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There is nothing Tirol doesn’t have: The booklet “Museums in Tirol” contains an exhaustive list of sights including everything from a museum cemetery to an ice pick collection.

Garten im Herbst, Freigelände, Museum im Ballhaus Imst

»Garten im Herbst« von Theodor von Hörmann (Museum im Ballhaus, Imst)

“Discover – Marvel – Experience” is the title of this museum guide by Andrea Aschauer which was published in fall 2008. The book features an exhaustive list of all museums and museum-like establishments in Tirol, grouped by location. Everything you need to know for planning a museum trip is contained in this book: short descriptions of the museums, addresses, contact information, hours, and extra features such as child-friendly tours, special exhibitions, etc. The photos of the museums give readers a first idea of what to expect.

Outline maps and introductory words on the development of Tirol’s museum scene complete the guide and help making decisions. Aschauer uses short sentences that are packed with information on Tirol’s most important museums including Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum in Innsbruck, Museum der Stadt Lienz Schloss Bruck, Museum im Ballhaus in Imst or Museum Kitzbühel, which were all remodeled and modernized in the last years.

Handtuchhalter im Tiroler Volkskunstmuseum, Innsbruck

The book also lists local heritage museums, private collections, themed museums and curiosities including the Pharmacy Museum in the city of Innsbruck and the Radio Museum in Innsbruck-Land, the Mining Museum (Hall), Anich-Hueber Museum (Oberperfuss), the Ice Pick Collection (Neustift) the Shrovetide Museum (Telfs), the Iceman Village (Umhausen) the Tower Museum (Oetz), the Museum of Archeology in Landeck, the Local Heritage Museums in Holzgau, Berwang and Ehrwald, the Silver Mine in Schwaz, the Wood World in Fügen), a Film Museum in Thiersee near Kufstein, the Tirolean Farmhouse Museum in Kramsach, the Museum Cemetery in Kramsach, Ölschlag Schwaigermühle in Kitzbühel, Museum Aguntum in Dölsach, and the Carrigae and Local Heritage Museum in Obertilliach.

With such a wealth of museums, galleries and collections it’s difficult to make a choice. And this leads to our (small) point of criticism: the new museum guide does not discern between professional houses and those that are run by individual art lovers and/or collectors. This minor flaw is being made up for by the clear structure of the book and its highly useful and concise information.

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