Research mission
The South Tyrol Mining Museum preserves, researches and conveys the cultural heritage of mining in the Alpine region, with a particular focus on South Tyrol. Key areas include the social and economic history of mining, as well as the resource history of the raw materials found in South Tyrol. Research and collection form the foundation of our work. They not only enable a deeper understanding of the past, but also create connections to the present and future.
As an open cultural and educational institution, the museum sees itself as a place of scholarly exchange, participation and inspiration. We collect both tangible and intangible evidence of mining, process it professionally and make it accessible to a broad audience, regionally and internationally. Our collection practices and accompanying research follow professional, ethical and inclusive standards. The museum relies on interdisciplinary collaboration, contemporary methodologies and sustainable perspectives.
Scientific publications and lectures produced at the museum are to be made freely accessible to the widest possible audience through digital channels.
As an open cultural and educational institution, the museum sees itself as a place of scholarly exchange, participation and inspiration. We collect both tangible and intangible evidence of mining, process it professionally and make it accessible to a broad audience, regionally and internationally. Our collection practices and accompanying research follow professional, ethical and inclusive standards. The museum relies on interdisciplinary collaboration, contemporary methodologies and sustainable perspectives.
Scientific publications and lectures produced at the museum are to be made freely accessible to the widest possible audience through digital channels.
The advisory board
The advisory board is an independent body composed of external experts. It advises the museum on specialist matters, provides scholarly perspectives and supports the quality guarantee of contents and projects.
Members:
Leo Toller (President; Director of the Persen Cultural Institute)
Ulrike Töchterle (Vice-President; Head of the Archaeological Conservation Laboratory University of Innsbruck)
Barbara Denicoló (Food Historian University of Salzburg)
Francesca Ceci (Curator of the Capitoline Museums Rome)
Stefan Plangger (Director of the Sudetendeutsches Museum Munich)
Georg Neuhauser (Head of the Institute for Regional History University of Innsbruck)
Markus Wandinger (Managing director of the Working Committee of the Surveying Authorities of the Federal States of Germany)
Volkmar Mair (Director of the office for Geology and Materials Testing South Tyrol)
Members:
Leo Toller (President; Director of the Persen Cultural Institute)
Ulrike Töchterle (Vice-President; Head of the Archaeological Conservation Laboratory University of Innsbruck)
Barbara Denicoló (Food Historian University of Salzburg)
Francesca Ceci (Curator of the Capitoline Museums Rome)
Stefan Plangger (Director of the Sudetendeutsches Museum Munich)
Georg Neuhauser (Head of the Institute for Regional History University of Innsbruck)
Markus Wandinger (Managing director of the Working Committee of the Surveying Authorities of the Federal States of Germany)
Volkmar Mair (Director of the office for Geology and Materials Testing South Tyrol)