- Address: Städtle 43, 9490 Vaduz, Liechtenstein
- Phone: +423 239 68 20
- Website: http://www.landesmuseum.li/
- Working hours: from 10-00 to 17-00 (on Wednesday to 20-00), the day off is Monday.
Liechtensteinisches Landesmuseum , or the State Museum of Liechtenstein is a museum dedicated to the history, geography and nature of this small state. It consists of 3 buildings, two of which are ancient, and one more - modern. The museum has a branch located in an old wooden house in the community of Schellenberg. Another attraction of Liechtenstein - the Postage Stamps Museum , also located in Vaduz, belongs to the State Museum.
A bit of history
The National Museum of Liechtenstein was created on the initiative of Prince Johann II, who ruled the country from 1858 to 1929. It was the collection of weapons, ceramics, paintings, antiques that belonged to the princes of Liechtenstein, and served as the basis for the museum collection. At first the museum was located in the castle of Vaduz . In 1901, the Historical Society was created, in charge of which was the "economy" of the museum, and the task of which was to preserve and replenish museum funds. In 1905, Vaduz Castle became the residence of the princes of Liechtenstein, and the museum moved to the Government building, and in 1926 the first exposition was opened.
In 1929, the museum again returned to the castle, where it is located until 1938, in which the exhibits "part" through several buildings of the city. In 1972, he again opens in a separate building - in the former tavern "At the Eagle." In the same year, the "Foundation of the State Museum of Liechtenstein" was established. However, in 1992 the museum was temporarily closed again - the construction work carried out in the neighboring building caused serious damage to the building of the former tavern. In the period from 1992 to 1994, a part of the collection was taken by the branch of the museum - a wooden house in the commune of Schellenberg.
Between 1999 and 2003, the buildings where the museum is located now also had to survive the restoration; at the same time the museum acquired a new building. In November 2003 the museum opened its doors to visitors.
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What can you see in the museum?
In the museum there are various exhibitions, as well as permanent exhibitions, including here you can see medieval artifacts telling about the history of the state in general and Vaduz in particular, about the ancient history of this region (this exposition presents archaeological finds since Neolithic times, and also of the Bronze Age, there is an exposition telling about the Roman domination in this area), ancient photographs and coins, products of local artisans, objects of peasant life. Presented in the museum and a fairly extensive collection of paintings, belonging to the brush of famous Flemish painters, and other works of art. In the new building there is an exposition devoted to the natural world of the Alps and Liechtenstein in particular.
Museum of postage stamps (mail museum)
The Postmuseum des Fürstentums Liechtenstein, or the Postage Stamps Museum, presents to its visitors the stamps issued in the state and their sketches, test prints, as well as the tools used to create them, various documents telling about the development of the postal service in the state, and other subjects , somehow related to the mail.
The museum was founded in 1930, and in 1936 it was opened for visits. During its existence, it has replaced several "habitats", and today it is located in the center of the capital, in the so-called "English House", at Städtle 37, 9490. Just a short walk away is the Government House and the Liechtenstein Museum of Art .
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