Ausflugsziele in Vorarlberg

The inatura natural history museum is not just a documentation centre and research facility, it also incorporates a user-friendly exhibition..

Open a window into the past. The Old Times Museum is located in the old village centre of Hohenems in a house built in 1602. The wooden building was saved from demolition in 2011 and has since been renovated and maintained by a sponsoring association.

The oldest parts of the building originate from the 15th century and the long corridors of the upper floors give us an idea of the architecture of the late Middle Ages. The urban flair of the building is the result of the boom of the mining period.

Hans Bäumler’s unique private collection encompasses over 100 masterpieces from artists as varied as Spitzweg, Waldmüller Monet, Renoir, Gauguin and Picasso; 130 years of art history presented in a pattern and with a compactness seldom found elsewhere.

“This mountain pasture (‘alp’) has been preserved just as it was when it was once inhabited and cultivated. One could move back in there tomorrow and begin making cheese again.”

The Zeppelin is a pioneer of airship travel and over the years has become a real cult object.

Opera in three acts (1904)
Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
In Italian with German surtitles

An ancient Walser house over 300 years old gives an insight into the life and work of mountain farmers in days gone by.