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Starting in summer 2026, the Salzburg Panorama, in honor of its 200th birthday, will become the centerpiece of a new museum in the southern wing of the historic orangery in Mirabell Garden: Orangerie Salzburg - Panorama | World Heritage.
The newly opened Orangerie Salzburg combines the famous panoramic painting with the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the city of Salzburg and makes both interactively accessible. This allows the museum to set new accents in conveying Salzburg as a cultural heritage.
More than a Museum:
The Orangerie Salzburg is much more than a museum. It serves as a World Heritage Center, cultural mediator, and is now also the proud home of the famous Salzburg Panorama by Johann Michael Sattler (1786–1847).
The massive round painting depicts everyday life in Salzburg 200 years ago, its city history, and numerous attractions, highlighting why Salzburg has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. With a circumference of 25 meters and an area of 130 m², the painting offers an impressive 360° experience.
Salzburg as an Interactive Journey of Experience
Previously, the panorama was exclusively experienced in analog form; newly designed media installations now allow for digital insights into the city's World Heritage. In collaboration with the Ars Electronica Futurelab, the round painting can now be experienced digitally and interactively, offering new, holistic perspectives on Salzburg and its rich cultural heritage. The exhibition experience is complemented by non-verbal short films that provide a barrier-free and inclusive approach to the history of Salzburg. The symbiosis of historical artwork and digital mediation bridges the gap between the past and the present, uniquely conveying the cityscape along with its history.
The Panorama that Made Salzburg Famous
On Easter Sunday in 1829, Johann Michael Sattler presented his Salzburg Panorama to an audience for the first time. In a tent at today's Makartplatz, his work could be admired for several weeks. Sattler's panorama painting became the first major tourist advertisement for Salzburg: Together with his family, the artist went on a European tour for ten years. The 5-meter-high and 26-meter-long oil painting was packed onto a houseboat and displayed in many cities across Europe in a specially made wooden pavilion. At that time, all of Europe became aware of the beauty of Salzburg and its surroundings. Back in Salzburg, the painting was shown until 1937 in a round building in today's Mirabell Garden. From 1977 to 2001, it moved to the former Café Winkler on Mönchsberg, now the Museum of Modern Art and Restaurant M32. After extensive renovation, it was reopened in 2005 in the former ticket hall of the post office at Residenzplatz – the Panorama Museum.
In line with the anniversary "30 years of UNESCO World Heritage Salzburg," the 200-year-old round painting is almost returning to its original display location. From now on, it can be admired in the Orangerie in Mirabell Garden.
Honoring the People Behind It
The museum features several special exhibitions, including "World Heritage Salzburg: Who Cares for the City?". The exhibition trilogy focuses on the people who play a significant role in the preservation, maintenance, and development of the historic old town of Salzburg as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The aim of the exhibitions is to present Salzburg's World Heritage as a vibrant living space and to give the historic old town a voice as a witness to its own history.
Valid only from the official opening (planned for the first half of 2026)
Daily 9 AM - 5 PM
Closed: December 24.
Adults € 8.00 Families
(2 Adults, Children) € 16.00
Seniors (from 65 years) € 4.80
Young People (16-26 years) € 4.80
Children (6-15 years) € 4.80
Children (up to 5 years) free
People with disabilities free
Students in class groups free
Salzburg Card: one-time free entry
(As of: 12/2025)
- One-time free admission with the Salzburg Card.
The Panorama Museum provides barrier-free access.
Impressions
Panorama Museum Salzburg | © Salzburg Museum
"Zeitlupe" in the Panorama Museum | © Salzburg Museum
Panorama Museum | © Salzburg Museum
observation deck | © Tourismus Salzburg GmbH / G.Breitegger
Contact
Orangerie Salzburg – Panorama | Welterbe
Mirabellplatz
5020 Salzburg
Mirabellplatz
5020 Salzburg
Tel. +43662 620808-723
