Museum Bramberg

About the museum

The museum's origins lie in the late 1950s. Under Prof. Hans Hönigschmid, a local heritage collection was set up in Bramberg, which from 1961 was housed as a "Heimatstube" (local history room) in the community hall. Two focal points emerged early on and still shape the house today: the minerals of the High Tauern and the cultural history of the region. In 1962 the Museumsverein (museum association) was founded.

In 1975 the municipality gave the association the Wilhelmgut, one of the oldest houses in the village. After several years of renovation and conversion work, the collection moved in; in 1979 the museum opened in the Wilhelmgut. Regular special exhibitions have been held since 1981. In 2002 the house received the ICOM museum quality seal for the first time, which was renewed in 2009. For the national park exhibition "Smaragde und Kristalle" the building was converted within one year and extended underground. In June 2025 the exhibition "Tauernschätze", on the history of mineral collecting, was added on the ground floor.

Today the museum is divided into the folklore department "Mensch und Kultur" in the Wilhelmgut, with dioramas of the animal and plant world of the Pinzgau and a bee world in the attic; the mineral displays in the basement; a mining department in the outdoor area; and an open-air area with eleven original buildings, including a bake oven, a mill and a sawmill.

Highlights

• Emeralds and rock crystals from the High Tauern and the Habach valley
• Exhibition "Tauernschätze" on the history of mineral collecting
• Folklore display in the historic Wilhelmgut
• Open-air area with eleven original buildings
• Mining department with original tunnel timbering

Permanent exhibitions

• Smaragde und Kristalle – The national park exhibition in the basement is devoted to the mineral diversity of Salzburg, including the emeralds from the Habach valley.
• Tauernschätze – The exhibition, shown since June 2025, tells of the people who searched for and collected the minerals of the Tauern.
• Mensch und Kultur – Folklore exhibition in the Wilhelmgut on crafts, customs, housing and life in earlier times, with dioramas and a bee world.

Founded

1979

Operated by

Museumsverein Bramberg

Admission & discounts

Cash only. Free admission with the National Park SommerCard and the SalzburgerLand Card; reduced admission with the guest card.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
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• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Dogs are not allowed in the museum.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Hands-on stations

Museum rally, questionnaires, craft material (crystal shapes), films, touchscreens and magnetic boards for playful learning; in summer a living beehive in a display case. Children aged 6 to 15 pay €5.50.

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