The Pinzgau Museum at Ritzen Castle attracts thousands of visitors every year and is therefore one of the most important museums in the province of Salzburg.
In 1964, the market town of Saalfelden acquired Ritzen Castle with the intention of establishing a local history museum within its historic walls. In the years that followed, the building was renovated and expanded in stages, and the individual departments were designed by the museum association with a great deal of idealism and loving attention to detail. Today, the museum, one of the most important in the country, presents many valuable exhibits on the history and life of the region, areas of religious folk art, mineralogy, and geology in 24 departments.
The museum presents several major themes relating to the history of Saalfelden: a large nativity scene exhibition, sacred treasures with folkloric exhibits, Roman wall and ceiling paintings from Saalfelden, and the Gottfried Salzmann exhibition. Changing special exhibitions.
The museum is open
January, February, May, June, October and December:
open Thursday to Sunday from 11:00 to 17:00.
July, August and September:
open Tuesday to Sunday from 11:00 to 17:00.
Closed in March, April and November.
Tickets stop at 16:00