A selection of our current exhibits

Emeralds from Habachtal

Glittering jewel
The emerald source in the Habachtal valley, at Bramberg in Oberpinzgau, is the only significant…

St. Anne from Cologne

The third sculpture of St. Anne with the Virgin and Child on display at the Mining and Gothic…

Mary of Burgundy’s prayer nut

Unique carving
Prayer nuts are nut-shaped, carved capsules which open into two halves. They were mainly used from…

Pannier carriers by Simon Troger

Pinnacle of Baroque mountain art
The so-called hand stones represent the pinnacle of Baroque and Late Baroque mountain art. Hand…

Georgius Agricola

12 books on mining
Georgius Agricola (Latin for ‘Georg Bauer’) was a German doctor, pharmacist and scientist who is…

Herrengrund receptacles - Rare treasures

Rare treasures
Several of the famous Herrengrund copper receptacles are on show in the cabinet of mountain…

Processional silver cross

The hallmarks’ message
The cross shown here is silver with hallmarks from 1805 or 1809. Stamp marks on metalwork objects…

Winged altarpiece from the Frey collection

Largest Gothic collection in Salzburg
A particularly valuable exhibit from the Gothic Room of the Mining and Gothic Museum in Leogang is…

Lion Madonna

Rare masterpiece
Madonnas standing or enthroned upon a lion are very rare. The first of these sculptures probably…

Screw-medal from Abraham Remshard

Augsburg masterpiece
The silver screw-medal at the Mining and Gothic Museum dedicated to the Salzburg émigrés of 1731…

Coins from Leogang silver

Sought-after collectors’ items
The quality of the silver from the mines in medieval Leogang was excellent and it was used for…

Gezäh and lighting

Tools and light
A miner’s toolset was known as ‘Gezäh’ (Old High German for ‘gizawa’, meaning ‘succeed’). This was…

Painting of Old Leogang

Church and Kirchenwirt
The oil painting Alt Leogang by Michael Hofer has special significance for the region, as images of…

Painting of Grundbach

Growth of building culture
Very close to where mining administrator, tourism pioneer and painter Michael Hofer worked lies the…

Painting of Lichtenberg Castle

Masterpiece in perspective
The exact origins of Lichtenberg Castle near Saalfelden are obscure. It was first mentioned in a…

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