List of museums in Vorarlberg

This list of museums in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries.

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Name Location Type Summary
Alemanni Museum Village Mäder Regional website. Alemanni, ethnography
Alpine Dairy Museum Hittisau Local website. Alpine dairy organization and production, alpine transhumance
Alpine Museum Tannberg Schröcken Local website. Mountain life
Alpinism and Tourism Museum Montafon Gaschurn Local, regional website. Alpine mountain life, local culture
Angelika Kauffmann Museum Schwarzenberg Local, art website. Exhibitions featuring paintings of Angelica Kauffmann. Art and local heritage
Arche Noah Hohenems Nature, art website. Art and nature
Art in the Rohnerhaus Gallery Lauterach Art gallery website. Private art collection open to the public
Beekeeping Museum Immenhof Nenzing-Beschling Nature website. Museum of apiculture (beekeeping)
Bezau Local Heritage Museum Bezau Local website. Local heritage, culture and traditions
Bludenz Municipal Museum Bludenz Local website. Local history, culture and traditions
Bregenz Forest Railway Bezau–Schwarzenberg Railway website. Heritage narrow gauge railway operating from Bezau station via Reuthe to Schwarzenberg station
Brewery Museum Fohrenburg Bludenz Beverages website. Brewery and brewery museum
Bürserberg Local Heritage Museum (Paarhof »Buacher«) Bürserberg Local heritage website. Local heritage, culture and traditions
Christmas Tree Decoration Museum Dornbirn Folklore, heritage website. Christmas decorations
Crèche Museum Dornbirn Folklore, heritage website. Crèches (nativity scenes) from around the world
Dornbirn City Museum Dornbirn Local website. Local history, culture, farm life, industry
Egg Village Museum Egg Local website. Local history and culture
Embroidery Museum Lustenau Textiles, industry website. Embroidery and textiles
Fire Department Museum – Oldtimers Hard Firefighting website. Firefighting vehicles, equipment, oldtimers
FIS Skiing and Mountaineering Museum Damüls Skiing, mountaineering website. Exhibits about 100+ years of Vorarlberg's skiing history
FLATZ Museum Dornbirn Art website. Contemporary art
Franz Michael Felder Museum Schoppernau Literature, heritage website. F.M. Felder, farmer, author, social critic
Frühmesshaus Museum Bartholomäberg Local heritage website. Used for Catholic masses; Baroque architecture and furniture
Good Old Times Hohenems History website. Nostalgia and yesteryear
Graphic Reproductions Museum Rankweil Graphic arts website. Graphic arts museum
Grosses Walsertal Museum, Biosphere Park Museum Sonntag Heritage, Natural history website, website.
Hittisau Heritage Museum Hittisau Local website. Local heritage, customs, history
Inatura Dornbirn Natural history website. Natural history, permanent and temporary exhibitions
Jewish Cemetery Hohenems Historic cemetery website. Well-preserved, historic Jewish cemetery
Jewish Museum of Hohenems Hohenems History website, Jewish community of Hohenems, history, customs
Jewish Quarter Hohenems Historic town quarter website. Historic Jewish quarter
Juppenwerkstatt Riefensberg Riefensberg Local website, Museum and manufactory of traditional garb ("Tracht")
Klostertal Museum Wald/Arlberg Local website. Alpine local culture and traditions
Künstlerhaus Bregenz – Thurn und Taxis Museum Bregenz Fine arts website. Art exhibitions
Kunsthaus Bregenz – KUB Bregenz Fine arts website. Exhibitions of international contemporary art
Kunstraum Dornbirn Dornbirn Fine arts website. Art, architecture
Lebensbilder Hittisau Local heritage website. Local heritage, culture and traditions
Lechmuseum – Wanderweg Lech/Arlberg Nature, hiking website. Culture on the hiking trail
Lechmuseum – Huber-Hus Lech-Tannberg Local heritage website. Culture, history, language
Linzenberg Denkmalhof Local Heritage Museum Schwarzach Local heritage website. Local heritage, culture, and traditions
Martinsturm Museum Bregenz Local and regional website. Local and regional history, traditions, heritage
Mesmers Stall Alberschwende Local heritage, arts website. Local heritage. Arts and crafts
Milling Museum (Stoffels) Hohenems Open air website. Sawmill and flour mill, milling technology
Mining Museum Silbertal Silbertal/Montafon Mining website. Mining, geology
Mohren Biererlebniswelt Dornbirn Brewery website. Brewery and museum
Motorcycle Museum Feldkirch Technology website. Motorcycles
Museum of Baroque Master Builders Au Art history website. Baroque master builders and craftsmen from Au and the Bregenz Forest.
Otten Kunstraum Hohenems Fine arts website. Fine arts exhibitions, events
Prehistory Museum Koblach History website. Pre- and protohistory
Printing Museum Lustenau Media website. Historic printing presses, history of media
Puppet and Toy Museum Blons Crafts website. Puppets and toys
Rauch's Radio Museum Lustenau Technology website. Historic radios, gramophones, etc.
Rhein-Schauen Lustenau Hydrology, natural history website. Information about the International Rhein Regulation Agency; historic narrow gauge railway
Rolls-Royce Museum Dornbirn Automotive website. Automotive museum
Schattenburg Castle and Museum Feldkirch Local website. Castle with exhibits of local history, culture; restaurant
Schruns Museum Schruns Local website. Folk art, domestic life and customs, textile industry, farming
Schubertiade Quarter Hohenems Music, fine arts website. Music and the fine arts
School House (Schulhaus) Warth Historic website. Cultural-historical exhibitions
Skiing and Mountaineering Museum Hirschegg Mountain life website. Mountaineering and skiing
Textile Printing Museum Hard-Mittelweiherburg Textiles website. Textile printing exhibition
Tractor/Oldtimer Museum Hard Technology website. Vintage tractors and other vehicles
Villa Rustica – Open-Air Roman Villa Rankweil History, archeology website. Ancient Roman history in the Rhine Valley
Vorarlberg Military Museum Bregenz Military website. Military museum
vorarlberg museum Bregenz History, arts website. Archaeology, history, art and folklore
Walser Museum Kleinwalsertal Riezlern Local heritage website. Local and regional culture and heritage
Werkraum Bregenzerwald Andelsbuch Woodworking, traditional crafts website. Themed exhibitions, workshops, contests and lectures on craft and building culture.
Women's Museum Hittisau Herstory website. Women's history, cultural achievements. Women’
World of Museums Frastanz Multiple museums website. Electricity, firefighting, photography, cinema, rescue, hunting, gramophone, and tobacco museums

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