Imster Fasnachtshaus
Museum on the Imst Schemenlaufen in a listed building with a collection of carnival masks, a mask carver's station and multimedia presentations.
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About the museum
The house on Streleweg long belonged to the Lechleitner family ("Glaserhaus") and passed in 1993 to the municipality of Imst, which handed it on to the Imster Fasnacht association. It was dilapidated but listed because of its Lüftlmalerei (painted facade decoration), rare in Tyrol, and old vaulted rooms. It was renovated with more than 6,000 hours of voluntary work and funding from the municipality, the province, the federal government and private foundations.
Since 1998, the residential wing has served as an archive storing the many masks, costumes, instruments and equipment that are issued to active participants for each carnival. The former barn was converted into the museum according to plans by the architects Dietmar Ewerz and Martin Gamper; the exhibition concept is essentially the work of Imst film director Markus Heltschl.
The Schemenlaufen, a carnival custom that is part of UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage, is presented with clearly arranged masks in the mask room, almost life-size photographs of the mask types, panoramic projection, 3D photos and audio and video installations. In the former stable, a station shows in seven steps how a raw block of wood becomes a finished mask. The house received the Tyrolean Museum Prize in 2003 and the Austrian Museum Seal of Quality in 2008, 2012 and 2017.
Highlights
- Mask room with a collection of Imst carnival masks
- Carving station: from block of wood to mask in seven steps
- Panoramic projection, 3D photos, and audio and video installations
- Listed building with Lüftlmalerei and old vaulted rooms
- Tyrolean Museum Prize 2003 and Museum Seal of Quality
- Operated by
- Verein zur Förderung des Imster Schemenlaufens
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €2Pupils and students aged 14 and over |
| Children & teens | €1free up to age 5 · Children aged 6 to 14 |
| Students & apprentices | €2Pupils and students aged 14 and over |
| Groups (10+ people) | –For groups of 10 or more, tours are included in the admission price; for smaller groups, a tour costs 20 euros. |
Registration for tours at the Fasnachtshaus or the Imst Tourist Board.
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Getting there & parking
The house is located at Streleweg 6, next to the parish church and the cemetery.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Tours are possible at any time by prior appointment (Fasnachtshaus +43 664 60698221, office@fasnacht.at, or Imst Tourist Board +43 5412 6910). |
