Tyrolean Museum Ferdinandeum is one of the oldest and largest local history museums in Austria. Founded in 1823 on the basis of the collection of the Tyrolean Museum Society, it consists of seven thematic exhibitions.
The Museum of Natural History and the Zeughaus Museum are subdivisions of the local history museum and are located in separate buildings. The Tyrolean Museum itself occupies an old building in the Italian Renaissance style, where the remaining 5 collections are exhibited.
The first of them is devoted to the history of the lands of Tyrol from prehistoric society to the Middle Ages. The second exhibition presents the art and crafts of the region, from ancient Roman times to the beginning of the 20th century. Other halls are devoted to the development of fine art and graphics, music, literature, and the culture of Tyrol.
Hundreds of paintings are exhibited here, including works by Rembrandt, Michael Pacher, Lucas Cranach, Bruegel, lesser-known local painters, and contemporary Tyrolean artists. Ferdinandeum also has large collections of Dutch and Flemish artists, mostly donated to the museum by patrons.
In the graphics hall you will be able to see both old lithographs, engravings, and etchings, as well as modern photographs with views of Innsbruck or sketches of townspeople's daily life. Also of interest are the huge collection of coins, antique musical instruments, and a large collection of antique clocks.
