Salzburg Museum

About the museum

The museum goes back to an initiative by the official Vinzenz Maria Süß, who from 1834 collected objects on the history of Salzburg. The holdings, at first called the "Städtisches Arsenal", soon became the Städtisches Museum; in 1849 the city officially took over the collection. Because the Dowager Empress Caroline Augusta assumed patronage from 1850, the institution long bore the name Salzburger Museum Carolino Augusteum.

In the Second World War the museum building was severely damaged, but a large part of the collection, which had been evacuated, survived. A new building opened in 1967, and since 1966 the city and the province have run the museum jointly. After decades of searching for a location, it moved into the Neue Residenz on Mozartplatz and opened there in 2007 under the name Salzburg Museum; in 2009 it was named European Museum of the Year.

The collections range from archaeology through art up to 1800 and from 1800, graphic art and photography to applied arts and everyday culture. Today the Salzburg Museum comprises several sites, including the Fortress Museum, the Toy Museum, the Folklore Museum, the Cathedral Excavations Museum, the Orangerie Salzburg and the Celtic Museum Hallein.

Since the end of October 2023 the main building in the Neue Residenz has been closed: the building is undergoing a complete renovation and extension, and in the second inner courtyard underground exhibition spaces are being created for the "Belvedere Salzburg" of the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere. Until the planned opening of Salzburg Museum NEU in autumn 2027, the museum shows objects from its collections in the series "Salzburg Museum – Gastspiel" at partner institutions.

Highlights

• Art and cultural history of the city and province of Salzburg
• Collections of art up to 1800 and from 1800, graphic art and photography
• Applied arts and everyday culture
• European Museum of the Year 2009
• In future a shared cultural area with the Belvedere Salzburg

Founded

1834

Operated by

Salzburg Museum GmbH (Stadt und Land Salzburg)

Director

Martin Hochleitner

Admission & discounts

Admission prices for the reopened building have not yet been published. Members of the Salzburger Museumsverein have free admission to all sites of the Salzburg Museum.

Accessibility

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

Assistance dogs are allowed at all sites of the Salzburg Museum. Information on the accessibility of the renovated building is not yet available.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

The Neue Residenz is located on Mozartplatz in Salzburg's old town (pedestrian zone). Travel information for the reopened building is not yet available.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop: not available

The museum shop in the Neue Residenz is closed due to the renovation. The MUS. Café Museum is located in the Neue Residenz.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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