Primal archery taster session
2026-09-12 13:30 - 15:30, 2026-09-13 13:30 - 15:30, 2026-09-14 13:30 - 15:30, 2026-09-15 13:30 - 15:30, 2026-09-16 13:30 - 15:30, 2026-09-17 13:30 - 15:30, 2026-09-18 13:30 - 15:30, 2026-09-19 13:30 - 15:30 (Europe/Rome) and 3 more dates
At the museum’s archery range we try to shoot with a wooden longbow similar to the one found with Ötzi. After a short introduction by the archeoParc museum educators we draw the bow and aim on the targets and animals in 3D.No registration required | Every day | Several times from 13:30 | Included in the admission price | Archery range (#11) | Course 3 | Duration: approx. 30 min | When visitor numbers are high , the archery range opens all day and every half hour | Does not take place if the ground is wet or the weather is unsuitable | Last admission for visiting all areas and adventure stations at 14:00

Guided tour „The power of fire“
2026-09-13 11:00 - 12:00
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 Stefan Tappeiner, museum educator.

No registration required | At 11:00 | Costs: Entrance fee +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance (#01) | Duration: approx. 45 min

Copper working workshop
2026-09-13 12:30 - 16:30
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 several times from 12:30 on | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area (#09) | Duration: 40-60 min | Last entrance for visiting all hands-on areas at 14:00

Deer antler working workshop (Pendant)
2026-09-14 12:30 - 16:30, 2026-09-15 12:30 - 16:30, 2026-09-16 12:30 - 16:30
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 several times from 12:30 on | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area (#09) | Duration: approx. 60 min | Last entrance for visiting all hands-on areas at 14:00

Ötzi Glacier Tour Trekking
2026-09-15 06:30 - 17:00, 2026-09-22 06:30 - 17:00
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

J O I N T H E T O U R !

Registration within 17:00 the day before | start time will be announced upon registration | 160 Euro | Maso Corto, Meetingpoint Ötzi Glacier Tour | 7-8 hours walking time plus breaks

Family afternoon
2026-09-15 14:00 - 17:00, 2026-09-22 14:00 - 17:00
Am Dienstagnachmittag gehört der archeoParc den Kindern und ihren Eltern! Indoor warten ein Quiz, ein Basteltisch und einOn Tuesday afternoons, the archeoParc belongs to children and their parents! A quiz, a craft table and a dressing-up corner await you indoors. In the outdoor area, all six adventure stations are open. And for those who get hungry after visiting the museum, there are hot waffles with ice cream in the cafeteria in the visitor centre. See you there?

Short workshops take place in parallel. E.g. ‘We’re building a Stone Age house’ and ‘Ötzi bakery’. See the calendar.

R E G I S T E R N O W

Registration recommended | in the afternoon | included in the admission fee |course 2 | Workshop area (#09) | duration: at your convenience | Last entrance for visiting all areas and adventure stations at 12:30

Workshop for children “Building a hut”
2026-09-15 14:30 - 15:00
Children ages four to seven will become Stone Age building engineers along with their parents. Stefan Tappeiner, museum educator, will demonstrate step by step how a Stone Age miniature house can be built out of trunks.

No registration required | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Houses Alleshausen-Grundwiesen (#07) | Duration: approx. 40 min

Children's workshop ‘Ötzi bakery’
2026-09-15 15:00 - 16:00
What did Stone Age people eat? Did Ötzi knew biscuits? Together we discover the ingredients of Stone Age cuisine and bake bread rolls with a delicious honey and nut spread.

Registration recommended | at approx. 15:00 | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area (#09) | Duration: approx. 45 min | We recommend wearing clothes that can get dirty | Takes place under the umbrella roof of the Visitors’ Workshop in case of rain | Last entrance for visiting all areas and adventure stations at 12:30

Leatherworking workshop (bracelet)
2026-09-17 12:30 - 16:30, 2026-09-18 12:30 - 16:30
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 several times from 12:30 on | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area (#09) | Duration: approx. 40 min | Last entrance for visiting all hands-on areas at 14:00

Ötzi Discovery Day (free admission)
2026-09-19 10:00 - 17:00
On this day thirty-five 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

Clay working workshop (bowl lamp)
2026-09-19 12:30 - 16:30, 2026-09-20 12:30 - 16:30, 2026-09-21 12:30 - 16:30
Long before Ötzi, our ancestors filled animal fat into flat stone bowls and lit them with the help of a wick made of plant fibres. Later, lighting devices like this one were mainly made from clay. Under the guidance of our cultural mediators, you will make a simple bowl lamp from clay yourself and, who knows, maybe one fine evening it will give you the light at home that was the only light that man could produce until just over a hundred years ago.

No registration required | Starts several times from 12:30 on | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area (#09) | Duration: approx. 60 min | Last entrance for visiting all hands-on areas at 14:00

Guided tour “Tanned and woven”
2026-09-20 11:00 - 12:00
Thematic tour on the clothing of the Ice Man and his contemporaries in the permanent exhibition with Stefan Tappeiner, museum educator

No registration required | At 11:00 | Costs: Entrance fee +3€ | Course 1 | Meeting point: main entrance (#01) | Duration: approx. 45 min

Twined weaving workshop (Pad)
2026-09-22 12:30 - 16:30
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 several times from 12:30 on | Included in the admission fee | Course 2 | Workshop area (#09) | Duration: approx. 40 min | Last entrance for visiting all hands-on areas at 14:00
