Orangerie Salzburg – Panorama | Welterbe

About the museum

For many years the Salzburg Museum showed Johann Michael Sattler's circular painting of the city, created between 1825 and 1829, as the Panorama Museum in the Neue Residenz on Residenzplatz. When the building closed for renovation, the panorama left its old home in 2023.

Since summer 2026 it has had a new home in the Orangery in the Mirabell Gardens. The building goes back to a design by Johann Fischer von Erlach, was remodelled around 1725 and later extended; in the 1970s only a few exterior walls of the old structure survived, and a two-storey exhibition hall was built in their place, which for a long time housed the Baroque Museum. Following a complete renovation by MHM architects, the Orangery opened on 27 June 2026 as a panorama and World Heritage museum.

At its centre is the Sattler Panorama, which shows Salzburg on an autumn afternoon at 4 p.m. and can now be experienced barrier-free for the first time. Short films, media stations by the Ars Electronica Futurelab, a tactile city model and changing exhibitions also explain why the Old Town has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996.

Highlights

• Salzburg Panorama by Johann Michael Sattler (1825–1829)
• Multimedia World Heritage exhibition with stations by the Ars Electronica Futurelab
• Tactile city model and tactile guidance system
• Step-free access to the panorama via platform lift
• Building in the Mirabell Gardens based on a design by Fischer von Erlach

Permanent exhibitions

• UNESCO-Welterbe multimedial – Films, media installations and interactive stations created with the Ars Electronica Futurelab bring the Old Town's UNESCO World Heritage status to life.
• Sattler-Panorama – Johann Michael Sattler's circular painting shows Salzburg and its surroundings in the 1820s and is accessible without barriers for the first time.

Operated by

Salzburg Museum GmbH (Stadt und Land Salzburg)

Director

Martin Hochleitner

Admission & discounts

According to the Salzburg Museum's overview of concessions, free admission applies to, among others, holders of the Salzburg Card, holders of the Kulturpass ("Hunger auf Kunst & Kultur"), members of the Salzburg Museum Association, and school classes and kindergarten groups.

Accessibility

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

The entire museum is accessible without barriers; a platform lift (platform 90 × 80 cm) leads to the panorama. Accessible toilets on the lower level, tactile guidance system and tactile orientation maps, videos in Austrian Sign Language, texts in Easy Language, smartphone guide with audio contributions. Questions about accessibility: inklusion@salzburgmuseum.at.

Kids & families

Family ticket for 1 or 2 adults with children; tours are intended for ages 6 and up.

Getting there & parking

Until probably the end of November 2026, the entrance is the side entrance in the Mirabell Gardens because of garden works. The museum offers step-free directions on its website.

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

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