List of museums in Vorarlberg

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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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NameLocationTypeSummary
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 ImmenhofNenzing-BeschlingNature 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–SchwarzenbergRailway website. Heritage narrow gauge railway operating from Bezau station via Reuthe to Schwarzenberg station
Brewery Museum Fohrenburg BludenzBeverages 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 MuseumDornbirnFolklore, heritage website. Crèches (nativity scenes) from around the world
Dornbirn City MuseumDornbirnLocal 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 – OldtimersHardFirefighting 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 DornbirnArt 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 TimesHohenemsHistory website. Nostalgia and yesteryear
Graphic Reproductions Museum Rankweil Graphic arts website. Graphic arts museum
Grosses Walsertal Museum, Biosphere Park MuseumSonntagHeritage, Natural history website, website.
Hittisau Heritage MuseumHittisauLocal website. Local heritage, customs, history
Inatura DornbirnNatural history website. Natural history, permanent and temporary exhibitions
Jewish CemeteryHohenemsHistoric cemetery website. Well-preserved, historic Jewish cemetery
Jewish Museum of Hohenems HohenemsHistory website, Jewish community of Hohenems, history, customs
Jewish QuarterHohenemsHistoric town quarter website. Historic Jewish quarter
Juppenwerkstatt Riefensberg Riefensberg Local website, Museum and manufactory of traditional garb ("Tracht")
Klostertal MuseumWald/ArlbergLocal website. Alpine local culture and traditions
Künstlerhaus Bregenz – Thurn und Taxis MuseumBregenzFine arts website. Art exhibitions
Kunsthaus Bregenz – KUB BregenzFine arts website. Exhibitions of international contemporary art
Kunstraum DornbirnDornbirnFine arts website. Art, architecture
LebensbilderHittisauLocal heritage website. Local heritage, culture and traditions
Lechmuseum – WanderwegLech/ArlbergNature, hiking website. Culture on the hiking trail
Lechmuseum – Huber-HusLech-TannbergLocal heritage website. Culture, history, language
Linzenberg Denkmalhof Local Heritage MuseumSchwarzachLocal heritage website. Local heritage, culture, and traditions
Martinsturm MuseumBregenzLocal and regional website. Local and regional history, traditions, heritage
Mesmers StallAlberschwendeLocal heritage, arts website. Local heritage. Arts and crafts
Milling Museum (Stoffels)HohenemsOpen air website. Sawmill and flour mill, milling technology
Mining Museum SilbertalSilbertal/MontafonMining website. Mining, geology
Mohren Biererlebniswelt DornbirnBrewery 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 KunstraumHohenemsFine arts website. Fine arts exhibitions, events
Prehistory MuseumKoblachHistory website. Pre- and protohistory
Printing MuseumLustenauMedia website. Historic printing presses, history of media
Puppet and Toy MuseumBlonsCrafts website. Puppets and toys
Rauch's Radio MuseumLustenauTechnology website. Historic radios, gramophones, etc.
Rhein-SchauenLustenauHydrology, natural history website. Information about the International Rhein Regulation Agency; historic narrow gauge railway
Rolls-Royce Museum DornbirnAutomotive website. Automotive museum
Schattenburg Castle and Museum FeldkirchLocal website. Castle with exhibits of local history, culture; restaurant
Schruns MuseumSchrunsLocal website. Folk art, domestic life and customs, textile industry, farming
Schubertiade QuarterHohenemsMusic, fine arts website. Music and the fine arts
School House (Schulhaus) Warth Historic website. Cultural-historical exhibitions
Skiing and Mountaineering MuseumHirscheggMountain life website. Mountaineering and skiing
Textile Printing MuseumHard-MittelweiherburgTextiles website. Textile printing exhibition
Tractor/Oldtimer MuseumHardTechnology website. Vintage tractors and other vehicles
Villa Rustica – Open-Air Roman VillaRankweilHistory, archeology website. Ancient Roman history in the Rhine Valley
Vorarlberg Military MuseumBregenzMilitary website. Military museum
vorarlberg museum BregenzHistory, arts website. Archaeology, history, art and folklore
Walser Museum KleinwalsertalRiezlernLocal 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 HittisauHerstory website. Women's history, cultural achievements. Women’
World of MuseumsFrastanzMultiple museums website. Electricity, firefighting, photography, cinema, rescue, hunting, gramophone, and tobacco museums

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