Calendar
(Until the 1st november 2020, the archeoParc is open only on sundays)
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
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
Daily | 12:30-16:30
Baking bread over the camp fire – cancelled (COVID-19)
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
Daily | 12:30-16:30
Grinding Flour on the Copper Age Stone Mill – cancelled (COVID-19)
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
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
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
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 Eric Wellenzohn, museum educator.
No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min
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
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
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 Eric Wellenzohn, museum educator.
No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min
Colour making workshop
Stone-Age people made their paints from ochre and other raw materials. You can try to grind ochre between two stones and make a viscous, water proof paste of it. The potsherd you’ll colour with your self-made painting paste you can take home as a souvenir.
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 | Duration: approx. 40 min
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
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”. Eric Wellenzohn, 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
Pottery decoration workshop
Sometimes the archaeologists find some pottery fragments with deepened, coloured ornaments. You can try yourself how people at Ötzi’s time were scratching and filling these designs… Our museum educators will show how it works.
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
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
Guided tour “Tanned and woven”
Thematic tour on the clothing of the Ice Man and his contemporaries in the permanent exhibition with Eric Wellenzohn, museum educator.
No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min
Demonstration on prehistoric fish smoking – cancelled (COVID-19)
Ötzi and his contemporaries used to smoke and/or dry fresh food in order to build up stocks. Ernst Gamper, museum educator and fisherman, will heat up our smoking oven replica and show you how fish, in this case char, may have been smoked in prehistory.
No registration required | Included in the admission fee | Fish pond | Percorso 3 | Duration: approx. 45 min
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
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 Eric Wellenzohn, museum educator.
No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min
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
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
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 with Eric Wellenzohn, museum educator.
No registration required | Costs: +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance | Duration: approx. 45 min
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
Demonstration on prehistoric fishing net making – cancelled (COVID-19)
Fish was an important food source for humans in the Stone Age. At the very beginning, they fished with their bare hands and primitive spears, but soon they learned how to construct and use fish traps and nets, saving precious time and energy.
Ernst Gamper, museum educator and fisherman, will show you how was made a Neolithic fishing net.
No registration required | Included in the admission fee | Canoe stop | Course 3 | Duration: approx. 45 min
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
