Haus der Natur Salzburg

Om museet

Eduard Paul Tratz founded the museum in 1924 as the "New Natural History Museum"; it was initially housed in the former Hofstallkaserne barracks, where the Festspielhaus stands today. It has been called the "Haus der Natur" since 1936. After the "Anschluss" in 1938 it was incorporated into the SS research organization "Ahnenerbe", whose aims Tratz actively supported as head of a department. From 2010 to 2020 the museum had this period examined by a panel of experts; the results have been part of the permanent exhibition since 2019.

Tratz returned to the head of the museum in 1949, and in 1959 it moved into the former Ursuline convent on Museumsplatz – a building by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach that belongs to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Salzburg's Old Town. Under his successor Eberhard Stüber the inner courtyard was built over (1981), the reptile zoo opened in 1982 and the aquarium in 1983.

After the Salzburg Museum moved out of the neighboring building, the museum expanded and was reopened in 2009 as the "Museum of Nature and Technology" with a science center and a hall for special exhibitions. The reptile and amphibian zoo was fundamentally renovated from 2022 and reopened in March 2025. Today the themes range from evolution, the Ice Age and dinosaurs to space, the human body and crystals, as well as the habitats of Salzburg; the museum also operates the VEGA Observatory on the Haunsberg.

Højdepunkter

• Aquarium with 38 tanks, the largest holding 60,000 liters
• Renovated reptile and amphibian zoo (since 2025)
• Dinosaur hall with a moving Allosaurus and a T. rex skull cast
• Space exhibition "Our Universe"
• Science center with experiments on energy, acoustics, physics and the body
• Public guided tours at the VEGA Observatory on the Haunsberg

Permanente udstillinger

• Aquarium und Reptilien- und Amphibienzoo – Live animals from coral reefs, rivers and lakes in 38 tanks, plus a zoo reopened in 2025 with terrariums on the tropics, deserts and local habitats.
• Science Center – Across several floors, experiments on energy, water, sound, physics and movement invite visitors to try things out – for example in a walk-in violin or on a ski jump simulator.
• Urzeit und Saurier – The dinosaur hall displays fossils and casts from the Mesozoic, including an ichthyosaur with embryos, a moving Allosaurus and a T. rex skull.

Grundlagt

1924

Ejer

Verein Haus der Natur – Museum für Natur und Technik

Ledelse

Robert Lindner

Besøgende pr. år

ca. 348.348 (2024)

Entrépriser & rabatter

Reduced tickets (including family tickets) are only available at the museum ticket desk; regular tickets online with Fast Lane. Free admission with "Hunger auf Kunst und Kultur", the Aktiv:Karte Salzburg, and for ICOM, MÖ and DMB members.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator
• Handicaptoilet
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt
• Taktile tilbud
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

Access via a ramp; a passenger lift with sufficient door width serves all floors; the space hall and the reptile and amphibian zoo can be reached by stair lifts. Accessible restrooms on the ground floor (main building and science center) and on the 1st floor near the café. Tactile tour "Das Museum be-greifen" for blind and visually impaired visitors by phone registration at least two weeks in advance. Assistance dogs allowed.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Interaktive stationer
• Barnevognsvenlig
• Børnefødselsdage

Holiday programs, "Science Kids" researcher courses and children's birthday parties for ages 5 to 12; digital scavenger hunt via app for families with children aged 8 and up; many hands-on stations in the science center. Strollers up to 110 × 65 cm are allowed; larger ones must stay in the foyer; on busy days bringing them in may be restricted, and hand carts are not allowed.

Transport & parkering

The museum recommends traveling by public transport; drivers can park at park-and-ride lots (Messezentrum, Salzburg Süd, Designer Outlet, Airport). Entrance on Museumsplatz.

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museumsbutik
• Garderobe
• Opbevaringsskabe

Science Café (restaurant and café with a sun terrace, breakfast and lunch menus) accessible even without an admission ticket. Cloakroom with lockers in the basement; picnic area on the 3rd floor of the main building. Museum shop accessible without a ticket.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Firmaarrangementer

The VEGA Observatory on the Haunsberg can be booked by companies and institutions for celebrations, presentations and receptions (via the agency Choros Concept). No information is available on renting rooms in the museum itself.

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