Naturmuseum Suedtirol Dauerausstellung Hirsch Fauna
Naturmuseum Suedtirol Dauerausstellung Hirsch Fauna

South Tyrol Museum of Nature

The Nature Museum in the Via Bottai alley in Bolzano offers interesting exhibitions all year round

The South Tyrol Museum of Nature is the only provincial museum of natural history and is for this reason the main collecting and documentation point for natural history objects of South Tyrol. Furthermore it is one of the 11 Provincial Museums of South Tyrol, and took over the direction of the Planetarium South Tyrol in December 2020. It is located in the Administrative Building of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, in the northeast corner of the Historic Town of Bolzano, a Gothic building dating back to the 16th century.

In the museum - "Naturmuseum Südtirol" in German, "Museo di Scienze Naturali dell'Alto Adige" in Italian - you can make a natural history and culture tour across the regions of South Tyrol. The development and the aspects of the unique mountain and valley landscapes and their respective biospheres is illustrated by means of several carefully selected examples. Models and stagings provide detailed information, whereas the games and experiments make a visit to the museum interesting for children. The exhibition comprises two main sections: geology in South Tyrol and the typical living environments in the region.

The highlights are the living anthill and the reef-tank of 9,000 litres with the jellyfish aquarium. It gives you a lively insight into the coral reef of the Triassic about 230 million years ago. Once upon a time a shallow primordial ocean covered the area where today the Dolomites rise. The museum offer is completed by temporary exhibitions, talks and offers for children such as a night at the museum. And how to reach the South Tyrol Museum of Nature? It can be found in the Via Bottai alley at the end of the Historic Town of Bolzano. The parking spaces around as well as the bus stop at the Piazza Walther square and the train station are a 10-minute walk away.

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Opening times

  • Tue 19 Mar 10:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 20 Mar 10:00 - 18:00
  • Thu 21 Mar 10:00 - 18:00
  • Fri 22 Mar 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sat 23 Mar 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sun 24 Mar 10:00 - 18:00
  • Mon 25 Mar closed

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Winter 2024 (09/01/2024 - 24/03/2024)

  • Mon closed
  • Tue 10:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 10:00 - 18:00
  • Thu 10:00 - 18:00
  • Fri 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sat 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sun 10:00 - 18:00

Spring 2024 (26/03/2024 - 02/06/2024)

  • Mon closed
  • Tue 10:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 10:00 - 18:00
  • Thu 10:00 - 18:00
  • Fri 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sat 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sun 10:00 - 18:00

Easter 2024 (31/03/2024) 10:00 - 18:00

Easter Monday 2024 (01/04/2024) 10:00 - 18:00

Liberation Day 2024 (25/04/2024) 10:00 - 18:00

Labor Day 2024 (01/05/2024) closed

Whit Monday 2024 (20/05/2024) 10:00 - 18:00

Republic Day 2024 (02/06/2024) 10:00 - 18:00

Summer 2024 (04/06/2024 - 08/09/2024)

  • Mon closed
  • Tue 10:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 10:00 - 18:00
  • Thu 10:00 - 18:00
  • Fri 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sat 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sun 10:00 - 18:00

Feast of the Assumption 2024 (15/08/2024) 10:00 - 18:00

Autumn 2024 (10/09/2024 - 03/11/2024)

  • Mon closed
  • Tue 10:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 10:00 - 18:00
  • Thu 10:00 - 18:00
  • Fri 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sat 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sun 10:00 - 18:00

All Saints 2024 (01/11/2024) 10:00 - 18:00

Admission

€ 7.00 adults
€ 5.00 students (up to 26 years)
€ 5.00 seniors 65+
€ 5.00 people with disabilities
€ 5.00 groups (more than 15 persons)

€ 14.00 family ticket (2 adults with children up to 16 years)
€ 7.00 family ticket (1 adult with children up to 16 years)

free for children under 6 years

€ 40.00 guided tour (up to 20 persons)

More information

Special exhibition "Caldera - Search of traces in the supervolcano" till September 22, 2024.

The South Tyrol Museum of Nature stays open all year round, also on public holidays except on the 1st of January, the 1st of May and December 25. Closed on Mondays.

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