New Images. New Epoch

History of Early Photography in Salzburg 1839–1877 14.3.2025 until 19.10.2025

Salzburg Museum – Gastspiel (Guest Appearance)

About the exhibition

As the result of a research project lasting several years, the exhibition “New Images. New Epoch” provides insight into the history of early photography in Salzburg. The exhibition ranges over a timeline covering the beginnings of the new medium in the 1840s until its wide-ranging permeation of society, culture and everyday life in the 1870s. In doing so, the overall project also encompasses the time span that was enormously significant for the history of Salzburg: the redefinition of the prince-archiepiscopal residence city as urban space for middle-class culture.

Curated by

Werner Friepesz und Erich Wandaller

A look inside the exhibition

Exhibition view of a small, upright velvet-lined case in purple, containing a historical, octagonally framed portrait of a woman.

Historical sepia photograph of a large wooden structure with small cabins and numerous stone blocks in the snowy foreground.

Exhibition view showing a row of angled white display cases against a wall, printed with historical photographer logos and presenting historical photographs.

Historical sepia photograph of a bearded man wearing a fur hat and a thick coat, with a pipe in his mouth.

Historical sepia photograph of a rural music group comprising seven people with various historical instruments.

Exhibition module with the inscription "Salzburg Land – Naturschönheiten, Eisenbahn, Fremdenverkehr" ("Salzburg Province – Natural Beauties, Railways, Tourism"), presenting several framed historical photographs and accompanying texts on a dark wall.

Exhibition view featuring a framed historical document and portrait on a dark wall, followed by a row of additional framed works.

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Detailed view of the intricate, gilded tracery and architectural ornamental elements of a Gothic shrine.

Salzburg Museum – Gastspiel (Guest Appearance)

Masterpieces of Furniture Art Salzburg 1450–1500

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