Wattens Museum

The Wattens Museum is located in the market town of Wattens in the Innsbruck-Land district in the state of Tyrol . The local history museum shows the change from a Tyrolean mountain village to an internationally networked industrial location on three floors. The museum is located in the Neidharthaus opposite the town hall and the project costs were EUR 4.3 million.

history

The origins of the museum go back to 1965, when Konrad Fichtl, the principal school director at the time, founded the local history and museum association Wattens-Volders. The Prehistory Museum was opened in 1967 and expanded in 1978 under Franz Aufschnaiter. The industrial history of Cotton Paper and the D. Swarovski company followed in 1985. On February 28, 2015, the museum was closed. With the reopening on October 5, 2018, a new concept was implemented for the Museum Wattens, with the renowned German museum designer HG Merz being commissioned to do this.

Permanent exhibitions

A central showcase, which extends over three floors, shows a colorful mixture of archeology and industrial history. You can see archaeological finds, an original Swarovski chandelier from a James Bond film, a Tyrolit grindstone, Wattener club jerseys, the first summit cross from the dog's head, a SWARCO traffic light and the backpack and pickaxe of mountaineer Franz Oppurg , who in 1978 was the first Man climbed Mount Everest alone. Each station has seating and a coordinated sound system.
The ground floor is dedicated to Wattens as home.
On the first floor, the focus is on the eventful years from 1880 to 1980.
The second floor serves as a living archive and future laboratory.