Liechtensteinisches LandesMuseum
The Landesmuseum (National Museum) in Vaduz tells the story of Liechtenstein’s history, culture and nature, from the Stone Age to today’s industry.
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About the museum
To prevent cultural treasures from being sold abroad, Landesverweser (administrator) Friedrich Stellwag von Carion planned a national museum at the end of the 19th century. Prince Johann II made rooms in Vaduz Castle available; from 1910/11 the Historischer Verein für das Fürstentum Liechtenstein oversaw the building up of the collection. From 1914 it was spread across several buildings in Vaduz until 1954, when an exhibition first opened under the name “Landesmuseum” in the new building of the Landesbank.
A permanent home came in 1972 in the former tavern “zum Adler”, which the state had bought in 1967; the same year the Stiftung Liechtensteinisches LandesMuseum was founded. After serious damage from construction work on the neighboring property, the house had to close in 1992. It was renovated and expanded with the former Verweserhaus and a new building dug into the mountain; the three-part complex opened on November 28, 2003.
Today the foundation includes, alongside the main building, the PostMuseum, the SchatzKammer which opened in 2015, and the Bäuerliches WohnMuseum in Schellenberg; a depot in Triesen complements the buildings. In 2019 the IndustrieWelt Liechtenstein was created within the permanent exhibition, showing the history and present of the country’s leading industrial companies.
Highlights
- Permanent exhibition on Liechtenstein’s history, culture and nature across six themes
- Archaeological finds that document settlement for around 7,000 years
- IndustrieWelt Liechtenstein with holographic 3D views of industrial companies
- Natural history section on animals and plants of the Rhine Valley and the Alps
- Audio guide in five languages and the Hearonymus app
- SchlossCafé and hands-on stations for families
Permanent exhibition
- Dauerausstellung – Geschichte und Kultur Liechtensteins – Organized around the themes of settling, protecting, ruling, celebrating, creating and using, the exhibition shows life in the country from the earliest settlement finds through the Middle Ages and princely rule to today’s industry and nature.
- Founded
- 1972
- Operated by
- Stiftung Liechtensteinisches LandesMuseum
Admission & discounts
| Adults | CHF 10 |
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| Reduced | CHF 7Students, apprentices, senior citizens, people with disabilities, groups of 10 or more (per person) |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 15 · Children and young people under 16 enter free. |
| Seniors | CHF 7 |
| Visitors with disabilities | CHF 7companion free · Accompanying person and assistance dog free |
| Students & apprentices | CHF 7Students and apprentices |
| Groups (10+ people) | CHF 7 per personper person |
| Combined ticket LandesMuseum and SchatzKammer | CHF 13reduced CHF 10 |
| Private guided tour (60 minutes, up to 25 people) | CHF 170plus admission; in German and English, other languages on request |
| KulturSuppe: short guided tour with soup (12:15–13:15) | CHF 19Registration by 12:00 the day before |
| CreamTea: short guided tour with tea, scones and cake at the SchlossCafé (15:00–16:30) | CHF 35Registration up to four days in advance |
Free admission: Admission is free on the National Day, August 15.
Free admission for school classes, teachers (for lesson preparation and accompanying classes) and media representatives with a press card. Also free for members and cardholders of various associations and passes listed by the museum, including the Museums- und Erlebnispass, the Schweizer Museumspass, the Swiss Travel Pass, ICOM, Raiffeisenkarte, Oskar (East Swiss guest card), V-Card Vorarlberg and Bodensee Erlebniskarte. The PostMuseum and the Bäuerliches WohnMuseum are free of charge.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The museum describes itself as fully barrier-free. A wheelchair is available free of charge for older or mobility-impaired guests. Floor plans are available in German, English and Chinese. Assistance dogs enter free.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 15 |
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- Family tours & workshops
- Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
- Hands-on stations
- Playground / play area
- Kids’ birthday parties
Children and young people under 16 enter free. At the ticket desk there is a free puzzle booklet for the museum rally with the house mouse Mus Musculus; in the permanent exhibition, hands-on stations invite visitors to discover, sort, draw, touch and listen. Children’s birthday party “WaldTiere” at the museum: up to 10 people, 120 minutes, CHF 270, with cake at the SchlossCafé on request. The SchlossCafé has a children’s oasis.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Vaduz Post
By train to Sargans, then LIEmobil bus 11 or 12E to “Vaduz Post”; or by train to Buchs SG, bus 12 to Schaan Bahnhof and then bus 11 to “Vaduz Post”; from Austria and Germany by train to Feldkirch and then bus 11 to “Vaduz Post”.
From Switzerland, take the A13 motorway to exit 9 Sevelen/Vaduz; from Austria, take the A14 to exit 41 Feldkirch-Frastanz and continue via Schaanwald to Vaduz.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
- Museum shop
SchlossCafé with cake, coffee and tea, self-service, also accessible without a museum ticket; children’s oasis; on the first Sunday of the month WaffelSonntag (Waffle Sunday), and on the second Tuesday of the month a “KrabbelMäuse” afternoon. MuseumsShop on site and online shop.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| Audio guide | yes (DE, EN, FR, IT, ZH) |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | The audio guide is free and can be borrowed at the ticket desk; alternatively, it can be downloaded to your smartphone for free via the Hearonymus app (long and short versions). Private guided tours for groups are available by registration; there are also public formats such as KulturSuppe, CreamTea and MuseumKreativ, with dates listed in the events calendar. |
