10 Museums to Explore in Salzburg

The Salzburg Cathedral Museum is located in the south oratory of the Salzburg Cathedral . The museum is also the diocesan museum. The permanent exhibition shows art treasures from the 8th to 18th centuries from the Archdiocese of Salzburg, including precious liturgical equipment from the cathedral treasury as well as Gothic and Baroque paintings and sculptures from churches and monasteries in Salzburg.

The Folklore Museum in the Austrian capital of Salzburg has been housed in Hellbrunn's monthly palace since 1924 , which was built in 1615 for Archbishop Markus Sittikus as a viewing palace high above the ornate princely palace garden. Many treasures of Salzburg’s folk culture are presented here on three floors. Among the particularly valuable exhibits are the rural stately furniture and the historical masks.

The House of Nature is one of the most visited places in Salzburg. During the visit through the museum you can go to the discovery of nature in its most compelling aspects. Its exhibition ranges from gigantic dinosaurs to the milestones of astronautics, from the underwater world of the aquarium to reptiles from all over the world. And the journey through the human body is as exciting as the interactive experiments in the Science Center.

The Keltenmuseum in Hallein near Salzburg was founded in 1882 and was housed in the Bürgerspital and it contains major discoveries from the La Tene period of the Iron Age which come from burials in the area surrounding the nearby Hallein Salt Mine, at Dürrnberg.

The Monatsschlössl is on the Hellbrunner mountain in the park of Hellbrunn Palace in the southern Austrian city of Salzburg situated hunting lodge of the 17th century. Today the rich folklore museum of the Salzburg Museum is set up in the monthly castle . The collection, founded in 1904, provides an insight into the Salzburg folk culture with exhibits of customs , popular piety, home decor and folk medicine. The traditional costumes typical for Salzburg districts are also shown.

The house in which Wolfgang Amadé Mozart was born on the January 27, 1756 is now one of the most frequently visited museums in the world. No other place makes the person behind the artist Wolfgang Amadé Mozart and his music as palpable as his Birthplace. It was now a museum and it depicts the early life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, his first musical instruments, his friends, and his passionate interest in opera.

The Museum der Moderne is located on the Mönchsberg, high above the rooftops of Salzburg’s Old City. On a total of four levels, international art treasures from the 20th and 21st centuries are presented in a stylish setting. The exhibitions and activities in both museum buildings show modern and contemporary visual arts. Apart from the presentation of international works of art, the Museum der Moderne Salzburg also serves as platform for contemporary representatives of the Austrian art scene.

Salzburg Museum is the museum of artistic and cultural history of the city and region of Salzburg, Austria. Itwas founded in 1834, when a small collection of military memorabilia was made accessible to the public to formalize the memories of the Napoleonic wars. After the Revolution of 1848, the collection became the official town museum of Salzburg. Aside from aesthetic presentations and valuable art objects, a number of multimedia installations also invite visitors to marvel and learn.

This beautiful museum is located in the former sacristan's and choir regent's house, where Franz Xaver Gruber lived and worked for 28 years. The focus is also on the history of the origins and distribution of “Silent Night! Holy Night!".

The Toy Museum is housed in a beautiful old Baroque structure that was once a public hospital. It displays the largest collection of toys in Austria. It has both conventional and interactive displays. Besides an impressive collection of toys, the museum has workshops where toys are made and the Kasperltheater Puppet show has been hosted on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon for the entertainment of young visitors for the last 25 years.