- Address: Liechtenstein, Vaduz, Fabrikstr. 5
- Phone: +423 232 15 02
- Website: www.skimuseum.li
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a beautiful country, situated at the foot of the snowy Alps. This is not a fashionable ski resort, not the center of snowy entertainment. Nevertheless, in a small country, almost all inhabitants ski, and on numerous slopes there is a mass of ski slopes of different levels. Famous lovers and professionals of the ski sport prefer the quiet cozy towns of Liechtenstein. And beginners are advised to start with the ski museum in the capital of the princedom of Vaduz, which stores more than a thousand exhibits.
The museum of skis is dedicated to this sport, the tourists will show in detail its history of development, sports clothes and types of skis created at different times, their evolution from snowshoes and sledges, to modern mountain and cross-country skis and snowboards. In addition, the subject of the museum is so rare that it is simply impossible not to visit it.
What to see in the museum?
The museum stores many interesting exhibits. You will find both real Viking skis and today's most advanced models. There is a picture of the rock drawing, which was found during the study of the Rede Island in the Arctic, with the image of a skier. Historians believe that the age of the rock art is more than four thousand years. Many years ago, the oldest ski on the planet was transferred to the museum. It was found in Norway in the area of West Agder in 1929, according to the carbon analysis it is more than 2,5 thousand years old. A separate exposition exhibits skis, found mainly in Norway, over one thousand years old, as well as skis of the famous King Ulava V.
Curious tourists are offered to compare their growth with the longest ski pair in the world. They almost run into the ceiling of the museum, their length is 3.74 meters, and this is also the heaviest pair - after all, 11 kg. Surprisingly, they really rode in the XIX century about 150 years ago in Norway. Of the more recent exhibits you will find details of the equipment of the polar explorers Ruald Amundsen and Fridtjof Nansen, the material memory of the Winter Olympic Games in 1952 in Oslo and 1994 in Lillehammer. Here is stored a pair of skis Tony Seiler, who won the world championship in 1958, and the Olympic gear of 1980, Hanni Wenzel.
By the way, the famous Oslo Fjord in the Vaduz ski jump stands monuments to King Ulav V and his dog Troll.
How to visit?
The ski museum is waiting for everyone on weekdays from 14.00-18.00, on the weekend visitors are allowed by appointment and arrangement. The adult ticket costs 6 Swiss francs, the children's ticket costs 4. Photographing is allowed. You can reach by public transport , for example, by bus number 11, stop University. The museum is located near the Red House , and if you walk a little further along the street, you will see the Government House, the Liechtenstein Museum of Art , the Liechtenstein National Museum , the Vaduz Castle , the Post Museum and many other interesting sights.
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