The Local Museum of Reutte is situated in a green house decorated with facade paintings by Jakob Zeiller
Image gallery: Local Museum “Das Grüne Haus” Reutte
The stately home was built in the 2nd half of the 16th century, and the frames of the portal and the windows were painted in a unique way. Then, in 1779, Johann Jakob Zeiller shaped the impressive facade - its strong green colour gave the name to the house. 1986 the building went to the property of the municipality. After an extensive renovation, where valuable Renaissance paintings and stuccoed ceilings came out, in 1990 the Local Museum Reutte was inaugurated.
The "Lüftlmalerei", a handicraft method of wall-painting, on the exterior facade show the Holy Trinity on a cloud. The Local Museum of Reutte impressively documents the history of the municipality of Reutte and the Ausserfern region. Special exhibitions, however, show the development of the region around Reutte. A real attention is given to the development of painting from Baroque until Classicism. A valuable collection of works of the Zeiller family can be admired.
In fact, it was Johann Jakob Zeiller (1708-1783), who painted the exterior facade of "Das Grüne Haus" (The Green House). Furthermore some works of the portrait and flower painter Anna Stainer-Knittel (1841-1915) are exhibited in the museum, she became famous as "Geierwally". The museum (Heimatmuseum Reutte), awarded with the Tyrolean Museum Award and the Austrian Museum Quality Seal, was reopened at the end of 2021 after an extensive renovation.
Contact info
- Untermarkt 25 - 6600 - Reutte
- +43 5672 72304
- info@museum-reutte.at
Opening times
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Admission
€ 5.00 adults
€ 4.00 young people (15-18 years)
€ 4.00 seniors
€ 4.00 people with disabilities
free for children under 15 years
free for school classes
free with the Active Card Reutte
free with the Königscard
More information
Guided tours to the museum, through the historical Reutte, through the "Südtiroler Siedlung", on the Planets' Trail, as well as guided tours for children are offered on request. Riddles for the museum and the town are available (also in English and Italian) for € 2.00 at the museum's shop.
Summer exhibition 2025 "Freedom and Resistance at the Ausserfern" from June 12 - the history of the Ausserfern Freedom Fights, from the peasant war (1525 AD) to the Peace of Füssen (1745).
The Local Museum "Das Grüne Haus" Reutte stays open all year round from Tuesday to Saturday, Sunday and Monday rest days. It remains closed during the Christmas holidays.
