Museum sights in Salzburg
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Salzburg Persönlich
On the 1st floor of the Salzburg Museum, Salzburg Persönlich offers fascinating insight into the characters that have shaped the city's history, including the alchemist Paracelsus and performer Richard Mayr; kids love to watch the birdie-style camera that takes nostalgic portrait shots you can send home by email.
Upstairs, prince-archbishops glower down from the walls at Mythos Salzburg, which celebrates the city as a source of artistic and poetic inspiration over the ages. Be sure to glimpse Carl Spitzweg's renowned Sonntagsspaziergang (Sunday Stroll) painting and the home-videos of Asian tourists giving their unique take on Salzburg.
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Keltenmuseum
Recently brought bang up to date with an all-glass façade overlooking the Salzach, the Keltenmuseum runs chronologically through the region’s heritage in a series of beautiful vaulted rooms. It begins with a fine collection of Celtic artefacts including Asterix-style helmets, an impressively reconstructed chariot and a selection of bronze brooches, pendants and buckles. The 1st floor traces the history of salt extraction in Hallein, featuring high points such as a miniature slide and the mummified Mannes im Salz (man in salt) unearthed in 1577. There is a pamphlet with English explanations (€2.50).
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Freilicht Museum
Near Untersberg, the open-air Freilicht Museum steps back in time and back to nature. There are 60 traditional Austrian farmhouses to explore, tractors to clamber over, goats to feed and a huge adventure playground to run around in.
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Haus Der Natur
Aside from the above, the Haus der Natur has a massive aquarium with Nemo-style clown-fish and coral reefs, and a reptile enclosure teeming with snakes and crocs. Shark feeding time is 10.30am on Mondays.
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Salzburg Museum
Salzburg’s new flagship attraction is Salzburg Museum. Housed in the sublime Neue Residenz palace, the museum sheds light on Salzburg’s rich heritage with its hands-on exhibits.
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Dommuseum
The adjacent Dommuseum is a treasure-trove of baroque art, lavish goldwork and tapestries.
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