In the wake of the earthquakes. Innsbruck is rebuilding

The drawing was created at the time of the two major earthquakes ‘between Innsbruck and Hall’ in 1670 and 1689. Were you in Tyrol in the autumn of 2026 and did you discuss the unusual earthquakes with your family, at school and at work?

We have been planning this exhibition for over a year, and the huge media attention the topic has received is the best publicity we could hope for. In the second part of the exhibition, we explain to visitors of all ages how earthquakes work, why Innsbruck underwent significant architectural changes after 1690, and what traces of this can still be clearly seen in the city today.

The star of the new exhibition at Service Unit City Archives/City Museum is, without a doubt, the depiction of our city from around 1690, which only came to light last year. No one in Innsbruck was familiar with this beautiful bird’s-eye view until the art historian Nicole Riegel-Satzinger discovered it at the National Museum in Warsaw. In this detailed sketch by the Viennese court draughtsman Folpert van Alten-Allen, there is plenty for visitors from Innsbruck and beyond to discover.

Open on Saturdays from 10.00 am to 2.00 pm, with a guided tour at 11.00 am:

• 16 January 2027
• 13 February 2027
• 13 March 2027

Supporting programme

‘Why, how often and how strongly do earthquakes occur in Tyrol?’
A geological search for clues in rock and lake sediment.
Public lecture with Michael Strasser, Institute of Geology, University of Innsbruck
2 February 2027 at 6.30 pm

The Stones of the City. What Innsbruck was built from
City walk with Michael Unterwurzacher
26 February 2027 at 10.00 am

Such cruel jolts and tremors – in the wake of earthquakes
City walk with Christian Kayed
20 March 2027 at 10 am