The South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology documents the prehistory and history of South Tyrol from the end of the last Ice Age (15,000 BC) to the Carolingian period (around 800 AD). Across four floors it displays the most important material from the Stone, Copper, Bronze and Iron Ages and from the Roman and Carolingian periods in the province of Bolzano, and discusses the settlement and economic history of the southern Alpine area. Ötzi, the Iceman, and his equipment are naturally the centrepiece of the exhibition. The whole story – the discovery, the recovery, the subsequent excavation campaigns, the clinical examinations – is illustrated in detail with the help of information panels, photos, films and interactive multimedia stations. The South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology is located in the historic centre of Bolzano and documents the entire history of the province. The South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology, which covers an area of 1,200 m², was opened in Bolzano on 28 March 1998. It documents the prehistory and history of South Tyrol from the end of the last Ice Age (15,000 BC) to the Carolingian period (around 800 AD). Across four floors it displays the most important material from the Stone, Copper, Bronze and Iron Ages and from the Roman and Carolingian periods in the province of Bolzano, and discusses the settlement and economic history of the southern Alpine area. Ötzi, the Iceman, and his equipment are naturally the centrepiece of the exhibition. The whole story – the discovery, the recovery, the subsequent excavation campaigns, the clinical examinations – is illustrated in detail with the help of information panels, photos, films and interactive multimedia stations. In its first 10 years, from 1998 to 2008, the museum welcomed 2,500,000 visitors.