Zillertaler Regionalmuseum

About the museum

The core of the museum is the Ental farmstead, which according to its ridge beam was built in 1713 in the Burgstall district of Schwendau. Most recently it belonged to the Tipotsch family, who sold it to the Kiwanis Club Zillertal; the club gave the building to the municipality of Zell am Ziller, which decided in 1991 to rebuild it as a museum. Still in the summer of 1991 the farmhouse was dismantled, each beam labeled, and later reassembled in the south of Zell; the parlor was finished in 1997.

Over time the ensemble grew: a house chapel with a fresco from 1889, a reconstructed bread oven, a wash house, a carriage house, the Löberstall barn transferred from the Tux valley and later the Reuttenstall, plus a farm garden and a well. The museum is run by the municipality together with a committed museum association.

Inside, visitors experience the living culture of the Zillertal: a paneled stone-pine parlor with a tiled stove, a kitchen with an open hearth, bedrooms with traditional costumes and furniture from the valley, and the Machkammer with old tools. Photo documentation shows events in the village, such as floods and winter sports, and introduces personalities such as the Blessed Engelbert Kolland. The high point of the year is the Museumskirchtag on August 15; civil marriage ceremonies also take place in the parlor.

Highlights

• Ental farmstead from 1713, relocated from Schwendau
• Stone-pine parlor with tiled stove and open-hearth kitchen
• Löberstall and Reuttenstall from the Tux valley
• Farm garden, bread oven, wash house and chapel
• Museumskirchtag on August 15

Permanent exhibition

• Hof „Ental“ und Museumsensemble – Faithfully reconstructed farmhouse with parlor, kitchen and bedrooms, supplemented by stables, bread oven, wash house, chapel and garden.

Founded

2001

Operated by

Marktgemeinde Zell am Ziller mit Museumsverein

Admission & discounts

According to tourism portals: admission €5, with guided tour €8; the municipality's website does not list prices.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum lies south of the village center of Zell, between the Zillertal Railway and the federal road; access is via a private path or the Zillerbegleitweg.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Weddings / ceremonies

Civil marriage ceremonies take place in the parlor of the Ental farmstead (room use €150); the museum association organizes a champagne reception or Austrian snack (Jause) for a fee; own drinks are not allowed. Requests via the Zell am Ziller registry office, +43 5282 222212.

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