Archaeology on the Salt Mountain in Hallstatt
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Hospitality in the Iron Age
The Natural History Museum Vienna and the Hallstatt Salt Mine invite you to the annual Open House Event Weekend. Around the "Alte Schmiede", branch of the NHM in Hallstatt, exciting facts and the latest research results will be presented at numerous stations. This year, selected finds from the 2025 excavation season will again be presented directly on site!
Find out how millennia-old pollen is evidence of sustainable forest management. Experience how much energy is in one kilogram of wood at the large brewing pan. Try your hand at making a Bronze Age garment or twist your own raffia rope. Find out how skeletons are still used to detect supply crises after 2,500 years. Experience how animations of prehistoric mining are created on the tablet. Immerse yourself with us in the world of mining and learn how scientists from a wide variety of disciplines are researching the environment of the prehistoric mine. Gain insights into the life of Hallstatt's miners over 3,000 years ago.
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Event tips from the im-salzkammergut.at editors
Daily tours through the Salt Mine "Salzwelten" in Hallstatt
Wed, Jul. 9, 2025 Salt mine (Salzwelten) Hallstatt, Hallstatt
Experience Hallstatt's history up close: Live excavations in Hallstatt
Wed, Jul. 9, 2025 10:00 — 16:00 Salzberg , Hallstatt
“Prehistoric Expedition” through the oldest salt mine of the world
Thu, Jul. 10, 2025 11:00 Salzberg , Hallstatt
Your accommodation for this event
Hotels and accommodation providers in Hallstatt, Bad Goisern, Gosau and Obertraun offer the ideal room or apartment for your holidays, no matter what your tastes. Aside from establishments rated according to the international "star" scale, you will also find around Lake Hallstatt in Austria businesses that have been awarded two to four "edelweiss". The more flowers, the greater comforts you can expect. Whether you eventually find your cozy nest in an elegant 5-star luxury hotel, at comfortable guesthouse, a family-friendly apartment, or on a traditional farm, the choice is always entirely up to you.