Folklore Museum Salzburg...

The cultural and historical diversity of Salzburg

With its fantastic view of the Hohensalzburg Fortress, Hellbrunn Palace and the parks, the Monatsschlössl, built in 1615 by Salzburg's prince archbishop Markus Sittikus, provides an attractive architectural setting for the presentation of the Salzburg Museum's folklore collection. The Folklore Museum offers an interesting insight into the cultural and historical diversity of Salzburg.

The permanent exhibition presents a rich treasure trove of selected objects ranging from rustic ceremonial furniture and colourful traditional costumes of the region to historical Perchten and show masks.

The folklore collection

The ceremonial furniture in the exhibition impressively demonstrates the high level of carving and painting skills of Salzburg craftsmen. The theme of "folk piety" encompasses a large number of objects and is presented in an exhibition well worth seeing with pictures on inverted glass and a baroque nativity scene from Salzburg's famous Hitzl workshop. Karl Adrian, the founder of the Salzburg Museum's folklore collection, and folk musician Tobi Reiser have their own exhibition rooms. Life-size replicas of masked figures illustrate the uniqueness of Salzburg customs. Changing special exhibitions also offer an in-depth insight into Salzburg's culture, customs and folk mores.

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Suitable

• Good weather
• Bad weather
• Winter
• Summer
• Familyfriendly

Tags

• Kultur: museum
• Kultur: fortress/castle
• Kultur: exhibition

Weather

Wednesday

14°C

Thursday

11°C

Friday

6°C

Details und Informationen

morning

11.11.2026

Temperature

6°C

Sunshine

20%

Freezing level

2700

afternoon

11.11.2026

Temperature

14°C

Sunshine

60%

Freezing level

3300

Forecast

A strong low pressure area is situated over the Bay of Biscay at the moment. With warm air from the Mediterranean moving in at the front of the system, foehn winds will pick up. We will therefore see a dry mix of sunshine and clouds with relatively high temperatures for the season.

Last update: 11.11.2026

Thursday

12.11.2026

Temperature

11°C

Sunshine

30%

Freezing level

2600

Friday

13.11.2026

Temperature

6°C

Sunshine

20%

Freezing level

1600

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Sunshine

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Trend

On Thursday, the foehn winds will die. Clouds will form and it will start to rain, then snow. The day after tomorrow will see an improvement in the weather. On Saturday and on Sunday, the weather will be bright and mild.