The Obwalden Historical Museum is housed in the armory built in 1599. The exhibition focuses on prehistory and early history (including finds from the Roman settlement in Alpnach), state antiquities (Julius banners, official costumes, coins, weights and masses), church art from the 14th-18th centuries. Century and works of popular piety (panel paintings, statues, starvation cloth and votive offerings), furniture, traditional costumes and household and alpine farming equipment. Special exhibitions on the history and folklore of the canton of Obwalden round off the versatile permanent exhibitions.