Museum Eccel Kreuzer
Modern art museum in the centre of Bolzano with the Eccel Kreuzer collection of 20th-century Tyrolean painting; closed for renovation until 2027.
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About the museum
The museum occupies an arcaded house on Via Argentieri (Silbergasse), formed from the union of three buildings: a merchant's house, a warehouse and a residence. The Romanesque core dates from the 13th century, and later Gothic and Renaissance additions shaped its present appearance; the Eccel merchant family ran a furniture shop and an art gallery there.
The collection began in the 1950s, when the entrepreneur and patron Friedrich Eccel and his wife Hilde Eccel Tapfer started buying contemporary art and hosting artists at their villa. Their daughter Eva Eccel, an art historian and critic, expanded it together with her husband, the judge Josef Kreuzer, who took over the house and most of the works at the end of the 1990s and continued to enrich them until his death in 2017.
Shortly before his death, Josef Kreuzer donated the house and collection to the Provincia di Bolzano, wishing for a museum to be set up there. The collection comprises around 1,500 works from 1900 onwards by more than 300 artists, with a core of works by Hans Ebensperger, Karl Plattner and Peter Fellin, and documents modern painting from Tyrol, South Tyrol and Trentino. The museum is currently closed for renovation and will reopen in 2027 with a new permanent display.
Highlights
- Around 1,500 works of modern art from 1900 onwards
- Core of paintings by Hans Ebensperger, Karl Plattner and Peter Fellin
- Arcaded house with 13th-century origins in the centre of Bolzano
- Modern painting from Tyrol, South Tyrol and Trentino
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione Eccel Kreuzer – Around 1,500 works by over 300 artists from 1900 onwards, with the core of Ebensperger, Plattner and Fellin; a new permanent display is planned for the reopening in 2027.
- Operated by
- Provincia autonoma di Bolzano – Betrieb Landesmuseen
- Visitors per year
- approx. 1,600
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €14 |
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| Reduced | €11Pupils, students and apprentices under 27, people with disabilities, people on civilian service, over-65s and groups of 6 people |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 5 · Free admission for children under 6. |
| Seniors | €11Reduced ticket for over-65s. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €11Reduced ticket for people with disabilities. |
| Students & apprentices | €11Pupils, students and apprentices under 27. |
| Groups (6+ people) | €11 per personReduced ticket for groups of 6 people. |
| Families | €28Two adults with children under 16; with only one adult, €14. |
| Family mini (1 adult with children under 16) | €14Permanent collection |
| School classes | €5Permanent collection |
| Temporary exhibition (standard) | €4Reduced €3; family €8, family mini €4, school classes €1 |
Prices valid at reopening; the permanent collection ticket includes a guided tour of the upper floors. The museum is currently closed.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- 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 temporary exhibitions on the ground floor are accessible without barriers; the permanent collection on the upper floors is not accessible. The website provides information in Easy Read language.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Piazza Walther · 2-min walk
On foot from the station in about 7 minutes; by bus to the Piazza Walther stop, then about 2 minutes on foot.
By car
Parking available · 10-min walk to the entrance
The car parks marked on the website's map are at most 10 minutes' walk from the museum.
Amenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 75 min |
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| Good to know | The upper floors may only be visited on a guided tour, to be booked at least 2–3 days in advance (+39 0471 301621, museum@eccel-kreuzer.it); tours last from 1 to 1.5 hours. Before the closure, tours were offered on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10:30, 14:00 and 16:00. Smoking, eating and drinking are prohibited inside. |
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