Ethnographic Museum "Ferdinandeum"

The Ethnographic Museum of Tyrol Ferdinandeum was founded in 1823. The Ethnographic Museum gives an overview of Tyrolean art since the Romanesque era. This is where the Tyrol Land Library is kept.

The ethnographic museum presents technical and historical expositions, as well as the library of the Tyrol land, the Museum of Folk Art, where you can get acquainted with the traditions, costumes and interior of the dwelling of Tyrolean peasants and the Foundry Workshop, which demonstrates all stages of the production process of casting bells.

The Ethnographic Museum contains about 250 thousand exhibits from Asia, Africa, Oceania and America. Among the important collections of attention deserve Mexican artifacts, including unique Aztec feathers, part of the collection of James Cook, numerous bronze items from Benin and much more.

The museum also features a collection of Gothic paintings by famous artists such as Salvador Dali and Kite Haring. Significant and numerous collections of art history about archerology, history, natural history and music make Ferdinandeum a museum with an international reputation. Thematic exhibitions are held here every year.