This is where you will find what is going on at the archeoParc and when. Please note that some activities take place daily others only on single days. We reserve the right to make changes in the program without notice. For example, the archery range and the canoes stop will be closed in the event of inclement weather.

You want to participate on the daily acivities in group? Read here how to manage it: Useful information for groups.

Daily

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Daily | 11:00-16:00, every full hour
Making fire like Ötzi in the House Villanders-Plunacker
A museum educator shows how Ötzi made fire with the assistance of pyrite, flint, and tinder fungus.

no reservation required | house Villanders-Plunacker | course 1 | included in the admission fee | duration: approx. 20 min

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Daily | 12:30-16:30
Baking bread over the camp
Ötzi and his contemporaries ate small flatbreads. They were baked in a small domed oven made of clay.  A copy of such an over has been built at the archeoParc. We wind the dough around a stick and then bake the bread over the hot coals.

no reservation required | workshop area | course 2 | included in the admission fee | duration: approx. 20 min

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Daily | 12:30-16:30
Grinding Flour on the Copper Age Stone Mill
We humans have been cultivating grain in Europe for six thousand years. Ötzi himself ate barley at one of his last meals. We grind wheat kernels into flour on a Copper Age stone mill.

no reservation required | workshop area | course 2 | included in the admission fee | duration: approx. 10 min

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Daily | starts at 11:00, last start 16:00
Bow and Arrow on the Archery Range
On the archery range we try to shoot with a wooden longbow similar to the one found with Ötzi. After a short introduction by our museum educators we draw the bow and aim on the targets and animals in 3D.

no reservation required | archery area | course 3 | included in the admission fee | duration: approx. 30 min

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Daily | starts at 11:30, last start 15:30
Paddling a Dug out at the Canoe Stop
A dug out is a wooden canoe made from a singel tree trunk. People used dugouts already 9.000 years ago. Accompanied by a member of the museumstaff you can try to paddle on the watercourse through the open-air area.

no reservation required | canoe stop | course 3| included in the admission fee | duration: approx. 10 min

 

    • Ski tour
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 19 March | 08:30

    Ötzi Glacier Tour Ski

    The extremely varied ski tour leads to the Giogo Tisa ridge, where Ötzi was discovered in 1991. It starts and ends in Maso Corto. Participation requires your own ski touring equipment as well as experience in ski touring or a high level of parallel turning.
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sat 23 March | 12:30

    Leatherworking workshop (bracelet)

    Just like Ötzi, you can cut deer leather into strips with flint flakes and, using a technique of his time (twisting), turn them into a “Neolithic bracelet”.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 40 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 24 March | 11:00

    Guided tour “Tanned and woven”

    Thematic tour on the clothing of the Ice Man and his contemporaries in the permanent exhibition with Luana Zanforlin, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sun 24 March | 12:30

    Leatherworking workshop (bracelet)

    Just like Ötzi, you can cut deer leather into strips with flint flakes and, using a technique of his time (twisting), turn them into a “Neolithic bracelet”.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 40 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Mon 25 March | 12:30

    Leatherworking workshop (bracelet)

    Just like Ötzi, you can cut deer leather into strips with flint flakes and, using a technique of his time (twisting), turn them into a “Neolithic bracelet”.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 40 min

    • Ski tour
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 26 March | 08:30

    Ötzi Glacier Tour Ski

    The extremely varied ski tour leads to the Giogo Tisa ridge, where Ötzi was discovered in 1991. It starts and ends in Maso Corto. Participation requires your own ski touring equipment as well as experience in ski touring or a high level of parallel turning.
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Tue 26 March | 12:30

    Whistle making workshop

    When it was that humans began making noises with their bodies, we do not know. Musical instruments such as whistles, flutes, rattles, and drums go back approximately forty thousand years. Under the instruction of our museum educators, you can use flint and sandstone to make a whistle out of a hazelnut shell, as was done back as early as the Stone Age.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Wed 27 March | 12:30

    Whistle making workshop

    When it was that humans began making noises with their bodies, we do not know. Musical instruments such as whistles, flutes, rattles, and drums go back approximately forty thousand years. Under the instruction of our museum educators, you can use flint and sandstone to make a whistle out of a hazelnut shell, as was done back as early as the Stone Age.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Thu 28 March | 12:30

    Whistle making workshop

    When it was that humans began making noises with their bodies, we do not know. Musical instruments such as whistles, flutes, rattles, and drums go back approximately forty thousand years. Under the instruction of our museum educators, you can use flint and sandstone to make a whistle out of a hazelnut shell, as was done back as early as the Stone Age.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Fri 29 March | 12:30

    Woodworking with embers workshop

    Woodworking with the assistance of embers is an ancient technique. Even today, some indigenous peoples make use of the heat from embers, for example, to hollow out a tree trunk into a canoe. Discover yourself how wood, embers, a chert scraper, your breath, and your own hands can create a bowl that Ötzi could have used.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Sat 30 March | 12:30

    Woodworking with embers workshop

    Woodworking with the assistance of embers is an ancient technique. Even today, some indigenous peoples make use of the heat from embers, for example, to hollow out a tree trunk into a canoe. Discover yourself how wood, embers, a chert scraper, your breath, and your own hands can create a bowl that Ötzi could have used.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 31 March | 11:00

    Guided tour “Ötzi, a Chieftain?!”

    Thematic tour in the permanent exhibition “Primitive? Skilled!” concerning the question of what social status Ötzi had in his society. With Luana Zanforlin, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Sun 31 March | 12:30

    Woodworking with embers workshop

    Woodworking with the assistance of embers is an ancient technique. Even today, some indigenous peoples make use of the heat from embers, for example, to hollow out a tree trunk into a canoe. Discover yourself how wood, embers, a chert scraper, your breath, and your own hands can create a bowl that Ötzi could have used.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Mon 1 April | 11:00

    Guided tour “The power of fire”

    How was fire made during the time of Ötzi, what did he need to do so, and why was it of such great importance? A thematic tour through the permanent exhibition withEveline Vatamaniuc, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Mon 1 April | 12:30

    Copper working workshop

    Ötzi carried with him an ax with a copper blade. You can hammer, forge, and sharpen a copper wire into a piece of jewelry that could also have been worn at the time.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Ski tour
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 2 April | 08:30

    Ötzi Glacier Tour Ski

    The extremely varied ski tour leads to the Giogo Tisa ridge, where Ötzi was discovered in 1991. It starts and ends in Maso Corto. Participation requires your own ski touring equipment as well as experience in ski touring or a high level of parallel turning.
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Tue 2 April | 12:30

    Copper working workshop

    Ötzi carried with him an ax with a copper blade. You can hammer, forge, and sharpen a copper wire into a piece of jewelry that could also have been worn at the time.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Wed 3 April | 12:30

    Copper working workshop

    Ötzi carried with him an ax with a copper blade. You can hammer, forge, and sharpen a copper wire into a piece of jewelry that could also have been worn at the time.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Thu 4 April | 12:30

    Copper working workshop

    Ötzi carried with him an ax with a copper blade. You can hammer, forge, and sharpen a copper wire into a piece of jewelry that could also have been worn at the time.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Fri 5 April | 11:30

    Bullroarers making workshop

    Flat oval objects made from wood or bone that are swung through the air on a cord are called “bullroarers”. The noise that is made with them can be heard over long distances. Bullroarers have been known since the Paleolithic Period and are still used today in some traditional cultures. You can cut your own bullroarer out of a piece of soft wood and listen to its deep tones whose direction can hardly be pinpointed.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Sat 6 April | 12:30

    Bullroarers making workshop

    Flat oval objects made from wood or bone that are swung through the air on a cord are called “bullroarers”. The noise that is made with them can be heard over long distances. Bullroarers have been known since the Paleolithic Period and are still used today in some traditional cultures. You can cut your own bullroarer out of a piece of soft wood and listen to its deep tones whose direction can hardly be pinpointed.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 7 April | 11:00

    Guided tour “Polypores, Pitch, and Tinder”

    Thematic tour on the tree fungi and other small treasures from the forest that Ötzi used in either natural or processed form. In the permanent exhibition “Primitive? Skilled!” and in the Houses Alpine Valleys area. With Eveline Vatamaniuc, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Sun 7 April | 12:30

    Bullroarers making workshop

    Flat oval objects made from wood or bone that are swung through the air on a cord are called “bullroarers”. The noise that is made with them can be heard over long distances. Bullroarers have been known since the Paleolithic Period and are still used today in some traditional cultures. You can cut your own bullroarer out of a piece of soft wood and listen to its deep tones whose direction can hardly be pinpointed.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Mon 8 April | 12:30

    Bullroarers making workshop

    Flat oval objects made from wood or bone that are swung through the air on a cord are called “bullroarers”. The noise that is made with them can be heard over long distances. Bullroarers have been known since the Paleolithic Period and are still used today in some traditional cultures. You can cut your own bullroarer out of a piece of soft wood and listen to its deep tones whose direction can hardly be pinpointed.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Ski tour
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 9 April | 08:30

    Ötzi Glacier Tour Ski

    The extremely varied ski tour leads to the Giogo Tisa ridge, where Ötzi was discovered in 1991. It starts and ends in Maso Corto. Participation requires your own ski touring equipment as well as experience in ski touring or a high level of parallel turning.
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Tue 9 April | 12:30

    Coil weaving workshop

    Reeds, plant fibers, a needle, and the right technique: that’s all you need to make a basket, as is known from Copper Age excavations.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Wed 10 April | 12:30

    Coil weaving workshop

    Reeds, plant fibers, a needle, and the right technique: that’s all you need to make a basket, as is known from Copper Age excavations.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Thu 11 April | 12:30

    Coil weaving workshop

    Reeds, plant fibers, a needle, and the right technique: that’s all you need to make a basket, as is known from Copper Age excavations.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Fri 12 April | 12:30

    Coil weaving workshop

    Reeds, plant fibers, a needle, and the right technique: that’s all you need to make a basket, as is known from Copper Age excavations.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sat 13 April | 12:30

    Making pearls out of plant pits workshop


    The blossoms are white, and in the autumn it bears dark blue fruit: the sloe bush. Archaeologists found a pit from this plant with Ötzi. We will use the fact that it was desired at his time to make pearls out of the pits to show you how it is done. Who knows, perhaps you are one of our patient visitors who will make several pearls and then fashion a “Copper Age necklace” out of them?

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 14 April | 11:00

    Guided tour „How Ötzi got his Name“

    It only took a few days between the discovery of the Iceman on the Giogo Tisa ridge in the Val Senales valley and resourceful journalists in Vienna creating the name “Ötzi”. Eveline Vatamaniuc, museum educator, will tell how Ötzi was discovered and what the finding of him entailed in this thematic tour in the permanent exhibition “The Discovery”.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sun 14 April | 12:30

    Making pearls out of plant pits workshop


    The blossoms are white, and in the autumn it bears dark blue fruit: the sloe bush. Archaeologists found a pit from this plant with Ötzi. We will use the fact that it was desired at his time to make pearls out of the pits to show you how it is done. Who knows, perhaps you are one of our patient visitors who will make several pearls and then fashion a “Copper Age necklace” out of them?

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Mon 15 April | 12:30

    Making pearls out of plant pits workshop


    The blossoms are white, and in the autumn it bears dark blue fruit: the sloe bush. Archaeologists found a pit from this plant with Ötzi. We will use the fact that it was desired at his time to make pearls out of the pits to show you how it is done. Who knows, perhaps you are one of our patient visitors who will make several pearls and then fashion a “Copper Age necklace” out of them?

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Ski tour
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 16 April | 08:30

    Ötzi Glacier Tour Ski

    The extremely varied ski tour leads to the Giogo Tisa ridge, where Ötzi was discovered in 1991. It starts and ends in Maso Corto. Participation requires your own ski touring equipment as well as experience in ski touring or a high level of parallel turning.
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Tue 16 April | 12:30

    Comb making workshop

    Wood was one of the most important materials during the stone age. Nevertheless, there are much more archaeological finds made of stone, because organic materials need to be conserved under special conditions to outlast for so many time. In this workshop you will learn to make a wooden comb, similar to those used at the time of the Iceman.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Wed 17 April | 12:30

    Comb making workshop

    Wood was one of the most important materials during the stone age. Nevertheless, there are much more archaeological finds made of stone, because organic materials need to be conserved under special conditions to outlast for so many time. In this workshop you will learn to make a wooden comb, similar to those used at the time of the Iceman.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Thu 18 April | 12:30

    Comb making workshop

    Wood was one of the most important materials during the stone age. Nevertheless, there are much more archaeological finds made of stone, because organic materials need to be conserved under special conditions to outlast for so many time. In this workshop you will learn to make a wooden comb, similar to those used at the time of the Iceman.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Fri 19 April | 12:30

    Comb making workshop

    Wood was one of the most important materials during the stone age. Nevertheless, there are much more archaeological finds made of stone, because organic materials need to be conserved under special conditions to outlast for so many time. In this workshop you will learn to make a wooden comb, similar to those used at the time of the Iceman.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sat 20 April | 12:30

    Handweaving workshop (bracelet)

    Weaving has been known since as early as the Neolithic Period, and since that time it has been one of the most important cultural techniques of humans. Our museum educators invite you to try your hand at weaving and to make a bracelet in plain weave out of yarn.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 21 April | 11:00

    Guided tour “Hunted, cut and gathered”

    What did Ötzi eat, and which plants and trees were important for the people of that era? A thematic tour through the permanent exhibition “Primitive? Skilled!” with Magdalena Alber, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sun 21 April | 12:30

    Handweaving workshop (bracelet)

    Weaving has been known since as early as the Neolithic Period, and since that time it has been one of the most important cultural techniques of humans. Our museum educators invite you to try your hand at weaving and to make a bracelet in plain weave out of yarn.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Mon 22 April | 12:30

    Handweaving workshop (bracelet)

    Weaving has been known since as early as the Neolithic Period, and since that time it has been one of the most important cultural techniques of humans. Our museum educators invite you to try your hand at weaving and to make a bracelet in plain weave out of yarn.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Ski tour
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 23 April | 08:30

    Ötzi Glacier Tour Ski

    The extremely varied ski tour leads to the Giogo Tisa ridge, where Ötzi was discovered in 1991. It starts and ends in Maso Corto. Participation requires your own ski touring equipment as well as experience in ski touring or a high level of parallel turning.
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Tue 23 April | 12:30

    Copper beating workshop

    Ötzi carried with him an ax with a blade made from cast copper. Try out for yourself how a small bowl is made from a copper sheet that has been heated until it is soft, with the help of hammerstones and wooden stamps. This Stone Age metalworking technique is called “beating copper”.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Wed 24 April | 12:30

    Copper beating workshop

    Ötzi carried with him an ax with a blade made from cast copper. Try out for yourself how a small bowl is made from a copper sheet that has been heated until it is soft, with the help of hammerstones and wooden stamps. This Stone Age metalworking technique is called “beating copper”.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Thu 25 April | 12:30

    Copper beating workshop

    Ötzi carried with him an ax with a blade made from cast copper. Try out for yourself how a small bowl is made from a copper sheet that has been heated until it is soft, with the help of hammerstones and wooden stamps. This Stone Age metalworking technique is called “beating copper”.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Fri 26 April | 12:30

    Copper beating workshop

    Ötzi carried with him an ax with a blade made from cast copper. Try out for yourself how a small bowl is made from a copper sheet that has been heated until it is soft, with the help of hammerstones and wooden stamps. This Stone Age metalworking technique is called “beating copper”.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sat 27 April | 12:30

    Bow constructing workshop (model)

    Among the things, that Ötzi carried was a semifinished bow made from yew. Our museum educators will show you step by step how a piece of wood is turned into a bow. You will work with a 20 cm long wooden blank of hazel wood and then choose from using a flint flake or a modern carving knife.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 28 April | 11:00

    Guided tour “Neolithic huts”

    Thematic tour on the two Neolithic house reconstructions of the group Houses Alpine Valleys (Villanders-Plunacker and Villanuova sul Clisi Monte Covolo) in the open air area with Eveline Vatamaniuc, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sun 28 April | 12:30

    Bow constructing workshop (model)

    Among the things, that Ötzi carried was a semifinished bow made from yew. Our museum educators will show you step by step how a piece of wood is turned into a bow. You will work with a 20 cm long wooden blank of hazel wood and then choose from using a flint flake or a modern carving knife.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Mon 29 April | 12:30

    Bow constructing workshop (model)

    Among the things, that Ötzi carried was a semifinished bow made from yew. Our museum educators will show you step by step how a piece of wood is turned into a bow. You will work with a 20 cm long wooden blank of hazel wood and then choose from using a flint flake or a modern carving knife.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Ski tour
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 30 April | 08:30

    Ötzi Glacier Tour Ski

    The extremely varied ski tour leads to the Giogo Tisa ridge, where Ötzi was discovered in 1991. It starts and ends in Maso Corto. Participation requires your own ski touring equipment as well as experience in ski touring or a high level of parallel turning.
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Hands-on activity
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Tue 30 April | 12:30

    Bow constructing workshop (model)

    Among the things, that Ötzi carried was a semifinished bow made from yew. Our museum educators will show you step by step how a piece of wood is turned into a bow. You will work with a 20 cm long wooden blank of hazel wood and then choose from using a flint flake or a modern carving knife.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Wed 1 May | 12:30

    Sea shell jewelry making workshop

    Sea shells, snail shells, fruit pit pearls, teeth, wood. All sorts of different things were used during the time of Ötzi for jewelry. You can polish sea shells and drill through wooden discs to make pendants and pearls. On top of that, you will learn how Ötzi made cords out of plant fibers with the weaving technique. Then all you have to do is string it together and your “Stone Age chain” is done.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Thu 2 May | 12:30

    Sea shell jewelry making workshop

    Sea shells, snail shells, fruit pit pearls, teeth, wood. All sorts of different things were used during the time of Ötzi for jewelry. You can polish sea shells and drill through wooden discs to make pendants and pearls. On top of that, you will learn how Ötzi made cords out of plant fibers with the weaving technique. Then all you have to do is string it together and your “Stone Age chain” is done.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Fri 3 May | 12:30

    Sea shell jewelry making workshop

    Sea shells, snail shells, fruit pit pearls, teeth, wood. All sorts of different things were used during the time of Ötzi for jewelry. You can polish sea shells and drill through wooden discs to make pendants and pearls. On top of that, you will learn how Ötzi made cords out of plant fibers with the weaving technique. Then all you have to do is string it together and your “Stone Age chain” is done.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sat 4 May | 12:30

    Leatherworking workshop (pouches)

    The art of tanning has been known to man since the Stone Age. Through this process, animal skins and furs are preserved and softened so that they can be further processed into clothing, tents, and ceilings. Ötzi’s clothing was also made from tanned leather. Make a little pouch yourself the Stone Age way from deer leather. To do so, you will have at your disposal flint blades, plant fibers, and awls made from deer antlers. Our museum educators will show you each processing step.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sun 5 May | 12:30

    Leatherworking workshop (pouches)

    The art of tanning has been known to man since the Stone Age. Through this process, animal skins and furs are preserved and softened so that they can be further processed into clothing, tents, and ceilings. Ötzi’s clothing was also made from tanned leather. Make a little pouch yourself the Stone Age way from deer leather. To do so, you will have at your disposal flint blades, plant fibers, and awls made from deer antlers. Our museum educators will show you each processing step.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Mon 6 May | 12:30

    Leatherworking workshop (pouches)

    The art of tanning has been known to man since the Stone Age. Through this process, animal skins and furs are preserved and softened so that they can be further processed into clothing, tents, and ceilings. Ötzi’s clothing was also made from tanned leather. Make a little pouch yourself the Stone Age way from deer leather. To do so, you will have at your disposal flint blades, plant fibers, and awls made from deer antlers. Our museum educators will show you each processing step.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 12 May | 11:00

    Guided tour “The power of fire”

    How was fire made during the time of Ötzi, what did he need to do so, and why was it of such great importance? A thematic tour through the permanent exhibition withEveline Vatamaniuc, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Sat 18 May | 12:30

    Bullroarers making workshop

    Flat oval objects made from wood or bone that are swung through the air on a cord are called “bullroarers”. The noise that is made with them can be heard over long distances. Bullroarers have been known since the Paleolithic Period and are still used today in some traditional cultures. You can cut your own bullroarer out of a piece of soft wood and listen to its deep tones whose direction can hardly be pinpointed.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 19 May | 10:00

    International Museum Day (free admission)

    The International Museum Day takes place all over the world on the 2nd or 3rd Sunday in May since 1978. More than forty museums in South Tyrol participate.
    You can find in our news section which program the archeoParc has conceived for you.

    No registration required | Free admission | Course 1, 2 and 3

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 19 May | 11:00

    Guided tour “Tanned and woven”

    Thematic tour on the clothing of the Ice Man and his contemporaries in the permanent exhibition with Luana Zanforlin, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Sun 19 May | 12:30

    Bullroarers making workshop

    Flat oval objects made from wood or bone that are swung through the air on a cord are called “bullroarers”. The noise that is made with them can be heard over long distances. Bullroarers have been known since the Paleolithic Period and are still used today in some traditional cultures. You can cut your own bullroarer out of a piece of soft wood and listen to its deep tones whose direction can hardly be pinpointed.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Mon 20 May | 11:00

    Guided tour “Linden weaving and cow sinews”

    Thematic tour in the permanent exhibition on animal and plant fiber materials and their use by Ötzi. With Eveline Vatamaniuc, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Mon 20 May | 12:30

    Bullroarers making workshop

    Flat oval objects made from wood or bone that are swung through the air on a cord are called “bullroarers”. The noise that is made with them can be heard over long distances. Bullroarers have been known since the Paleolithic Period and are still used today in some traditional cultures. You can cut your own bullroarer out of a piece of soft wood and listen to its deep tones whose direction can hardly be pinpointed.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Tue 21 May | 12:30

    Bullroarers making workshop

    Flat oval objects made from wood or bone that are swung through the air on a cord are called “bullroarers”. The noise that is made with them can be heard over long distances. Bullroarers have been known since the Paleolithic Period and are still used today in some traditional cultures. You can cut your own bullroarer out of a piece of soft wood and listen to its deep tones whose direction can hardly be pinpointed.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Wed 22 May | 12:30

    Soapstone working workshop (pendant)

    Ötzi carried with him a disc of limestone with a hole in it. For your first efforts at Stone Age polishing, drilling, and engraving, a less hard rock is more suitable: soapstone. Let your imagination run wild and stick around! With the help of flint drills and sandstone, you will soon turn blanks into amulets, talismans, animal statuettes, pendants, and much, much more…

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Thu 23 May | 12:30

    Soapstone working workshop (pendant)

    Ötzi carried with him a disc of limestone with a hole in it. For your first efforts at Stone Age polishing, drilling, and engraving, a less hard rock is more suitable: soapstone. Let your imagination run wild and stick around! With the help of flint drills and sandstone, you will soon turn blanks into amulets, talismans, animal statuettes, pendants, and much, much more…

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Fri 24 May | 12:30

    Soapstone working workshop (pendant)

    Ötzi carried with him a disc of limestone with a hole in it. For your first efforts at Stone Age polishing, drilling, and engraving, a less hard rock is more suitable: soapstone. Let your imagination run wild and stick around! With the help of flint drills and sandstone, you will soon turn blanks into amulets, talismans, animal statuettes, pendants, and much, much more…

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sat 25 May | 12:30

    Leatherworking workshop (bracelet)

    Just like Ötzi, you can cut deer leather into strips with flint flakes and, using a technique of his time (twisting), turn them into a “Neolithic bracelet”.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 40 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 26 May | 11:00

    Guided tour “Ötzi, a Chieftain?!”

    Thematic tour in the permanent exhibition “Primitive? Skilled!” concerning the question of what social status Ötzi had in his society. With Luana Zanforlin, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sun 26 May | 12:30

    Leatherworking workshop (bracelet)

    Just like Ötzi, you can cut deer leather into strips with flint flakes and, using a technique of his time (twisting), turn them into a “Neolithic bracelet”.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 40 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Mon 27 May | 12:30

    Leatherworking workshop (bracelet)

    Just like Ötzi, you can cut deer leather into strips with flint flakes and, using a technique of his time (twisting), turn them into a “Neolithic bracelet”.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 40 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Tue 28 May | 12:30

    Deer antler working workshop (Awl)

    Ötzi’s clothes and some pieces of his equipment were made out of leather and fur. These materials are too hard and too thick to be sewed directly with needle and thread: they must be previously punctured with an awl. Our museum educators will show you how to make an awl of antlers and poplar bark using only flint stylus and a sharpening stones.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Wed 29 May | 12:30

    Deer antler working workshop (Awl)

    Ötzi’s clothes and some pieces of his equipment were made out of leather and fur. These materials are too hard and too thick to be sewed directly with needle and thread: they must be previously punctured with an awl. Our museum educators will show you how to make an awl of antlers and poplar bark using only flint stylus and a sharpening stones.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Thu 30 May | 12:30

    Deer antler working workshop (Awl)

    Ötzi’s clothes and some pieces of his equipment were made out of leather and fur. These materials are too hard and too thick to be sewed directly with needle and thread: they must be previously punctured with an awl. Our museum educators will show you how to make an awl of antlers and poplar bark using only flint stylus and a sharpening stones.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Fri 31 May | 12:30

    Deer antler working workshop (Awl)

    Ötzi’s clothes and some pieces of his equipment were made out of leather and fur. These materials are too hard and too thick to be sewed directly with needle and thread: they must be previously punctured with an awl. Our museum educators will show you how to make an awl of antlers and poplar bark using only flint stylus and a sharpening stones.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Tue 4 June | 12:30

    Handweaving workshop (belt)

    Weaving has been known since as early as the Neolithic Period, and since that time it has been one of the most important cultural techniques of humans. Our museum educators invite you to try your hand at weaving and to make a belt in rip weave.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Wed 5 June | 12:30

    Handweaving workshop (belt)

    Weaving has been known since as early as the Neolithic Period, and since that time it has been one of the most important cultural techniques of humans. Our museum educators invite you to try your hand at weaving and to make a belt in rip weave.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Thu 6 June | 12:30

    Handweaving workshop (belt)

    Weaving has been known since as early as the Neolithic Period, and since that time it has been one of the most important cultural techniques of humans. Our museum educators invite you to try your hand at weaving and to make a belt in rip weave.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Fri 7 June | 12:30

    Handweaving workshop (belt)

    Weaving has been known since as early as the Neolithic Period, and since that time it has been one of the most important cultural techniques of humans. Our museum educators invite you to try your hand at weaving and to make a belt in rip weave.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Tue 11 June | 12:30

    Bow constructing workshop (model)

    Among the things, that Ötzi carried was a semifinished bow made from yew. Our museum educators will show you step by step how a piece of wood is turned into a bow. You will work with a 20 cm long wooden blank of hazel wood and then choose from using a flint flake or a modern carving knife.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Wed 12 June | 12:30

    Bow constructing workshop (model)

    Among the things, that Ötzi carried was a semifinished bow made from yew. Our museum educators will show you step by step how a piece of wood is turned into a bow. You will work with a 20 cm long wooden blank of hazel wood and then choose from using a flint flake or a modern carving knife.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Thu 13 June | 12:30

    Bow constructing workshop (model)

    Among the things, that Ötzi carried was a semifinished bow made from yew. Our museum educators will show you step by step how a piece of wood is turned into a bow. You will work with a 20 cm long wooden blank of hazel wood and then choose from using a flint flake or a modern carving knife.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Fri 14 June | 12:30

    Copper beating workshop

    Ötzi carried with him an ax with a blade made from cast copper. Try out for yourself how a small bowl is made from a copper sheet that has been heated until it is soft, with the help of hammerstones and wooden stamps. This Stone Age metalworking technique is called “beating copper”.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sat 15 June | 12:30

    Copper beating workshop

    Ötzi carried with him an ax with a blade made from cast copper. Try out for yourself how a small bowl is made from a copper sheet that has been heated until it is soft, with the help of hammerstones and wooden stamps. This Stone Age metalworking technique is called “beating copper”.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 16 June | 11:00

    Guided tour “Hunted, cut and gathered”

    What did Ötzi eat, and which plants and trees were important for the people of that era? A thematic tour through the permanent exhibition “Primitive? Skilled!” with Magdalena Alber, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sun 16 June | 12:30

    Copper beating workshop

    Ötzi carried with him an ax with a blade made from cast copper. Try out for yourself how a small bowl is made from a copper sheet that has been heated until it is soft, with the help of hammerstones and wooden stamps. This Stone Age metalworking technique is called “beating copper”.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 23 June | 11:00

    Guided tour “Neolithic huts”

    Thematic tour on the two Neolithic house reconstructions of the group Houses Alpine Valleys (Villanders-Plunacker and Villanuova sul Clisi Monte Covolo) in the open air area with Eveline Vatamaniuc, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 30 June | 11:00

    Guided tour “Linden weaving and cow sinews”

    Thematic tour in the permanent exhibition on animal and plant fiber materials and their use by Ötzi. With Eveline Vatamaniuc, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sun 30 June | 12:30

    Copper beating workshop

    Ötzi carried with him an ax with a blade made from cast copper. Try out for yourself how a small bowl is made from a copper sheet that has been heated until it is soft, with the help of hammerstones and wooden stamps. This Stone Age metalworking technique is called “beating copper”.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Mon 1 July | 12:30

    Leatherworking workshop (pouches)

    The art of tanning has been known to man since the Stone Age. Through this process, animal skins and furs are preserved and softened so that they can be further processed into clothing, tents, and ceilings. Ötzi’s clothing was also made from tanned leather. Make a little pouch yourself the Stone Age way from deer leather. To do so, you will have at your disposal flint blades, plant fibers, and awls made from deer antlers. Our museum educators will show you each processing step.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Guided tour or lecture
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    Mon 1 July | 16:00

    Aperitivo Ötzi Glacier Tour

    You are interested in the Ötzi Glacier Tour but you want to know more about it before booking? Every Monday at 4 p.m. at the archeoParc cafeteria alpine tour guides, skiing instructors or members of alpine clubs give you information about itinerary, duration and physical conditions needed to participate.

    No registration required | Free entrance | Coffee shop | Course 1 | Duration: approx. 30 min

    • Trekking tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 2 July | 08:00

    Ötzi Glacier Tour

    The extremely varied one day round tour crosses the main chain oft the Alps. The undisputed highlight of this accompanied glacier hiking  tour is the discovery site of Ötzi the Iceman (3,210m).
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Tue 2 July | 12:30

    Leatherworking workshop (pouches)

    The art of tanning has been known to man since the Stone Age. Through this process, animal skins and furs are preserved and softened so that they can be further processed into clothing, tents, and ceilings. Ötzi’s clothing was also made from tanned leather. Make a little pouch yourself the Stone Age way from deer leather. To do so, you will have at your disposal flint blades, plant fibers, and awls made from deer antlers. Our museum educators will show you each processing step.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Wed 3 July | 12:30

    Leatherworking workshop (pouches)

    The art of tanning has been known to man since the Stone Age. Through this process, animal skins and furs are preserved and softened so that they can be further processed into clothing, tents, and ceilings. Ötzi’s clothing was also made from tanned leather. Make a little pouch yourself the Stone Age way from deer leather. To do so, you will have at your disposal flint blades, plant fibers, and awls made from deer antlers. Our museum educators will show you each processing step.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Thu 4 July | 12:30

    Leatherworking workshop (pouches)

    The art of tanning has been known to man since the Stone Age. Through this process, animal skins and furs are preserved and softened so that they can be further processed into clothing, tents, and ceilings. Ötzi’s clothing was also made from tanned leather. Make a little pouch yourself the Stone Age way from deer leather. To do so, you will have at your disposal flint blades, plant fibers, and awls made from deer antlers. Our museum educators will show you each processing step.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Fri 5 July | 12:30

    Antler working workshop (needle)

    During the Stone Age, antlers were a favorite material for creating jewelry and tools. For instance, Ötzi carried the tips of deer antlers with him. We invite you to get familiar with this material that is rather seldom used today and to make a needle or an awl the Stone Age way with rocks, water, and quartz sand.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sat 6 July | 12:30

    Antler working workshop (needle)

    During the Stone Age, antlers were a favorite material for creating jewelry and tools. For instance, Ötzi carried the tips of deer antlers with him. We invite you to get familiar with this material that is rather seldom used today and to make a needle or an awl the Stone Age way with rocks, water, and quartz sand.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 7 July | 11:00

    Guided tour “The power of fire”

    How was fire made during the time of Ötzi, what did he need to do so, and why was it of such great importance? A thematic tour through the permanent exhibition withEveline Vatamaniuc, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sun 7 July | 12:30

    Antler working workshop (needle)

    During the Stone Age, antlers were a favorite material for creating jewelry and tools. For instance, Ötzi carried the tips of deer antlers with him. We invite you to get familiar with this material that is rather seldom used today and to make a needle or an awl the Stone Age way with rocks, water, and quartz sand.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Mon 8 July | 12:30

    Antler working workshop (needle)

    During the Stone Age, antlers were a favorite material for creating jewelry and tools. For instance, Ötzi carried the tips of deer antlers with him. We invite you to get familiar with this material that is rather seldom used today and to make a needle or an awl the Stone Age way with rocks, water, and quartz sand.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Guided tour or lecture
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    Mon 8 July | 16:00

    Aperitivo Ötzi Glacier Tour

    You are interested in the Ötzi Glacier Tour but you want to know more about it before booking? Every Monday at 4 p.m. at the archeoParc cafeteria alpine tour guides, skiing instructors or members of alpine clubs give you information about itinerary, duration and physical conditions needed to participate.

    No registration required | Free entrance | Coffee shop | Course 1 | Duration: approx. 30 min

    • Trekking tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 9 July | 08:00

    Ötzi Glacier Tour

    The extremely varied one day round tour crosses the main chain oft the Alps. The undisputed highlight of this accompanied glacier hiking  tour is the discovery site of Ötzi the Iceman (3,210m).
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Tue 9 July | 12:30

    Clay working workshop (globular flute)

    In different diggings were found rests of globular flutes made of clay. We invite you to make a similar instrument and show you the right technique to play it.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 40 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Wed 10 July | 12:30

    Clay working workshop (globular flute)

    In different diggings were found rests of globular flutes made of clay. We invite you to make a similar instrument and show you the right technique to play it.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 40 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Thu 11 July | 12:30

    Clay working workshop (globular flute)

    In different diggings were found rests of globular flutes made of clay. We invite you to make a similar instrument and show you the right technique to play it.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 40 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Fri 12 July | 12:30

    Clay working workshop (globular flute)

    In different diggings were found rests of globular flutes made of clay. We invite you to make a similar instrument and show you the right technique to play it.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 40 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sat 13 July | 12:30

    Soapstone working workshop (pearls)

    Ötzi carried with him a disc of limestone with a hole in it. From other archeological sites we know little figures and stone pearls. Our museum educators will show you how to turn blanks into little pearls with the help of flint drills and sandstone.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 14 July | 11:00

    Guided tour “Tanned and woven”

    Thematic tour on the clothing of the Ice Man and his contemporaries in the permanent exhibition with Luana Zanforlin, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sun 14 July | 12:30

    Soapstone working workshop (pearls)

    Ötzi carried with him a disc of limestone with a hole in it. From other archeological sites we know little figures and stone pearls. Our museum educators will show you how to turn blanks into little pearls with the help of flint drills and sandstone.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Mon 15 July | 12:30

    Soapstone working workshop (pearls)

    Ötzi carried with him a disc of limestone with a hole in it. From other archeological sites we know little figures and stone pearls. Our museum educators will show you how to turn blanks into little pearls with the help of flint drills and sandstone.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Guided tour or lecture
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    Mon 15 July | 16:00

    Aperitivo Ötzi Glacier Tour

    You are interested in the Ötzi Glacier Tour but you want to know more about it before booking? Every Monday at 4 p.m. at the archeoParc cafeteria alpine tour guides, skiing instructors or members of alpine clubs give you information about itinerary, duration and physical conditions needed to participate.

    No registration required | Free entrance | Coffee shop | Course 1 | Duration: approx. 30 min

    • Trekking tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 16 July | 08:00

    Ötzi Glacier Tour

    The extremely varied one day round tour crosses the main chain oft the Alps. The undisputed highlight of this accompanied glacier hiking  tour is the discovery site of Ötzi the Iceman (3,210m).
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Tue 16 July | 12:30

    Bullroarers making workshop

    Flat oval objects made from wood or bone that are swung through the air on a cord are called “bullroarers”. The noise that is made with them can be heard over long distances. Bullroarers have been known since the Paleolithic Period and are still used today in some traditional cultures. You can cut your own bullroarer out of a piece of soft wood and listen to its deep tones whose direction can hardly be pinpointed.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Thu 18 July | 12:30

    Bullroarers making workshop

    Flat oval objects made from wood or bone that are swung through the air on a cord are called “bullroarers”. The noise that is made with them can be heard over long distances. Bullroarers have been known since the Paleolithic Period and are still used today in some traditional cultures. You can cut your own bullroarer out of a piece of soft wood and listen to its deep tones whose direction can hardly be pinpointed.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Fri 19 July | 12:30

    Bullroarers making workshop

    Flat oval objects made from wood or bone that are swung through the air on a cord are called “bullroarers”. The noise that is made with them can be heard over long distances. Bullroarers have been known since the Paleolithic Period and are still used today in some traditional cultures. You can cut your own bullroarer out of a piece of soft wood and listen to its deep tones whose direction can hardly be pinpointed.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Sat 20 July | 12:30

    Whistle making workshop

    When it was that humans began making noises with their bodies, we do not know. Musical instruments such as whistles, flutes, rattles, and drums go back approximately forty thousand years. Under the instruction of our museum educators, you can use flint and sandstone to make a whistle out of a hazelnut shell, as was done back as early as the Stone Age.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 21 July | 11:00

    Guided tour “Ötzi, a Chieftain?!”

    Thematic tour in the permanent exhibition “Primitive? Skilled!” concerning the question of what social status Ötzi had in his society. With Luana Zanforlin, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Sun 21 July | 12:30

    Whistle making workshop

    When it was that humans began making noises with their bodies, we do not know. Musical instruments such as whistles, flutes, rattles, and drums go back approximately forty thousand years. Under the instruction of our museum educators, you can use flint and sandstone to make a whistle out of a hazelnut shell, as was done back as early as the Stone Age.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Mon 22 July | 12:30

    Whistle making workshop

    When it was that humans began making noises with their bodies, we do not know. Musical instruments such as whistles, flutes, rattles, and drums go back approximately forty thousand years. Under the instruction of our museum educators, you can use flint and sandstone to make a whistle out of a hazelnut shell, as was done back as early as the Stone Age.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Guided tour or lecture
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    Mon 22 July | 16:00

    Aperitivo Ötzi Glacier Tour

    You are interested in the Ötzi Glacier Tour but you want to know more about it before booking? Every Monday at 4 p.m. at the archeoParc cafeteria alpine tour guides, skiing instructors or members of alpine clubs give you information about itinerary, duration and physical conditions needed to participate.

    No registration required | Free entrance | Coffee shop | Course 1 | Duration: approx. 30 min

    • Trekking tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 23 July | 08:00

    Ötzi Glacier Tour

    The extremely varied one day round tour crosses the main chain oft the Alps. The undisputed highlight of this accompanied glacier hiking  tour is the discovery site of Ötzi the Iceman (3,210m).
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Mon 29 July | 12:30

    Leatherworking workshop (bracelet)

    Just like Ötzi, you can cut deer leather into strips with flint flakes and, using a technique of his time (twisting), turn them into a “Neolithic bracelet”.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 40 min

    • Guided tour or lecture
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    Mon 29 July | 16:00

    Aperitivo Ötzi Glacier Tour

    You are interested in the Ötzi Glacier Tour but you want to know more about it before booking? Every Monday at 4 p.m. at the archeoParc cafeteria alpine tour guides, skiing instructors or members of alpine clubs give you information about itinerary, duration and physical conditions needed to participate.

    No registration required | Free entrance | Coffee shop | Course 1 | Duration: approx. 30 min

    • Trekking tour
    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    • Weather permitting
    Tue 30 July | 08:00

    Ötzi Glacier Tour Family

    Accompanied by a mountain guide, we will explore the paths that Ötzi once traversed through the mountains. Who knows? Perhaps we will even reach the Giogo Tisa ridge, where Ötzi died and was discovered in 1991… Participation in the meeting the evening before is obligatory.
    Additional information

    Join the tour!

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Tue 30 July | 12:30

    Leatherworking workshop (bracelet)

    Just like Ötzi, you can cut deer leather into strips with flint flakes and, using a technique of his time (twisting), turn them into a “Neolithic bracelet”.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 40 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Wed 31 July | 12:30

    Leatherworking workshop (bracelet)

    Just like Ötzi, you can cut deer leather into strips with flint flakes and, using a technique of his time (twisting), turn them into a “Neolithic bracelet”.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 40 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Thu 1 August | 12:30

    Making pearls out of plant pits workshop


    The blossoms are white, and in the autumn it bears dark blue fruit: the sloe bush. Archaeologists found a pit from this plant with Ötzi. We will use the fact that it was desired at his time to make pearls out of the pits to show you how it is done. Who knows, perhaps you are one of our patient visitors who will make several pearls and then fashion a “Copper Age necklace” out of them?

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Fri 2 August | 12:30

    Making pearls out of plant pits workshop


    The blossoms are white, and in the autumn it bears dark blue fruit: the sloe bush. Archaeologists found a pit from this plant with Ötzi. We will use the fact that it was desired at his time to make pearls out of the pits to show you how it is done. Who knows, perhaps you are one of our patient visitors who will make several pearls and then fashion a “Copper Age necklace” out of them?

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sat 3 August | 12:30

    Making pearls out of plant pits workshop


    The blossoms are white, and in the autumn it bears dark blue fruit: the sloe bush. Archaeologists found a pit from this plant with Ötzi. We will use the fact that it was desired at his time to make pearls out of the pits to show you how it is done. Who knows, perhaps you are one of our patient visitors who will make several pearls and then fashion a “Copper Age necklace” out of them?

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sun 4 August | 12:30

    Making pearls out of plant pits workshop


    The blossoms are white, and in the autumn it bears dark blue fruit: the sloe bush. Archaeologists found a pit from this plant with Ötzi. We will use the fact that it was desired at his time to make pearls out of the pits to show you how it is done. Who knows, perhaps you are one of our patient visitors who will make several pearls and then fashion a “Copper Age necklace” out of them?

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Mon 5 August | 12:30

    Deer antler working workshop (Pendant)

    During the Stone Age, antlers were a favorite material for creating jewelry and tools. For instance, Ötzi carried the tips of deer antlers with him. We invite you to get familiar with this material that is rather seldom used today and to make a pendant the Stone Age way with rocks, water, and quartz sand.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Guided tour or lecture
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    Mon 5 August | 16:00

    Aperitivo Ötzi Glacier Tour

    You are interested in the Ötzi Glacier Tour but you want to know more about it before booking? Every Monday at 4 p.m. at the archeoParc cafeteria alpine tour guides, skiing instructors or members of alpine clubs give you information about itinerary, duration and physical conditions needed to participate.

    No registration required | Free entrance | Coffee shop | Course 1 | Duration: approx. 30 min

    • Trekking tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 6 August | 08:00

    Ötzi Glacier Tour

    The extremely varied one day round tour crosses the main chain oft the Alps. The undisputed highlight of this accompanied glacier hiking  tour is the discovery site of Ötzi the Iceman (3,210m).
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Tue 6 August | 12:30

    Deer antler working workshop (Pendant)

    During the Stone Age, antlers were a favorite material for creating jewelry and tools. For instance, Ötzi carried the tips of deer antlers with him. We invite you to get familiar with this material that is rather seldom used today and to make a pendant the Stone Age way with rocks, water, and quartz sand.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Wed 7 August | 12:30

    Deer antler working workshop (Pendant)

    During the Stone Age, antlers were a favorite material for creating jewelry and tools. For instance, Ötzi carried the tips of deer antlers with him. We invite you to get familiar with this material that is rather seldom used today and to make a pendant the Stone Age way with rocks, water, and quartz sand.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Thu 8 August | 12:30

    Deer antler working workshop (Pendant)

    During the Stone Age, antlers were a favorite material for creating jewelry and tools. For instance, Ötzi carried the tips of deer antlers with him. We invite you to get familiar with this material that is rather seldom used today and to make a pendant the Stone Age way with rocks, water, and quartz sand.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Thu 8 August | 12:30

    Soapstone working workshop (pearls)

    Ötzi carried with him a disc of limestone with a hole in it. From other archeological sites we know little figures and stone pearls. Our museum educators will show you how to turn blanks into little pearls with the help of flint drills and sandstone.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Fri 9 August | 12:30

    Soapstone working workshop (pendant)

    Ötzi carried with him a disc of limestone with a hole in it. For your first efforts at Stone Age polishing, drilling, and engraving, a less hard rock is more suitable: soapstone. Let your imagination run wild and stick around! With the help of flint drills and sandstone, you will soon turn blanks into amulets, talismans, animal statuettes, pendants, and much, much more…

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sat 10 August | 12:30

    Soapstone working workshop (pendant)

    Ötzi carried with him a disc of limestone with a hole in it. For your first efforts at Stone Age polishing, drilling, and engraving, a less hard rock is more suitable: soapstone. Let your imagination run wild and stick around! With the help of flint drills and sandstone, you will soon turn blanks into amulets, talismans, animal statuettes, pendants, and much, much more…

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 11 August | 11:00

    Guided tour “Hunted, cut and gathered”

    What did Ötzi eat, and which plants and trees were important for the people of that era? A thematic tour through the permanent exhibition “Primitive? Skilled!” with Magdalena Alber, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sun 11 August | 12:30

    Soapstone working workshop (pendant)

    Ötzi carried with him a disc of limestone with a hole in it. For your first efforts at Stone Age polishing, drilling, and engraving, a less hard rock is more suitable: soapstone. Let your imagination run wild and stick around! With the help of flint drills and sandstone, you will soon turn blanks into amulets, talismans, animal statuettes, pendants, and much, much more…

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Guided tour or lecture
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    Mon 12 August | 16:00

    Aperitivo Ötzi Glacier Tour

    You are interested in the Ötzi Glacier Tour but you want to know more about it before booking? Every Monday at 4 p.m. at the archeoParc cafeteria alpine tour guides, skiing instructors or members of alpine clubs give you information about itinerary, duration and physical conditions needed to participate.

    No registration required | Free entrance | Coffee shop | Course 1 | Duration: approx. 30 min

    • Trekking tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 13 August | 08:00

    Ötzi Glacier Tour

    The extremely varied one day round tour crosses the main chain oft the Alps. The undisputed highlight of this accompanied glacier hiking  tour is the discovery site of Ötzi the Iceman (3,210m).
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Tue 13 August | 12:30

    Copper working workshop

    Ötzi carried with him an ax with a copper blade. You can hammer, forge, and sharpen a copper wire into a piece of jewelry that could also have been worn at the time.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Wed 14 August | 12:30

    Copper working workshop

    Ötzi carried with him an ax with a copper blade. You can hammer, forge, and sharpen a copper wire into a piece of jewelry that could also have been worn at the time.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Thu 15 August | 12:30

    Copper working workshop

    Ötzi carried with him an ax with a copper blade. You can hammer, forge, and sharpen a copper wire into a piece of jewelry that could also have been worn at the time.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Fri 16 August | 12:30

    Copper working workshop

    Ötzi carried with him an ax with a copper blade. You can hammer, forge, and sharpen a copper wire into a piece of jewelry that could also have been worn at the time.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Sat 17 August | 12:30

    Whistle making workshop

    When it was that humans began making noises with their bodies, we do not know. Musical instruments such as whistles, flutes, rattles, and drums go back approximately forty thousand years. Under the instruction of our museum educators, you can use flint and sandstone to make a whistle out of a hazelnut shell, as was done back as early as the Stone Age.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 18 August | 11:00

    Guided tour “Neolithic huts”

    Thematic tour on the two Neolithic house reconstructions of the group Houses Alpine Valleys (Villanders-Plunacker and Villanuova sul Clisi Monte Covolo) in the open air area with Eveline Vatamaniuc, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Sun 18 August | 12:30

    Whistle making workshop

    When it was that humans began making noises with their bodies, we do not know. Musical instruments such as whistles, flutes, rattles, and drums go back approximately forty thousand years. Under the instruction of our museum educators, you can use flint and sandstone to make a whistle out of a hazelnut shell, as was done back as early as the Stone Age.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Mon 19 August | 12:30

    Whistle making workshop

    When it was that humans began making noises with their bodies, we do not know. Musical instruments such as whistles, flutes, rattles, and drums go back approximately forty thousand years. Under the instruction of our museum educators, you can use flint and sandstone to make a whistle out of a hazelnut shell, as was done back as early as the Stone Age.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Guided tour or lecture
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    Mon 19 August | 16:00

    Aperitivo Ötzi Glacier Tour

    You are interested in the Ötzi Glacier Tour but you want to know more about it before booking? Every Monday at 4 p.m. at the archeoParc cafeteria alpine tour guides, skiing instructors or members of alpine clubs give you information about itinerary, duration and physical conditions needed to participate.

    No registration required | Free entrance | Coffee shop | Course 1 | Duration: approx. 30 min

    • Trekking tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 20 August | 08:00

    Ötzi Glacier Tour

    The extremely varied one day round tour crosses the main chain oft the Alps. The undisputed highlight of this accompanied glacier hiking  tour is the discovery site of Ötzi the Iceman (3,210m).
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Tue 20 August | 12:30

    Leatherworking workshop (bracelet)

    Just like Ötzi, you can cut deer leather into strips with flint flakes and, using a technique of his time (twisting), turn them into a “Neolithic bracelet”.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 40 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Wed 21 August | 12:30

    Leatherworking workshop (bracelet)

    Just like Ötzi, you can cut deer leather into strips with flint flakes and, using a technique of his time (twisting), turn them into a “Neolithic bracelet”.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 40 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Thu 22 August | 12:30

    Leatherworking workshop (bracelet)

    Just like Ötzi, you can cut deer leather into strips with flint flakes and, using a technique of his time (twisting), turn them into a “Neolithic bracelet”.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 40 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Thu 22 August | 12:30

    Soapstone working workshop (pendant)

    Ötzi carried with him a disc of limestone with a hole in it. For your first efforts at Stone Age polishing, drilling, and engraving, a less hard rock is more suitable: soapstone. Let your imagination run wild and stick around! With the help of flint drills and sandstone, you will soon turn blanks into amulets, talismans, animal statuettes, pendants, and much, much more…

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Fri 23 August | 12:30

    Antler working workshop (needle)

    During the Stone Age, antlers were a favorite material for creating jewelry and tools. For instance, Ötzi carried the tips of deer antlers with him. We invite you to get familiar with this material that is rather seldom used today and to make a needle or an awl the Stone Age way with rocks, water, and quartz sand.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sat 24 August | 12:30

    Antler working workshop (needle)

    During the Stone Age, antlers were a favorite material for creating jewelry and tools. For instance, Ötzi carried the tips of deer antlers with him. We invite you to get familiar with this material that is rather seldom used today and to make a needle or an awl the Stone Age way with rocks, water, and quartz sand.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 25 August | 11:00

    Guided tour “Linden weaving and cow sinews”

    Thematic tour in the permanent exhibition on animal and plant fiber materials and their use by Ötzi. With Eveline Vatamaniuc, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sun 25 August | 12:30

    Antler working workshop (needle)

    During the Stone Age, antlers were a favorite material for creating jewelry and tools. For instance, Ötzi carried the tips of deer antlers with him. We invite you to get familiar with this material that is rather seldom used today and to make a needle or an awl the Stone Age way with rocks, water, and quartz sand.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Guided tour or lecture
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    Mon 26 August | 16:00

    Aperitivo Ötzi Glacier Tour

    You are interested in the Ötzi Glacier Tour but you want to know more about it before booking? Every Monday at 4 p.m. at the archeoParc cafeteria alpine tour guides, skiing instructors or members of alpine clubs give you information about itinerary, duration and physical conditions needed to participate.

    No registration required | Free entrance | Coffee shop | Course 1 | Duration: approx. 30 min

    • Trekking tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 27 August | 08:00

    Ötzi Glacier Tour

    The extremely varied one day round tour crosses the main chain oft the Alps. The undisputed highlight of this accompanied glacier hiking  tour is the discovery site of Ötzi the Iceman (3,210m).
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Thu 29 August | 12:30

    Bullroarers making workshop

    Flat oval objects made from wood or bone that are swung through the air on a cord are called “bullroarers”. The noise that is made with them can be heard over long distances. Bullroarers have been known since the Paleolithic Period and are still used today in some traditional cultures. You can cut your own bullroarer out of a piece of soft wood and listen to its deep tones whose direction can hardly be pinpointed.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Fri 30 August | 12:30

    Bullroarers making workshop

    Flat oval objects made from wood or bone that are swung through the air on a cord are called “bullroarers”. The noise that is made with them can be heard over long distances. Bullroarers have been known since the Paleolithic Period and are still used today in some traditional cultures. You can cut your own bullroarer out of a piece of soft wood and listen to its deep tones whose direction can hardly be pinpointed.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Sat 31 August | 12:30

    Bullroarers making workshop

    Flat oval objects made from wood or bone that are swung through the air on a cord are called “bullroarers”. The noise that is made with them can be heard over long distances. Bullroarers have been known since the Paleolithic Period and are still used today in some traditional cultures. You can cut your own bullroarer out of a piece of soft wood and listen to its deep tones whose direction can hardly be pinpointed.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 1 September | 11:00

    Guided tour “The power of fire”

    How was fire made during the time of Ötzi, what did he need to do so, and why was it of such great importance? A thematic tour through the permanent exhibition withEveline Vatamaniuc, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sun 1 September | 12:30

    Handweaving workshop (bracelet)

    Weaving has been known since as early as the Neolithic Period, and since that time it has been one of the most important cultural techniques of humans. Our museum educators invite you to try your hand at weaving and to make a bracelet in plain weave out of yarn.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Mon 2 September | 12:30

    Handweaving workshop (bracelet)

    Weaving has been known since as early as the Neolithic Period, and since that time it has been one of the most important cultural techniques of humans. Our museum educators invite you to try your hand at weaving and to make a bracelet in plain weave out of yarn.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Guided tour or lecture
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    Mon 2 September | 16:00

    Aperitivo Ötzi Glacier Tour

    You are interested in the Ötzi Glacier Tour but you want to know more about it before booking? Every Monday at 4 p.m. at the archeoParc cafeteria alpine tour guides, skiing instructors or members of alpine clubs give you information about itinerary, duration and physical conditions needed to participate.

    No registration required | Free entrance | Coffee shop | Course 1 | Duration: approx. 30 min

    • Trekking tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 3 September | 08:00

    Ötzi Glacier Tour

    The extremely varied one day round tour crosses the main chain oft the Alps. The undisputed highlight of this accompanied glacier hiking  tour is the discovery site of Ötzi the Iceman (3,210m).
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Tue 3 September | 12:30

    Handweaving workshop (bracelet)

    Weaving has been known since as early as the Neolithic Period, and since that time it has been one of the most important cultural techniques of humans. Our museum educators invite you to try your hand at weaving and to make a bracelet in plain weave out of yarn.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Wed 4 September | 12:30

    Handweaving workshop (bracelet)

    Weaving has been known since as early as the Neolithic Period, and since that time it has been one of the most important cultural techniques of humans. Our museum educators invite you to try your hand at weaving and to make a bracelet in plain weave out of yarn.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Thu 5 September | 12:30

    Soapstone working workshop (pearls)

    Ötzi carried with him a disc of limestone with a hole in it. From other archeological sites we know little figures and stone pearls. Our museum educators will show you how to turn blanks into little pearls with the help of flint drills and sandstone.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Fri 6 September | 12:30

    Soapstone working workshop (pearls)

    Ötzi carried with him a disc of limestone with a hole in it. From other archeological sites we know little figures and stone pearls. Our museum educators will show you how to turn blanks into little pearls with the help of flint drills and sandstone.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sat 7 September | 12:30

    Soapstone working workshop (pearls)

    Ötzi carried with him a disc of limestone with a hole in it. From other archeological sites we know little figures and stone pearls. Our museum educators will show you how to turn blanks into little pearls with the help of flint drills and sandstone.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 8 September | 11:00

    Guided tour “Tanned and woven”

    Thematic tour on the clothing of the Ice Man and his contemporaries in the permanent exhibition with Luana Zanforlin, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Mon 9 September | 12:30

    Leatherworking workshop (pouches)

    The art of tanning has been known to man since the Stone Age. Through this process, animal skins and furs are preserved and softened so that they can be further processed into clothing, tents, and ceilings. Ötzi’s clothing was also made from tanned leather. Make a little pouch yourself the Stone Age way from deer leather. To do so, you will have at your disposal flint blades, plant fibers, and awls made from deer antlers. Our museum educators will show you each processing step.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Guided tour or lecture
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    Mon 9 September | 16:00

    Aperitivo Ötzi Glacier Tour

    You are interested in the Ötzi Glacier Tour but you want to know more about it before booking? Every Monday at 4 p.m. at the archeoParc cafeteria alpine tour guides, skiing instructors or members of alpine clubs give you information about itinerary, duration and physical conditions needed to participate.

    No registration required | Free entrance | Coffee shop | Course 1 | Duration: approx. 30 min

    • Trekking tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 10 September | 08:00

    Ötzi Glacier Tour

    The extremely varied one day round tour crosses the main chain oft the Alps. The undisputed highlight of this accompanied glacier hiking  tour is the discovery site of Ötzi the Iceman (3,210m).
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Tue 10 September | 12:30

    Leatherworking workshop (pouches)

    The art of tanning has been known to man since the Stone Age. Through this process, animal skins and furs are preserved and softened so that they can be further processed into clothing, tents, and ceilings. Ötzi’s clothing was also made from tanned leather. Make a little pouch yourself the Stone Age way from deer leather. To do so, you will have at your disposal flint blades, plant fibers, and awls made from deer antlers. Our museum educators will show you each processing step.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Wed 11 September | 12:30

    Leatherworking workshop (pouches)

    The art of tanning has been known to man since the Stone Age. Through this process, animal skins and furs are preserved and softened so that they can be further processed into clothing, tents, and ceilings. Ötzi’s clothing was also made from tanned leather. Make a little pouch yourself the Stone Age way from deer leather. To do so, you will have at your disposal flint blades, plant fibers, and awls made from deer antlers. Our museum educators will show you each processing step.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Thu 12 September | 12:30

    Leatherworking workshop (pouches)

    The art of tanning has been known to man since the Stone Age. Through this process, animal skins and furs are preserved and softened so that they can be further processed into clothing, tents, and ceilings. Ötzi’s clothing was also made from tanned leather. Make a little pouch yourself the Stone Age way from deer leather. To do so, you will have at your disposal flint blades, plant fibers, and awls made from deer antlers. Our museum educators will show you each processing step.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 15 September | 11:00

    Guided tour “Ötzi, a Chieftain?!”

    Thematic tour in the permanent exhibition “Primitive? Skilled!” concerning the question of what social status Ötzi had in his society. With Luana Zanforlin, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Guided tour or lecture
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    Mon 16 September | 16:00

    Aperitivo Ötzi Glacier Tour

    You are interested in the Ötzi Glacier Tour but you want to know more about it before booking? Every Monday at 4 p.m. at the archeoParc cafeteria alpine tour guides, skiing instructors or members of alpine clubs give you information about itinerary, duration and physical conditions needed to participate.

    No registration required | Free entrance | Coffee shop | Course 1 | Duration: approx. 30 min

    • Trekking tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 17 September | 08:00

    Ötzi Glacier Tour

    The extremely varied one day round tour crosses the main chain oft the Alps. The undisputed highlight of this accompanied glacier hiking  tour is the discovery site of Ötzi the Iceman (3,210m).
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Tue 17 September | 12:30

    Making pearls out of plant pits workshop


    The blossoms are white, and in the autumn it bears dark blue fruit: the sloe bush. Archaeologists found a pit from this plant with Ötzi. We will use the fact that it was desired at his time to make pearls out of the pits to show you how it is done. Who knows, perhaps you are one of our patient visitors who will make several pearls and then fashion a “Copper Age necklace” out of them?

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Wed 18 September | 12:30

    Making pearls out of plant pits workshop


    The blossoms are white, and in the autumn it bears dark blue fruit: the sloe bush. Archaeologists found a pit from this plant with Ötzi. We will use the fact that it was desired at his time to make pearls out of the pits to show you how it is done. Who knows, perhaps you are one of our patient visitors who will make several pearls and then fashion a “Copper Age necklace” out of them?

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Guided tour or lecture
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Thu 19 September | 10:00

    Ötzi Discovery Day (free admission)

    On this day thirtytree years ago, Erika and Helmut Simon discovered Ötzi. Celebrate his “birthday” with us with hourly tours and a welcome gift.

    no registration required | free admission | course 1, 2 and 3

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Thu 19 September | 12:30

    Making pearls out of plant pits workshop


    The blossoms are white, and in the autumn it bears dark blue fruit: the sloe bush. Archaeologists found a pit from this plant with Ötzi. We will use the fact that it was desired at his time to make pearls out of the pits to show you how it is done. Who knows, perhaps you are one of our patient visitors who will make several pearls and then fashion a “Copper Age necklace” out of them?

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Fri 20 September | 12:30

    Making pearls out of plant pits workshop


    The blossoms are white, and in the autumn it bears dark blue fruit: the sloe bush. Archaeologists found a pit from this plant with Ötzi. We will use the fact that it was desired at his time to make pearls out of the pits to show you how it is done. Who knows, perhaps you are one of our patient visitors who will make several pearls and then fashion a “Copper Age necklace” out of them?

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Sat 21 September | 12:30

    Coil weaving workshop

    Reeds, plant fibers, a needle, and the right technique: that’s all you need to make a basket, as is known from Copper Age excavations.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Sun 22 September | 12:30

    Coil weaving workshop

    Reeds, plant fibers, a needle, and the right technique: that’s all you need to make a basket, as is known from Copper Age excavations.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Mon 23 September | 12:30

    Coil weaving workshop

    Reeds, plant fibers, a needle, and the right technique: that’s all you need to make a basket, as is known from Copper Age excavations.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Guided tour or lecture
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    Mon 23 September | 16:00

    Aperitivo Ötzi Glacier Tour

    You are interested in the Ötzi Glacier Tour but you want to know more about it before booking? Every Monday at 4 p.m. at the archeoParc cafeteria alpine tour guides, skiing instructors or members of alpine clubs give you information about itinerary, duration and physical conditions needed to participate.

    No registration required | Free entrance | Coffee shop | Course 1 | Duration: approx. 30 min

    • Trekking tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 24 September | 08:00

    Ötzi Glacier Tour

    The extremely varied one day round tour crosses the main chain oft the Alps. The undisputed highlight of this accompanied glacier hiking  tour is the discovery site of Ötzi the Iceman (3,210m).
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Tue 24 September | 12:30

    Deer antler working workshop (Pendant)

    During the Stone Age, antlers were a favorite material for creating jewelry and tools. For instance, Ötzi carried the tips of deer antlers with him. We invite you to get familiar with this material that is rather seldom used today and to make a pendant the Stone Age way with rocks, water, and quartz sand.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Wed 25 September | 12:30

    Deer antler working workshop (Pendant)

    During the Stone Age, antlers were a favorite material for creating jewelry and tools. For instance, Ötzi carried the tips of deer antlers with him. We invite you to get familiar with this material that is rather seldom used today and to make a pendant the Stone Age way with rocks, water, and quartz sand.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Thu 26 September | 12:30

    Deer antler working workshop (Pendant)

    During the Stone Age, antlers were a favorite material for creating jewelry and tools. For instance, Ötzi carried the tips of deer antlers with him. We invite you to get familiar with this material that is rather seldom used today and to make a pendant the Stone Age way with rocks, water, and quartz sand.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Fri 27 September | 12:30

    Bow constructing workshop (model)

    Among the things, that Ötzi carried was a semifinished bow made from yew. Our museum educators will show you step by step how a piece of wood is turned into a bow. You will work with a 20 cm long wooden blank of hazel wood and then choose from using a flint flake or a modern carving knife.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Demonstration
    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sat 28 September | 10:00

    European championship For Prehistoric Weapons

    Once again this year, for the twelth time, one stage of the European Championships in Prehistoric Archery and Atlatl will be held in the Val Senales. In the area where Ötzi once went hunting, archers and spear throwers from the different countries of Europe will meet…

    Further information

    online registration will open late august

    • Hands-on activity
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sat 28 September | 12:30

    Bow constructing workshop (model)

    Among the things, that Ötzi carried was a semifinished bow made from yew. Our museum educators will show you step by step how a piece of wood is turned into a bow. You will work with a 20 cm long wooden blank of hazel wood and then choose from using a flint flake or a modern carving knife.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Demonstration
    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 29 September | 10:00

    European championship For Prehistoric Weapons

    Once again this year, for the twelth time, one stage of the European Championships in Prehistoric Archery and Atlatl will be held in the Val Senales. In the area where Ötzi once went hunting, archers and spear throwers from the different countries of Europe will meet…

    Further information

    online registration will open late august

    • Hands-on activity
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sun 29 September | 12:30

    Bow constructing workshop (model)

    Among the things, that Ötzi carried was a semifinished bow made from yew. Our museum educators will show you step by step how a piece of wood is turned into a bow. You will work with a 20 cm long wooden blank of hazel wood and then choose from using a flint flake or a modern carving knife.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Mon 30 September | 12:30

    Bow constructing workshop (model)

    Among the things, that Ötzi carried was a semifinished bow made from yew. Our museum educators will show you step by step how a piece of wood is turned into a bow. You will work with a 20 cm long wooden blank of hazel wood and then choose from using a flint flake or a modern carving knife.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Guided tour or lecture
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    Mon 30 September | 16:00

    Aperitivo Ötzi Glacier Tour

    You are interested in the Ötzi Glacier Tour but you want to know more about it before booking? Every Monday at 4 p.m. at the archeoParc cafeteria alpine tour guides, skiing instructors or members of alpine clubs give you information about itinerary, duration and physical conditions needed to participate.

    No registration required | Free entrance | Coffee shop | Course 1 | Duration: approx. 30 min

    • Trekking tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 1 October | 08:00

    Ötzi Glacier Tour

    The extremely varied one day round tour crosses the main chain oft the Alps. The undisputed highlight of this accompanied glacier hiking  tour is the discovery site of Ötzi the Iceman (3,210m).
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Tue 1 October | 12:30

    Twined weaving workshop (Pad)

    Ötzi’s mat and the scabbard for his knife were made with the help of a technique that we call twined weaving. Do your own wickerwork with bulrushes and fibers in what may well be the oldest technique for textile weaving.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 40 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Wed 2 October | 12:30

    Twined weaving workshop (Pad)

    Ötzi’s mat and the scabbard for his knife were made with the help of a technique that we call twined weaving. Do your own wickerwork with bulrushes and fibers in what may well be the oldest technique for textile weaving.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 40 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Thu 3 October | 12:30

    Twined weaving workshop (Pad)

    Ötzi’s mat and the scabbard for his knife were made with the help of a technique that we call twined weaving. Do your own wickerwork with bulrushes and fibers in what may well be the oldest technique for textile weaving.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 40 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Fri 4 October | 12:30

    Twined weaving workshop (Pad)

    Ötzi’s mat and the scabbard for his knife were made with the help of a technique that we call twined weaving. Do your own wickerwork with bulrushes and fibers in what may well be the oldest technique for textile weaving.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 40 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 6 October | 11:00

    Guided tour “Hunted, cut and gathered”

    What did Ötzi eat, and which plants and trees were important for the people of that era? A thematic tour through the permanent exhibition “Primitive? Skilled!” with Magdalena Alber, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Trekking tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 8 October | 08:00

    Ötzi Glacier Tour

    The extremely varied one day round tour crosses the main chain oft the Alps. The undisputed highlight of this accompanied glacier hiking  tour is the discovery site of Ötzi the Iceman (3,210m).
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Tue 8 October | 12:30

    Deer antler working workshop (Awl)

    Ötzi’s clothes and some pieces of his equipment were made out of leather and fur. These materials are too hard and too thick to be sewed directly with needle and thread: they must be previously punctured with an awl. Our museum educators will show you how to make an awl of antlers and poplar bark using only flint stylus and a sharpening stones.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Wed 9 October | 12:30

    Deer antler working workshop (Awl)

    Ötzi’s clothes and some pieces of his equipment were made out of leather and fur. These materials are too hard and too thick to be sewed directly with needle and thread: they must be previously punctured with an awl. Our museum educators will show you how to make an awl of antlers and poplar bark using only flint stylus and a sharpening stones.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Thu 10 October | 12:30

    Deer antler working workshop (Awl)

    Ötzi’s clothes and some pieces of his equipment were made out of leather and fur. These materials are too hard and too thick to be sewed directly with needle and thread: they must be previously punctured with an awl. Our museum educators will show you how to make an awl of antlers and poplar bark using only flint stylus and a sharpening stones.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Fri 11 October | 12:30

    Deer antler working workshop (Awl)

    Ötzi’s clothes and some pieces of his equipment were made out of leather and fur. These materials are too hard and too thick to be sewed directly with needle and thread: they must be previously punctured with an awl. Our museum educators will show you how to make an awl of antlers and poplar bark using only flint stylus and a sharpening stones.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Sat 12 October | 12:30

    Copper working workshop

    Ötzi carried with him an ax with a copper blade. You can hammer, forge, and sharpen a copper wire into a piece of jewelry that could also have been worn at the time.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 13 October | 11:00

    Guided tour “Neolithic huts”

    Thematic tour on the two Neolithic house reconstructions of the group Houses Alpine Valleys (Villanders-Plunacker and Villanuova sul Clisi Monte Covolo) in the open air area with Eveline Vatamaniuc, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Sun 13 October | 12:30

    Copper working workshop

    Ötzi carried with him an ax with a copper blade. You can hammer, forge, and sharpen a copper wire into a piece of jewelry that could also have been worn at the time.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    Mon 14 October | 12:30

    Copper working workshop

    Ötzi carried with him an ax with a copper blade. You can hammer, forge, and sharpen a copper wire into a piece of jewelry that could also have been worn at the time.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Trekking tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 15 October | 08:00

    Ötzi Glacier Tour

    The extremely varied one day round tour crosses the main chain oft the Alps. The undisputed highlight of this accompanied glacier hiking  tour is the discovery site of Ötzi the Iceman (3,210m).
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Tue 15 October | 12:30

    Leatherworking workshop (bracelet)

    Just like Ötzi, you can cut deer leather into strips with flint flakes and, using a technique of his time (twisting), turn them into a “Neolithic bracelet”.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 40 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Wed 16 October | 12:30

    Leatherworking workshop (bracelet)

    Just like Ötzi, you can cut deer leather into strips with flint flakes and, using a technique of his time (twisting), turn them into a “Neolithic bracelet”.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 40 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Thu 17 October | 12:30

    Leatherworking workshop (bracelet)

    Just like Ötzi, you can cut deer leather into strips with flint flakes and, using a technique of his time (twisting), turn them into a “Neolithic bracelet”.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 40 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Fri 18 October | 12:30

    Leatherworking workshop (bracelet)

    Just like Ötzi, you can cut deer leather into strips with flint flakes and, using a technique of his time (twisting), turn them into a “Neolithic bracelet”.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 40 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sat 19 October | 12:30

    Soapstone working workshop (pendant)

    Ötzi carried with him a disc of limestone with a hole in it. For your first efforts at Stone Age polishing, drilling, and engraving, a less hard rock is more suitable: soapstone. Let your imagination run wild and stick around! With the help of flint drills and sandstone, you will soon turn blanks into amulets, talismans, animal statuettes, pendants, and much, much more…

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 20 October | 11:00

    Guided tour “Linden weaving and cow sinews”

    Thematic tour in the permanent exhibition on animal and plant fiber materials and their use by Ötzi. With Eveline Vatamaniuc, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sun 20 October | 12:30

    Soapstone working workshop (pendant)

    Ötzi carried with him a disc of limestone with a hole in it. For your first efforts at Stone Age polishing, drilling, and engraving, a less hard rock is more suitable: soapstone. Let your imagination run wild and stick around! With the help of flint drills and sandstone, you will soon turn blanks into amulets, talismans, animal statuettes, pendants, and much, much more…

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Mon 21 October | 12:30

    Soapstone working workshop (pendant)

    Ötzi carried with him a disc of limestone with a hole in it. For your first efforts at Stone Age polishing, drilling, and engraving, a less hard rock is more suitable: soapstone. Let your imagination run wild and stick around! With the help of flint drills and sandstone, you will soon turn blanks into amulets, talismans, animal statuettes, pendants, and much, much more…

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Trekking tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 22 October | 08:00

    Ötzi Glacier Tour

    The extremely varied one day round tour crosses the main chain oft the Alps. The undisputed highlight of this accompanied glacier hiking  tour is the discovery site of Ötzi the Iceman (3,210m).
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Tue 22 October | 12:30

    Comb making workshop

    Wood was one of the most important materials during the stone age. Nevertheless, there are much more archaeological finds made of stone, because organic materials need to be conserved under special conditions to outlast for so many time. In this workshop you will learn to make a wooden comb, similar to those used at the time of the Iceman.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Wed 23 October | 12:30

    Comb making workshop

    Wood was one of the most important materials during the stone age. Nevertheless, there are much more archaeological finds made of stone, because organic materials need to be conserved under special conditions to outlast for so many time. In this workshop you will learn to make a wooden comb, similar to those used at the time of the Iceman.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Thu 24 October | 12:30

    Comb making workshop

    Wood was one of the most important materials during the stone age. Nevertheless, there are much more archaeological finds made of stone, because organic materials need to be conserved under special conditions to outlast for so many time. In this workshop you will learn to make a wooden comb, similar to those used at the time of the Iceman.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Fri 25 October | 12:30

    Comb making workshop

    Wood was one of the most important materials during the stone age. Nevertheless, there are much more archaeological finds made of stone, because organic materials need to be conserved under special conditions to outlast for so many time. In this workshop you will learn to make a wooden comb, similar to those used at the time of the Iceman.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sat 26 October | 12:30

    Making pearls out of plant pits workshop


    The blossoms are white, and in the autumn it bears dark blue fruit: the sloe bush. Archaeologists found a pit from this plant with Ötzi. We will use the fact that it was desired at his time to make pearls out of the pits to show you how it is done. Who knows, perhaps you are one of our patient visitors who will make several pearls and then fashion a “Copper Age necklace” out of them?

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 27 October | 11:00

    Guided tour “The power of fire”

    How was fire made during the time of Ötzi, what did he need to do so, and why was it of such great importance? A thematic tour through the permanent exhibition withEveline Vatamaniuc, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sun 27 October | 12:30

    Making pearls out of plant pits workshop


    The blossoms are white, and in the autumn it bears dark blue fruit: the sloe bush. Archaeologists found a pit from this plant with Ötzi. We will use the fact that it was desired at his time to make pearls out of the pits to show you how it is done. Who knows, perhaps you are one of our patient visitors who will make several pearls and then fashion a “Copper Age necklace” out of them?

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Mon 28 October | 12:30

    Making pearls out of plant pits workshop


    The blossoms are white, and in the autumn it bears dark blue fruit: the sloe bush. Archaeologists found a pit from this plant with Ötzi. We will use the fact that it was desired at his time to make pearls out of the pits to show you how it is done. Who knows, perhaps you are one of our patient visitors who will make several pearls and then fashion a “Copper Age necklace” out of them?

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Trekking tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 29 October | 08:00

    Ötzi Glacier Tour

    The extremely varied one day round tour crosses the main chain oft the Alps. The undisputed highlight of this accompanied glacier hiking  tour is the discovery site of Ötzi the Iceman (3,210m).
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Tue 29 October | 12:30

    Handweaving workshop (bracelet)

    Weaving has been known since as early as the Neolithic Period, and since that time it has been one of the most important cultural techniques of humans. Our museum educators invite you to try your hand at weaving and to make a bracelet in plain weave out of yarn.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Wed 30 October | 12:30

    Handweaving workshop (bracelet)

    Weaving has been known since as early as the Neolithic Period, and since that time it has been one of the most important cultural techniques of humans. Our museum educators invite you to try your hand at weaving and to make a bracelet in plain weave out of yarn.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Thu 31 October | 12:30

    Handweaving workshop (bracelet)

    Weaving has been known since as early as the Neolithic Period, and since that time it has been one of the most important cultural techniques of humans. Our museum educators invite you to try your hand at weaving and to make a bracelet in plain weave out of yarn.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: 40-60 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Fri 1 November | 11:00

    Guided tour “Hunted, cut and gathered”

    What did Ötzi eat, and which plants and trees were important for the people of that era? A thematic tour through the permanent exhibition “Primitive? Skilled!” with Magdalena Alber, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Fri 1 November | 12:30

    Sea shell jewelry making workshop

    Sea shells, snail shells, fruit pit pearls, teeth, wood. All sorts of different things were used during the time of Ötzi for jewelry. You can polish sea shells and drill through wooden discs to make pendants and pearls. On top of that, you will learn how Ötzi made cords out of plant fibers with the weaving technique. Then all you have to do is string it together and your “Stone Age chain” is done.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sat 2 November | 12:30

    Sea shell jewelry making workshop

    Sea shells, snail shells, fruit pit pearls, teeth, wood. All sorts of different things were used during the time of Ötzi for jewelry. You can polish sea shells and drill through wooden discs to make pendants and pearls. On top of that, you will learn how Ötzi made cords out of plant fibers with the weaving technique. Then all you have to do is string it together and your “Stone Age chain” is done.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Adults
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Multilingual
    Sun 3 November | 11:00

    Guided tour “Neolithic huts”

    Thematic tour on the two Neolithic house reconstructions of the group Houses Alpine Valleys (Villanders-Plunacker and Villanuova sul Clisi Monte Covolo) in the open air area with Eveline Vatamaniuc, museum educator.

    No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min

    • Hands-on activity
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Recommended age
    • Multilingual
    Sun 3 November | 12:30

    Sea shell jewelry making workshop

    Sea shells, snail shells, fruit pit pearls, teeth, wood. All sorts of different things were used during the time of Ötzi for jewelry. You can polish sea shells and drill through wooden discs to make pendants and pearls. On top of that, you will learn how Ötzi made cords out of plant fibers with the weaving technique. Then all you have to do is string it together and your “Stone Age chain” is done.

    No registration required | Starts every hour from 12:30 on, last start one hour before the evening closing of the open-air area | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area | Duration: approx. 60 min

    • Ski tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 5 November | 08:30

    Ötzi Glacier Tour Ski

    The extremely varied ski tour leads to the Giogo Tisa ridge, where Ötzi was discovered in 1991. It starts and ends in Maso Corto. Participation requires your own ski touring equipment as well as experience in ski touring or a high level of parallel turning.
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    • Ski tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 12 November | 08:30

    Ötzi Glacier Tour Ski

    The extremely varied ski tour leads to the Giogo Tisa ridge, where Ötzi was discovered in 1991. It starts and ends in Maso Corto. Participation requires your own ski touring equipment as well as experience in ski touring or a high level of parallel turning.
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    • Ski tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 19 November | 08:30

    Ötzi Glacier Tour Ski

    The extremely varied ski tour leads to the Giogo Tisa ridge, where Ötzi was discovered in 1991. It starts and ends in Maso Corto. Participation requires your own ski touring equipment as well as experience in ski touring or a high level of parallel turning.
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    • Ski tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 26 November | 08:30

    Ötzi Glacier Tour Ski

    The extremely varied ski tour leads to the Giogo Tisa ridge, where Ötzi was discovered in 1991. It starts and ends in Maso Corto. Participation requires your own ski touring equipment as well as experience in ski touring or a high level of parallel turning.
    Further information

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    • Ski tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 3 December | 08:30

    Ötzi Glacier Tour Ski

    The extremely varied ski tour leads to the Giogo Tisa ridge, where Ötzi was discovered in 1991. It starts and ends in Maso Corto. Participation requires your own ski touring equipment as well as experience in ski touring or a high level of parallel turning.
    Further information

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    • Ski tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 10 December | 08:30

    Ötzi Glacier Tour Ski

    The extremely varied ski tour leads to the Giogo Tisa ridge, where Ötzi was discovered in 1991. It starts and ends in Maso Corto. Participation requires your own ski touring equipment as well as experience in ski touring or a high level of parallel turning.
    Further information

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    • Ski tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 17 December | 08:30

    Ötzi Glacier Tour Ski

    The extremely varied ski tour leads to the Giogo Tisa ridge, where Ötzi was discovered in 1991. It starts and ends in Maso Corto. Participation requires your own ski touring equipment as well as experience in ski touring or a high level of parallel turning.
    Further information

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    • Ski tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 7 January | 08:00

    Ötzi Glacier Tour Ski

    The extremely varied ski tour leads to the Giogo Tisa ridge, where Ötzi was discovered in 1991. It starts and ends in Maso Corto. Participation requires your own ski touring equipment as well as experience in ski touring or a high level of parallel turning.
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Ski tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 14 January | 08:00

    Ötzi Glacier Tour Ski

    The extremely varied ski tour leads to the Giogo Tisa ridge, where Ötzi was discovered in 1991. It starts and ends in Maso Corto. Participation requires your own ski touring equipment as well as experience in ski touring or a high level of parallel turning.
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Ski tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 21 January | 08:00

    Ötzi Glacier Tour Ski

    The extremely varied ski tour leads to the Giogo Tisa ridge, where Ötzi was discovered in 1991. It starts and ends in Maso Corto. Participation requires your own ski touring equipment as well as experience in ski touring or a high level of parallel turning.
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Ski tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 28 January | 08:00

    Ötzi Glacier Tour Ski

    The extremely varied ski tour leads to the Giogo Tisa ridge, where Ötzi was discovered in 1991. It starts and ends in Maso Corto. Participation requires your own ski touring equipment as well as experience in ski touring or a high level of parallel turning.
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Ski tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 4 February | 08:00

    Ötzi Glacier Tour Ski

    The extremely varied ski tour leads to the Giogo Tisa ridge, where Ötzi was discovered in 1991. It starts and ends in Maso Corto. Participation requires your own ski touring equipment as well as experience in ski touring or a high level of parallel turning.
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Ski tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 11 February | 08:00

    Ötzi Glacier Tour Ski

    The extremely varied ski tour leads to the Giogo Tisa ridge, where Ötzi was discovered in 1991. It starts and ends in Maso Corto. Participation requires your own ski touring equipment as well as experience in ski touring or a high level of parallel turning.
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Ski tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 18 February | 08:00

    Ötzi Glacier Tour Ski

    The extremely varied ski tour leads to the Giogo Tisa ridge, where Ötzi was discovered in 1991. It starts and ends in Maso Corto. Participation requires your own ski touring equipment as well as experience in ski touring or a high level of parallel turning.
    Further information

    Join the tour!

    • Ski tour
    • Adults
    • Multilingual
    • Reservations required
    Tue 25 February | 08:00

    Ötzi Glacier Tour Ski

    The extremely varied ski tour leads to the Giogo Tisa ridge, where Ötzi was discovered in 1991. It starts and ends in Maso Corto. Participation requires your own ski touring equipment as well as experience in ski touring or a high level of parallel turning.
    Further information

    Join the tour!