Travel Reference
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This two-floor exhibit is the best in town for history. The included audioguide wonderfully
describes the great artifacts in the lavish prince archbishop's residence.
Cost and Hours:
€7, €8.50 combo-ticket with Salzburg Panorama, includes audioguide,
Tue-Sun 9:00-17:00, closed Mon, tel. 0662/620-8080,
www.salzburgmuseum.at
.
Visiting the Museum:
The Salzburg Personalities exhibit fills the first floor with a
charming look at Salzburg's greatest historic characters—mostly artists, scientists, musi-
cians, and writers who would otherwise be forgotten. The
Kunsthalle
in the basement shows
off special exhibits.
But upstairs is the real reason to come. Here you'll see lavish ceremonial rooms filled
with an exhibit called The Salzburg Myth, which traces the city's proud history, art, and cul-
ture since early modern times. The focus is on its quirky absolutist prince archbishop and its
long-standing reputation as a fairy-tale “Alpine Arcadia.”
FromtheSalzburgMuseum,thePanoramaPassage(clearlymarkedfromtheentry)leads
underground to the Salzburg Panorama (described next). This passage is lined with archae-
ological finds (Roman and early medieval), helping you trace the development of Salzburg
from its Roman roots until today.
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Salzburg Panorama 1829
In the early 19th century, before the advent of photography, 360-degree “panorama” paint-
ingsofgreatcitiesoreventswerepopular.Thesecreationswereeventakenonextendedroad
trips. When this one was created, the 1815 Treaty of Vienna had just divvied up post-Na-
poleonic Europe, and Salzburg had become part of the Habsburg realm. This photo-realistic
painting served as a town portrait done at the emperor's request. The circular view, painted
by Johann Michael Sattler, shows the city as seen from the top of its castle. When complete,
it spent 10 years touring the great cities of Europe, showing off Salzburg's breathtaking set-
ting.
Today,theexquisitelyrestoredpainting,hunginacircularroom,offersafascinatinglook
at the city in 1829. The river was slower and had beaches. The old town looks essentially as
it does today, and Moosstrasse still leads into idyllic farm country. Your ticket also lets you
see the temporary exhibitions in the room that surrounds the Panorama, which is part of the
Salzburg Museum, but with a separate entrance and ticket counter.
