Museums In Salzburg
Salzburg’s two largest and most well-known museums are the Salzburg Museum and the House of Nature Salzburg. The museum is especially focused on Salzburg’s artistic and cultural legacy. Among related museums are the Toy Museum in the former public hospital, the Panorama Museum for the Sattler Panorama, the Folklore Museum in Hellbrunn’s Monthly Palace, the cathedral excavation museum on Residenzplatz, and the fortress museum. Originally established as a province museum in 1834, the Salzburg Museum came under city ownership in 1846. In 1850 Empress Dowager Caroline Augusta assumed sponsorship of the museum. Relocated to the Neue Residenz as the Salzburg Museum in 2007, the old Carolino-Augusteum
Haus der Natur was founded in 1924 by naturalist Eduard Paul Tratz. It mostly addresses technology and the environment. Former Carolino Augusteum exhibit rooms in Salzburg were merged into the House of Nature towards the end of 2008; the enlarged museum reopened at the end of June 2009.
Notable are the Salzburg Cathedral Museum and the Baroque Museum in Salzburg housed in the Mirabell Gardens’ Orangery. The latter includes regular special exhibits in addition to the greatly restored hall of anomalies of former prince-archbishop. The Residence Gallery of the Old Residence shows the rebuilt oil painting collection of the Salzburg princes. One can see the state chambers of the prince-archbishop apart from the gallery. Little museums honoring Mozart’s life and work abound in his birthplace and residence.
Along with the “Austrian Photo Gallery” in 1983, Otto Breicha developed the “Photography and Media Collection,” one of Salzburg’s two main organizations for Austrian photography, within the Rupertinum. Formed soon before that in 1981, the second institution, the Fotohof, has been housed in Lehen since 2012. Contemporary visual art is displayed at the Mönchsberg and Rupertinum sites of the Museum der Moderne Salzburg.
The Domquartier Salzburg opened formally on May 16, 2014. Now, for the first time, visitors can follow the path taken by past prince-archbishops. Comprising about 2,000 objects on 15,000 square meters, the participating museums—Residenzgalerie, Salzburgmuseum, Dommuseum, and the recently opened Museum St. Peter—offer
Salzburg Museum
The Salzburg Museum specializes on the artistic and cultural legacy of Salzburg, Austria. Among the several museums there are toy, folklore, castle, panoramic, and cathedral excavation ones. Originally founded in 1834 to commemorate the Napoleonic Wars, the museum became formally known as the municipal museum following the Revolution of 1848. Bomb devastation during World War II drove the museum to mines.
Built as a temporary museum in 1967, it reopened at the Neue Residenz in 2005. On show at the museum are exhibits on Salzburg Unique, the Salzburg myth, and the Panorama Passage—which ties the museum to the underground. Every year the Art Hall, housed under the Neue Residenz, hosts three major special exhibitions. 2009 brought the museum the European Museum of the Year title.
Museum of Modern Art Salzburg
Founded in 2004 by art dealer Friedrich Welz, the modern Mönchsberg building and the old Salzburg building known as Rupertinum house the Museum der Moderne Salzburg. Established in 1983, it showcases modern and contemporary visual arts and offers a forum for Austrian art scene representatives.
Apart from a sizable collection of graphics and Austrian photography taken after 1945, the museum also oversees the photographic collections of the Republic of Austria’s sterreichische Fotogalerie and the Bank Austria. The museum exhibits the Bank Austria photographic collection as well as the Austrian Federal Photo Gallery. Both buildings now feature collections and temporary exhibits.
Residenzgalerie
Prince-Archbishop Hieronymus Colloredo’s Residenzgalerie in Salzburg, Austria, its collection of paintings spans the 16th through the 19th century. Taken and moved to Vienna during the French Wars, the collection stayed under monarchy. Following World War I, some Salzburg artists suggested a new collection; the Residenzgalerie opened in 1923.
The gallery aims to promote tourism, serve as a Salzburg Festival cultural center, and rebuild a permanent collection for Salzburg. Comprising paintings from the 17th century by Dutch, Italian, Spanish, and French artists, the Czernin Collection forms the focal point of the gallery. It first opened in 1954. Within the network of European collections sometimes referred to as “Private Art Collections,” the Residenzgalerie collaboratively exhibits artworks and exchanges pieces.
Salzburg Cathedral Museum
Housed in the south oratory of the cathedral, the Salzburg Cathedral Museum boasts an ancient collection of priceless works of art from the eighth to the eighteenth centuries derived from the Archdiocese of Salzburg. Founded in 1972, the museum first opened for guests in 1974. It has been included into the DomQuartier Salzburg since 2014.
On show in this permanent exhibition are liturgical utensils, paintings from the Gothic and Baroque eras, and sculptures from Salzburg churches and monasteries as well as artwork treasures of the Archdiocese. Among the noteworthy items are the double-armed Hungarian reliquary cross, Limoges host dove, panel from the Pfarrwerfen altar, Madonna from Michael Pacher’s circle, and ornate Missal created by Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau.
Mozart's birthplace
Mozart’s birthplace, No. 9 Getreidegasse in Salzburg, Austria, has been a museum since 1880 displaying the composer’s early years, musical instruments, social circle, and passion of opera. The museum exhibits early Mozart compositions, pictures, records, family letters, and his childhood violin. On the second floor, dedicated to Mozart’s love of opera, is on exhibit the clavichord on which he wrote The Magic Flute.
Owned by the Mozart Foundation, the building features original documents and artwork in addition to antique furniture. On exhibit at the museum are images from Mozart’s early years and an unfinished 1789 portrait by his brother-in-law Joseph Lange. Preserved are original diplomas, letters, and mementos from Mozart’s stay in Salzburg as well as a collection of portraits painted during his lifetime. The museum boasts Mozart’s original violin and clavichord in addition to historical instruments.
Mozart Residence
The Mozart family lived on Makartplatz at the “Dance Master’s House” from 1773 until 1787. The two-story house was known as the “Dance Master’s House” when it was first constructed in 1713; the Mozarts relocated into the apartment in 1773 following their third trip to Vienna since the house on Getreidegasse was too small for family and social events. Until he moved to Vienna in 1781, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived in the apartment.
Leopold Mozart died in 1787; the house belonged to several different people. An air strike in 1944 destroyed two third of the construction. The remaining section was obtained by the International Mozart Foundation in 1955 and rebuilt in line with original architectural designs. Reopened in 1996 with a rich Mozart legacy, real papers, pictures, and a pianoforte.
DomQuartier Salzburg
Nestled near the Domplatz and Salzburg Cathedral, the DomQuartier Salzburg is a collection of secular and religious artwork together with buildings. Two examples of once closed public areas now open are the Cathedral arches and Wallistrakt, which links the monastery with the cathedral. On show at the museum are also objects from St. Peter’s Abbey and the Salzburg Baroque Museum.
Among the several treasures kept within the complex are the State Rooms of the Residenz, the Residenz Gallery, the North Oratory, the Cathedral Organ Loft, the Cathedral Museum, the Chamber of Art and Wonders, the Long Gallery, and the St. Peter’s Museum. Comprising 2000 exhibits, the museum covers about 15,000 square meters.
Hangar-7
Held in Hangar-7, on Salzburg Airport’s east side, Dietrich Mateschitz’s collection of vintage aircraft, helicopters, and Formula 1 racing cars is Events, exhibits, and meetings find place in the hangar. Over the steel skeleton, the clear glass covers it. Built in 1999, its main goal was to house the Flying Bulls, whose fleet had exceeded the capacity of Innsbruck Airport.
Designed by Austrian architect Volkmar Burgstaller, the structure draws more than 200,000 visitors annually. It started business in 2003. A Douglas DC-6B, official presidential jet of President Tito and the Marshal of Yugoslavia, is the biggest aircraft in the museum. Apart from the vehicles and aeroplanes, the hangar features several large exotic plants.
Salzburger Kunstverein
Nestled on Hellbrunner Straße 3, the Salzburger Kunstverein hosts the Salzburg Art Association—also known as the Salzburg Artists’ House. Sigmund Graf Thun-Hohenstein intended the Salzburg Artists’ House to be a secretariat, a creative centre for underprivileged artists, and a permanent exhibition venue.
However, controversial debates and the 1899 flood caused major damage that drove the Kunstverein to try several fruitless sales of the building. Between 1971 and 1974, the Künstlerhaus underwent major renovations including cutting the exhibition hall’s ceiling to create space for six more artists’ studios. The house of the new artists aims to act as Salzburg’s hub for the production, exhibition, and distribution of modern local and international art.
Salzburg Panorama Museum
Created by landscape painter Johann Michael Sattler and associates Friedrich Loos and Johann Joseph Schindler, a circular panoramic painting of Salzburg and its surrounds, seen from the Hohensalzburg Fortress in 1825, is housed in the Salzburg Museum’s division, Panorama Museum Salzburg. The only historical city panorama still in existence is this one.
Sattler, the first-ever professional tourist agent in the city, displayed it in several locations between 1829 and 1839. From 1875 until 1937, the artwork graced the spa gardens in Salzburg; it was rolled up and kept until 1977. The panorama was removed once the building was demolished in 2001. Donations from nearby companies and citizens enabled the Salzburg Museum to undertake the restoration.
Salzburg Open Air Museum
Located in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, the 50-acre Salzburg Open-Air Museum boasts 100 actual historical buildings illustrating the history of rural crafts, industry, farming, and trade. The museum aims to compile, replicate, and exhibit real rural buildings from Salzburg province. Situated at the base of the Untersberg, it is in a nature and plant protection zone.
The architectural concept for the museum came from the five Salzburg areas of Flachgau, Tennengau, Pongau, Pinzgau, and Lungau—where various agricultural forms had evolved over time. Run by Salzburg’s state government, Austria’s most well-known open-air museum welcomes almost 100,000 guests annually.
Salzburg Christmas Museum
Unique in Europe, the Salzburg Christmas Museum presents a comprehensive picture of the Christmas season and all of its elements with its exceptional collection of cultural and historical objects.
Above the Café Glaspiel on Mozartplatz in the old town sits the Christmas Museum. Ursula Kloiber carefully compiled the objects over almost fifty years. These relics with the fascinating theme of “celebrations for Advent and New Year’s Eve from 1840 to 1940” are now on show.
Side displays further highlight the eleven themes that comprise the main exhibition. The Christmas Museum is unique since it greets guests virtually all year long.
Military History Museum (SWGM)
The Salzburg Military History Museum (SWGM) in Wald-Siezenheim offers a comprehensive two millennia study of military history. From Roman legionnaire gladiues to modern weapons from the First World War forward, the museum exhibits a large collection of weapons and ammunition. Along with their military background during the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, First Republic, and Prince Archbishops, the Austrian Armed Forces are also highlighted in the museum for their participation in peacekeeping operations.
Exhibit features more than 11,000 objects, including books, pictures, uniforms, weapons, maps, ammunition, rules, big machinery, vehicles, media, tools, records, and more. The museum also houses sizable collections of Federal Army relics from bygone eras. Furthermore on display are rare records including the Trachtenberger war plan created by Austrian Chief of Staff Josef Graf Radetzky.
Salzburg Folklore Museum
Designed as an observation palace in 1615, the Hellbrunn Monthly Palace in Salzburg, Austria, was built for Archbishop Markus Sittikus. Designed by Karl Adrian in 1904, the palace has housed the Austrian Folklore Museum since 1924. The museum exhibits Salzburg folk culture including customs, home décor, piety, and traditional medicine.
Among Perchten relics, traditional attire, and a Mauterndorf Samson figure, the Salzburg Folklore Museum holds The museum attracts more tourists than experts. Works on the Salzburg state suit and collection items in creative dialogue, including “Matthias tanzt – Salzburger Tresterer on stage,” “Operation Goldhaube,” and “Herz Aller Liebst,” comprise regular special exhibits.
Festungsmuseum
Nestled on the Salzburger Museum Carolino Augusteum, the Salzburg Museum Fortress Museum offers guests an engaging historical journey. It won the Austrian Museum Prize in 2001 following 2000 renovations. As the museum follows the rich history of the construction of the fortress, the minute elements influencing its architecture come to light.
Visitors also can learn Middle Ages and Early Modern daily routines and gastronomic customs. The museum also exhibits the amazing weaponry used to guard the castle and the methods of military music composition. By bringing guests to the historic old state chambers of the castle, the museum presents an amazing trip through a bygone age.
Salzburg Toy Museum
The Salzburg Toy Museum and the Folk Collection occupy the Bürgerspital structure from the sixteenth century. Apart from wooden, clay, and pewter toys, the toy museum exhibits dolls and dollhouses. The inventory was derived from the former private collection of Hugo Folk and Gabriel Folk-Stoi. Still, its most amazing feature is the paper theater.
First opening its doors in 1978, the museum houses Austria’s biggest collection of European toy history spanning the last 250 years. Following a building conversion and thorough display section restoration, the establishment reopened in 2011. Previously the Salzburger Museum Carolino-Augusteum (SMCA), the Toy Museum is housed within the Salzburg Museum.
Stiegl-Brauwelt
Situated in the popular tourist destination Salzburg’s Brauwelt, Stiegl is Austria’s biggest private brewery. Visitors can explore the world of beer by means of a range of sensory experiences including the brewhouse, movie, and unique dining options. The Stiegl Museum and the Stiegl-brau Cinema offer a unique multi-visual experience. While the Bräustüberl and beer garden offer a range of Stiegl beer specialties, traditional Austrian cuisine is presented at Paracelsusstube restaurant.
Visitors may purchase specialty beers from Austria and other nations as well as beer cocktails. The brew store carries beer-related goods including t-shirts, sunglasses, tumblers, and seasonal “goodies of the beer world.” The Stiegl Wheel of Fortune grants a 100% discount on purchases every Friday. Beer aficionados should schedule time to tour the Stiegl-brauwelt.
WasserSpiegel
Salzburg’s water supply depends critically on the WasserSpiegel, a section of the raised reservoir Mönchsberg. Under Salzburg AG Tourismus, the 1998-founded water museum provides a multimedia tour exploring the sources and manufacturing of drinking water.
Covering more than 500 square meters, the museum offers thorough information about the source, quality, and required equipment of the water supply. Visitors can investigate several stations and take part in water tastings tests. The museum is open weekends and maintains constant 12 degrees Celsius in its rooms.
Georg-Trakl Memorial Site
The Salzburg residence of eminent poet Georg Trakl turned into a research and memorial site in 1973. Along with seeing a film portrait introducing the poet’s life and work, visitors to the website can view manuscripts, personal papers, relics from the Trakl family’s former residence, and secondary literature.
Trakl lived with his family until he was twenty-one, having been born in Salzburg in 1887. Trakl, who passed away at 27 during World War I, is most remembered for his lyrical masterpiece, which elevated him to a major player in German-language lyric poetry of the 20th century. Salzburg now features eight literary plaques honoring Trakl’s achievements and his connection with Mozart.
Weinbau Museum Salzburg
Emphasizing the difficult farming methods and the value of scouts, the Weinbau Museum Salzburg displays the history of winemaking in Salzburg from its location in the Georgsturm on the Mönchsberg. Although Austria is well-known for its beer, wine making has a long Roman history.
Originally started in 2005 by parents and former scout leaders, the Historic Viniculture project will grow to incorporate the Viniculture Museum in the Georgsturm with a model vineyard by 2021. The museum also exhibits the seven wine-growing companies from the Province of Salzburg.
The Boy Scouts began cultivating grapes in 2008, and they created the first red Veltliner and Mönchsberg Sparkling Concord, which you may taste in a few restaurants and purchase at the museum.
Red Cross Museum
Salzburg gained the first ambulance museum in Europe in 1929. Salzburg reopened in 1979 even though the 1944 bombings totally destroyed it. On show in the exhibition are tools and records from the company’s founding until today. One cannot find wheeled stretchers from the turn of the century easily.
The collection consists of eleven vintage cars ranging in years 1960 to the present. This DVD offers a personal view of Red Cross life. The main attraction of the museum is its twelve vintage rescue vehicles still in good driving condition. These exhibits fall within the Elixhausen section of the museum.
Museum Of Poisons
By utilizing interesting presentations and interactive displays, you will be able to learn more about many types of poisons and get up close and personal with a range of live poisonous species.
Also the smallest zoo in Austria, the “World of Poisons” permanent exhibition provides amazing knowledge about poisons in nature, medicine, daily life, and world history. The material is interesting and instructive, thus there is no reason for fear or worry.
During an hour-long guided tour, visitors can marvel at toadstools, live toxic creatures, and less well-known, sometimes misinterpreted poisonous plants. Along with scorpions and toads, these include poisonous snakes including giant rattlesnakes, amazing vipers, and deadly taipans.
“Art of the Lost Generation”
The non-profit Museum of the Lost Generation houses almost 450 works of art by Prof. Dr. Heinz R. Böhme, who was unfairly labeled as “degenerate” during the National Socialist era. These members of the Lost Generation were persecuted and forgotten in contemporary times.
In order to draw attention to the life of people who were not recognized in their lifetime, the museum investigates the artistic creations of a unique generation that rejected the label of “degenerates” and left an enduring legacy on cultural history. The most recent works from the Böhme Collection accentuate the unique qualities and artistic creations of the Lost Generation.
Bible World Museum
“Bibelwelt,” the only one-of- a-kind exhibition in Europe using a range of senses to tell the tales and treasures found in the Bible, is housed in Salzburg’s Elisabethkirche. More of an adventure playground than a conventional museum, it uses an audio guide to guide guests across the exhibit.
The interactive human experience seeks to pique curiosity in inquisitive minds of all ages and highlight the rich cultural legacy of the Bible. The Bible World Museum has an oriental market, a 40 m2 map of the Mediterranean showing the travels of Paul the apostle, dim passageways and shaky flooring mirroring Jesus’ account of his suffering, and a one-armed bandit known as the “Mercy Slot-Machine.”
