Jenbacher Museum

About the museum

The Jenbach Museum is housed in the Reitlingerhaus, originally called the Schrofenhaus after the Weißer Schrofen mining area. Miners probably lived here first. When the Fugger family moved its smelting works from Schwaz to Jenbach at the end of the 15th century, they moved into the house. In 1880 the Reitlinger family bought the property and from 1916 expanded it into a manor house surrounded by a high wall. In 1974 it passed to the municipality of Jenbach. A year later the wall was torn down and the park opened.

Since 1991 the museum association has set up the exhibition on the first, second, and third floors, which opened in 1996. The fourth floor houses the South Tyrol Documentation Center, the library, and office and archive rooms. In 2002 the facade was renovated and the outdoor area redesigned; it includes the first steam locomotive of the Zillertalbahn and the first diesel locomotive built in 1949 at the Jenbacher Werke.

On about 700 square meters, the collection shows local history, including the more than 500-year-old scythe industry with a replica forge, Jenbach's three railways, mining and smelting, and the Jenbacher Werke. Other rooms cover the South Tyroleans resettled in 1939, natural history with butterflies, birds, snails, shells, and mushrooms, and winter sports and mountaineering. The house has received the Austrian and Tyrolean Museum Prize and the Austrian Museum Seal of Quality.

Highlights

• Scythe industry with a reconstructed forge
• Models and plans of three railways and the Jenbacher Werke
• South Tyrol Documentation Center on the 1939 resettlement
• Natural history with over 3,000 butterflies, birds, and mushrooms
• Winter sports and mountaineering collection
• Historic locomotives in the outdoor area

Permanent exhibitions

• Sensen und Berg- und Hüttenwesen – The history of Jenbach's scythe forges since the 14th century and the path from the first smelting works to the Jenbacher Werke, with plans, models, and exhibits.
• Südtirol-Dokumentationszentrum – Documents, photographs, life stories, and interviews on the 1939 option and resettlement of South Tyroleans, and their return from 1945 onward; more than 70 option files can be viewed.
• Wintersport und Alpinismus – Ski history, Tyrolean ski makers since 1860, ice skating, ski jumping, tobogganing, and the history of mountaineering, shown through photographs and equipment.

Founded

1996

Operated by

Museumsverein Jenbach

Admission & discounts

Reductions only with valid ID. Free admission for members of the museum association (€15 annual fee) and for guests of the Silberregion with a Silbercard. 10% off the regular price with the Familienpass, Ferdinandeum card, cards from the Gerlos/Zell tourism association, Zillertal Card, the Zillertal Arena combined ticket, and Gem Nova.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum is accessible throughout; the accessible restroom is at the parking lot outside the building. Guided tours for blind and visually impaired visitors are offered.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The house is at Achenseestraße 21 in Jenbach.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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