Museum St. Johann in Tirol, museum in Austria

Museum St. Johann in Tirol is a local museum in two underground-linked buildings behind the Baroque church. It displays fossils including a cave bear named Grim, regional crafts, historical photographs of the town, and a musical box called the Toy Symphony.

The buildings were constructed in the 18th century as a correctional facility for priests and later served as a school and administrative offices. The museum itself was created in the 1960s, underwent major renovation in 1994, and gained an underground link between structures in 2004.

The museum is run by the Museums- und Kulturverein St. Johann in Tirol, founded in 1997, which also cares for the gallery and the archive on behalf of the market town. Its displays include historical Trachten from the Leukental valley and 19th-century crib and saint figures. A smartphone audio guide via QR codes is offered in German, English and Italian.

The museum sits in the pedestrian zone behind the church and offers an audio guide on your mobile phone in multiple languages. Parking is available nearby with a public restroom across from the entrance.

The Kaisergebirge section holds a life-size model of a cave bear and a terrarium with the green earthworm Allolobophora smaragdina, which can be seen alive in summer. A glass cube with a spiral staircase, added in 2004, leads underground to the former washhouse, now used for talks.