Museums in Vorarlberg

More than 80 museums in Vorarlberg: Insights into the history, lifestyle and creative activity are provided by lively museums and exhibitions, such as the Kunsthaus Bregenz or the vorarlberg museum.

Kunsthaus Bregenz
Designed by architect Peter Zumthor, the Kunsthaus Bregenz (KUB) is one of the lead ing exhibition halls for contemporary art in Europe.

vorarlberg museum, Bregenz
The extensive collection of the vorarlberg museum is focusing on archaeology, history, art history and ethnology in Vorarlberg.

inatura – nature adventure Show, Dornbirn
The intatura – interactive nature show is the most popular museum of the region and one of the most modern nature museums in Europe, featuring an underwater cinema, a butterfly lawn, an avalanche simulator, sience center etc.

Rolls-Royce Museum, Dornbirn
The world’s largest collection of the Rolls-Royce Phantom series; faithful copy of Cooke Street production site; restoration workshop, English tea rooms, shop.

Special Museum Tips:

• Werkraum Bregenzerwald, Andelsbuch
  Designed by architect Peter Zumthor, Werkraum Bregenzerwald brings togeth – er innovative craftsmen under one roof, with 85 partner businesses.
• Historic Costume Exhibition and Workshop, Riefensberg
  In this unique workshop for the preservation and maintenance of traditional costum es, you can explore 500 years of craftsmanship and watch how the famous “Wälderjuppe” (a traditional Bregenzerwald garment for women) is made.
• Angelika-Kauffmann-Museum, Schwarzenberg
  Besides the Angelika-Kauffmann hall and the parish church, Schwarzenberg has a special exhibition devoted to the memory and work of the famous daughter of the Bregenzerwald. A modern museum was “implanted“ in the outbuilding of the 19th century local museum in Schwarzenberg.

• Women’s Museum, Hittisau
  The only women’s museum in Austria hosts changing exhibitions on the history and current situation of women from a regional or supra-regional point of view. Local women of different ages are available as personal tour guides for visitors. This award-winning wooden building provides a space for cultural exchange.
• Jewish Museum, Hohenems
  The Jewish Museum in Hohenems is a regional museum with an international outreach that chronicles the history of the Jews in the rural community of Hohen ems and its manifold contributions to the development of Vorarlberg and the surrounding regions.
• Montafon Museums
  The local museum in Schruns, the alpine and tourism museum in Gaschurn, the mining museum in Silbertal and the Frühmesshaus Bartholomäberg museum give insights into the history, culture and cultural landscape of the Montafon.
• Huber-Hus (local museum), Lech Zürs, Arlberg
  This traditional Walser-style house which tells a family’s history houses temporary exhibitions and gives access to the data stored in the local community archives.
• Bergschau 1122 Kleinwalsertal – A different angle
  Bergschau 1122, the permanent exhibition staged at the Walserhaus in Hirschegg, draws on exciting interactive features to show how the flora and fauna of the Allgäu and Kleinwalstertal Alps evolved over time. What is more, visitors get a chance to hear, see, smell and feel regional specialties. Admission free.