Celtic Museum (Keltenmuseum Hallein) description and photos - Austria: Salzburg (land) (Topic)

Celtic Museum (Keltenmuseum Hallein) description and photos - Austria: Salzburg (land). Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Keltenmuseum Hallein.

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The Celtic Museum in the Austrian city of Hallein in the province of Salzburg is one of the most significant collections of evidence of Celtic art and history in Europe. The museum provides a comprehensive overview of the Celtic world with an emphasis on the Alpine zones (the so-called Alpine Celts).

This building also houses the Hallein City Museum, which tells about the salt mining in the region and the famous melody of Franz's "Silent Night" Gruber.

The Celtic Museum was founded in 1882 and originally housed in a civil hospital, and in 1930 moved to the town hall building. After only 22 years, the museum changed its address again - for some time it was located at the gates of the city fortifications, but already in 1970 it was moved to its current location.

Among the most interesting and unique exhibits of the museum is the tomb of the Celtic leader, the tomb of which dates back to the second half of the 5th century BC. The tomb was found in 1959 on the Moser plateau.

The exhibition area of the museum is 3000 square meters. It houses both a permanent exhibition and temporary exhibitions.

In addition to the Celtic exhibition, there are many interesting details about salt production on the second floor of the museum.

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