Court Church Innsbruck

The Court Church is above all known for the grave of the emperor Maximilian I and the “Black Men”

On the edge of the historic district of Innsbruck, between the Museum of Tyrolean Regional Heritage and the Imperial Court, there is the famous Court Church (Hofkirche Innsbruck). On his death-bed, the emperor Maximilian I (1459 - 1519) expressed his wish to be sepulchered in the St. George's Chapel in the Wiener Neustadt Castle. This wish was fulfilled, but the 40 bronze statues which were commissioned for his grave-site came out to be too heavy for this place.

So his grandchild, Ferdinand I, had a separate church with an empty grave (cenotaph) established. The 40 larger than life-sized statues have, however, never been completed and only 28 were finally brought into being. These "Black Men" (Schwarze Mander) flank the grave-site and give the church the by-name "Black Men Church". Nevertheless the expression is not correct, as the bronze statues also comprise women, among them the two wives of Maximilian I.

Today the Court Church is the most significant monument of Tyrol and the most striking emperor's grave-site of Europe. It is an exemplary piece of European court art, as the best artists of those days such as Albrecht Dürer and Peter Vischer the Elder were involved. Also the Tyrolean freedom fighter Andreas Hofer is sepulchered here. A further highlight is the Ebert Organ of the Renaissance period, one of the most striking and ancient organs worldwide that is still in use.

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Opening times

  • Tue 30 May 09:00 - 17:00
  • Wed 31 May 09:00 - 17:00
  • Thu 01 Jun 09:00 - 17:00
  • Fri 02 Jun 09:00 - 17:00
  • Sat 03 Jun 09:00 - 17:00
  • Sun 04 Jun 12:30 - 17:00
  • Mon 05 Jun 09:00 - 17:00

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Spring 2023 (04/03/2023 - 06/11/2023)

  • Mon 09:00 - 17:00
  • Tue 09:00 - 17:00
  • Wed 09:00 - 17:00
  • Thu 09:00 - 17:00
  • Fri 09:00 - 17:00
  • Sat 09:00 - 17:00
  • Sun 12:30 - 17:00

Easter 2023 (04/09/2023) 12:30 - 17:00

Easter Monday 2023 (04/10/2023) 12:30 - 17:00

Labor Day 2023 (05/01/2023) 12:30 - 17:00

Ascension Day 2023 (05/18/2023) 12:30 - 17:00

Whit Monday 2023 (05/29/2023) 12:30 - 17:00

Corpus Christi 2023 (06/08/2023) 12:30 - 17:00

Summer 2023 (06/12/2023 - 09/10/2023)

  • Mon 09:00 - 17:00
  • Tue 09:00 - 17:00
  • Wed 09:00 - 17:00
  • Thu 09:00 - 17:00
  • Fri 09:00 - 17:00
  • Sat 09:00 - 17:00
  • Sun 12:30 - 17:00

Feast of the Assumption 2023 (08/15/2023) 12:30 - 17:00

Autumn 2023 (09/11/2023 - 11/30/2023)

  • Mon 09:00 - 17:00
  • Tue 09:00 - 17:00
  • Wed 09:00 - 17:00
  • Thu 09:00 - 17:00
  • Fri 09:00 - 17:00
  • Sat 09:00 - 17:00
  • Sun 12:30 - 17:00

Austrian National Day 2023 (10/26/2023) 12:30 - 17:00

All Saints 2023 (11/01/2023) 12:30 - 17:00

Admission

€ 8.00 adults
€ 6.00 seniors
€ 6.00 students (up to 26 years)
€ 6.00 groups (more than 10 persons)

free for children and young people under 19 years
free for school classes and people with disabilities
free with the Innsbruck Card and the Freizeit Ticket Tyrol

combined ticket Court Church and THE TYROL PANORAMA:
€ 9.00 adults
€ 7.00 seniors
€ 7.00 students (up to 26 years)
€ 7.00 groups (more than 10 persons)

combined ticket for the Tyrolean State Museums:
€ 12.00 adults
€ 9.00 seniors
€ 9.00 students (up to 26 years)
€ 9.00 groups (more than 10 persons)

More information

The combined ticket for the Tyrolean State Museums is valid for the five museums (Ferdinandeum, Museum of Tyrolean Regional Heritage, Court Church, Museum at the Armoury Innsbruck, THE TYROL PANORAMA with Kaiserjäger Museum) and for the TaxisPalais - Art Gallery Tyrol.

The church stays open all year round, access through the Museum of Tyrolean Regional Heritage.

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