Tiroler Volkskunstmuseum (Tyrolean Folk Art Museum)

The Tiroler Volkskunstmuseum, or Tyrolean Folk Art Museum, at Universitätsstrasse 2 in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, occupies the former Franciscan monastery buildings beside the Hofkirche. It opened in 1929 to present the rural and religious culture of the Tyrolean region, and it is among the best-known folk museums in the Alps. Its collections cover the period from the late Middle Ages through the 19th century and show how people lived, worshipped, dressed and celebrated in the mountain valleys.

The museum's best-known exhibits are the Stuben, or historic living rooms, taken from farmhouses and townhouses across Tyrol and reassembled inside the galleries. These panelled rooms, dating from the Gothic period through the Baroque, include carved ceilings, tiled stoves, built-in benches and painted furniture. Other galleries present traditional costume, masks and carnival figures, farm and household tools, devotional objects and a large collection of nativity scenes (Krippen), which reflect a long Tyrolean tradition of crib making. Religious folk art such as votive paintings and carved figures shows the close link between faith and daily life.

The curatorial approach combines thematic displays, such as work, festivals and belief, with the immersive effect of the period rooms. The building itself is a historic monastery complex, and the galleries have been renewed in modern museum design while keeping the original architecture visible. The museum is run by the Tiroler Landesmuseen and has been renovated in recent decades to improve its displays and visitor facilities. It forms part of a compact museum quarter that includes the Hofkirche, and many visitors see both on the same visit.