South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology (Ötzi)
Südtiroler Archäologiemuseum
A museum that houses “Ötzi the Iceman,” a mummy about 5,300 years old. Through a small window, you can see the real body in a cold-storage room.
In 1991, hikers discovered the body of a man from the Copper Age at an altitude of 3,210 m in the Ötztal Alps. He was named “Ötzi.” The museum’s three-story exhibition hall displays his clothing, copper axe, bow and arrows, and personal gear in full. Scientific research has helped reconstruct his diet, illnesses, and the cause of death, which was an arrow wound. His body is kept in a cold-storage room at −6°C, and you can view it through a small window. There is also a lifelike reconstruction of Ötzi.
Admission is about €13. In peak season, it is advisable to book a timed-entry slot online.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00 am–6:00 pm (open daily in Jul–Aug and Dec)
Nearby sights
- Museion
- Piazza delle Erbe / Obstplatz
- Dominican Church
- Via dei Portici / Laubengasse
- Bolzano Victory Monument
- Franciscan Friary
- Bolzano Cathedral
- Piazza Walther / Waltherplatz