Start planning

Bolzano · Italy

South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology

A major museum in Bolzano, presenting collections that illuminate an important strand of Italian art, archaeology or cultural history.

Plan a trip here Website / visitor information
South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology Mattes · Public Domain
Typical visit
1 hour 30 minutes
Setting
Indoor
Region
Trentino-Alto Adige
Last checked
9 Aug 2026

Why visit

South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology is a major museum in Bolzano, presenting collections that illuminate an important strand of Italian art, archaeology or cultural history. The museum opened in 1998 and is best known for preserving and interpreting the Copper Age mummy known as Ötzi, found in the Ötztal Alps in 1991.

What you will see

  • Principal permanent collections.
  • Architecture of the museum building.
  • Displays that explain the regional context.
  • Temporary or specialist galleries when available.

History

The museum opened in 1998 and is best known for preserving and interpreting the Copper Age mummy known as Ötzi, found in the Ötztal Alps in 1991.

Visitor tips

  1. 1

    Allow time to look at the surrounding settlement or landscape as well as the principal site, and check current access information before setting out.

About Trentino-Alto Adige

South Tyrol and Trentino combine Alpine archaeology, spa-town architecture, high lakes, Dolomite ridges, broad mountain meadows and the northern reaches of Lake Garda.

Open the Italy guide

Combine it with

More to see around Bolzano

Trauttmansdorff Castle Gardens Merano · Italy A historic architectural complex in Merano, associated with political, aristocratic or imperial power and later public use. Lago di Braies Braies · Italy A major natural or cultural landscape around Braies, combining distinctive terrain with long-established patterns of settlement, farming, walking or recreation. Seceda Ortisei · Italy A major natural or cultural landscape around Ortisei, combining distinctive terrain with long-established patterns of settlement, farming, walking or recreation. Alpe di Siusi Castelrotto · Italy A major natural or cultural landscape around Castelrotto, combining distinctive terrain with long-established patterns of settlement, farming, walking or recreation. Riva del Garda Riva del Garda · Italy A historic urban or coastal place centred on Riva del Garda, where streets, buildings and landscape can be read together rather than as a single monument.

Already worked out

Ready-made trips through Bolzano

All ready-made trips
South Tyrol and Dolomite Landscapes 6 days · 6 stops · Active pace Travel from Bolzano and Merano into the Dolomites, with days at Lago di Braies, Seceda and Alpe di Siusi before finishing beside Lake Garda.