from 1st April 2016 to 15th November 2017

In this special exhibition photographs, letters, personal mementos, interviews, etc. provided insights in what it meant for women on farms to cope with work and daily life only with the help of children, adolescents, elderly people, whilst the men were at war.

from 17th June to 15th November 2011

Along with preserving, exhibiting and mediating, collecting is one of the main tasks of a museum. The museum objects form the heart of every collection and are the basis for exhibitions and research.
In addition to hunting and fishing items, the collection in Wolfsthurn Castle also includes objects of folk art, decorated with hunting, game and fishing motifs.
In the special exhibition in 2011, the museum displayed the new acquisitions from the previous years.

from 16th June to 15th November 2009

The South Tyrolean Museum of Hunting and Fishing, Wolfsthurn Castle in Mareit, participated with a special exhibition in the cultural program for the commemorative year 2009. The exhibition was dedicated to two members of the Sternbach family who were involved in the events in 1809. 

Therese von Sternbach
from Mühlau near Innsbruck resisted the French and the Bavarians. She supported her compatriots with money and weapons, gave courage to the fighting people and was not frightened by French and Bavarian accommodation in her residence. Her courageous behavior led her to prison in Munich and Strasbourg. In 1821, Emperor Francis I honored her services with the award of the gold medal of honor.
Eduard von Sternbach
from the family line of Mareit was involved in the transfer of Andreas Hofer's remains from Mantua to Innsbruck in 1823. Together with other captains, he opened Hofer's grave and brought the remains of the Sandwirt to Innsbruck. The Emperor in Vienna then ordered a dignified funeral and burial in the Hofkirche. 

Personal objects, portraits and drawings told of an eventful time and reminded of an important Tyrolean noble family.

from 9th June 2007 to 15th November 2008

Clothing accompanies people through their lives. It protects the body, changes continuously, is a means of communication and a mirror of society. The noble’s clothing was a visible sign of social status and belonging, at the Viennese court as well as in rural Tyrol, on festive occasions and in everyday life. The embroidered silk vests of the 18th century point to a social rank, the colorful uniforms of the 19th century to the Tyrolean nobility and court offices. The ladies emphasized their position in society with expensive silk clothes and jewelry.
All the displayed items of clothing and accessories belong to the holdings of Wolfsthurn Castle.

from 1st July to 15th November 2006

Wolfsthurn until 1725
The baroque castle was built between 1727 and 1741. The construction was preceded by long considerations and plans, which are preserved in over 40 historical plans and sketches. The plans from the Wolfsthurn Castle archive tell the building story from the idea to the realization. 

Wolfsthurn as the tower of the wolves
The beginnings of the castle above Mareit are in the dark. In 1242 Albert III from Tyrol bought the original tower. He gave it to Rudolfus Lupus as a fief. Lupus belonged to the family of the Wölfe (wolves) from the Wipptal, so the wolves gave the tower its name.
The family of the Wölfe died out at the end of the 15th century, the castle came into the possession of the Grebmer family in 1574. 200 years later it passed to the Sternbach family.
Four watercolors by Johann Georg Prunner show what the old Wolfsthurn Castle complex looked like, which has been rebuilt and expanded over the centuries: two capture Wolfsthurn's view "from old age", the other two reflect the state of 1725.