Ferdinandeum Innsbruck

The Ferdinandeum, founded in 1823, is named after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and is one of 5 Tyrolean State Museums. This museum comprises 7 collections in the fields of art history, archaeology, history, natural sciences, and music. The historical collection is included in a permanent exhibition at the Zeughaus (Armoury) at Dreiheiligen, a quarter of Innsbruck.

In the basement visitors were informed about prehistory to Ancient Rome and the Early Middle Age, while on the 1st floor the focus was set on the Romanesque, the Gothic, the Netherlands collection with Rembrandt and Brueghel, and applied arts. One of its highlights is a Biedermeier collection. However, the 2nd floor gave information about the Baroque and Biedermeier periods as well as the 19th century, and the modern gallery was located on the third floor.

The renovation works of the Ferdinandeum started in 2024 and are supposed to finish by the beginning of 2028, whereas the placement of the exhibits will require another few months, after which the Landesmuseum will be reopened. The historic listed building will be renovated and new exhibition areas, as well as a larger event hall will be built. Within a few years, the Ferdinandeum forecourt will have more shadowed areas and be complete with benches and tables.