (08/15/2023) 10:00 - 18:00

Autumn 2023 (10/01/2023 - 11/30/2023)

  • 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 2023 (11/01/2023) 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

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)

More information

Ticket reservation recommended: https://www.iceman.it/en/last-minute-reservation/. The South Tyrol Museum of Archeology stays open all year round.

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, and on Saturdays from 9.30 am to noon time.

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