The South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology is part of the provincial museums owned by the Autonomous Province of Bolzano. It is located in a building dating back to 1912, which first housed the Habsburg Bank and then the Bank of Italy. It is situated on the edge of the pedestrian zone of Bolzano. Conceived in 1998 as an exhibition space dedicated to the archaeology of the southern Alpine arc, the museum has been showcasing the theme "Iceman" since February 2013 on three floors of the museum. The fourth floor is dedicated to the archaeology of South Tyrol, with exhibition themes that change periodically. 

Ötzi – The Iceman

Over 5000 years ago, a man climbed the Senales glacier to its frozen peaks and died there. In 1991, he was accidentally discovered, mummified, frozen, with his clothing and equipment: a sensational archaeological discovery that offers a unique glimpse into the life of a Copper Age man.

After several years of research conducted by highly skilled expert groups, since March 1998, the mummy and the objects that belonged to him have been exhibited to the public at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology.
Fascinated, full of amazement, but also strangely moved, we can now encounter a witness of our past. The fate of this individual escapes the anonymity of history to relive in our minds.