Studied history and classical philology at the University of Innsbruck; since 1988 research assistant in the Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum; since 1999 provenance researcher for the Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum; since 2009 curator of the Historical Collections; publications on Tyrolean history and cultural history; curator of numerous exhibitions.
After studying law, archaeology and art history at the University of Innsbruck, Vinzenz Oberhammer habilitated in 1936 in art history.