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“A Cultural Vision of the Salzkammergut” Exhibition at the Hallstatt Train Station, August 21–30, Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

Kir Lamont presents a series of works inspired by the magical atmosphere of night in the Salzkammergut.

On 12 and 13 September 2026, the Hallstätter Hochtal will once again be transformed into a lively open-air laboratory of archaeology. The event will focus on the development of salt transport from prehistory to the present.

Exhibition Opening on July 4, 2026 – Readings, Guided Tours, Talks & More

OÖ KulturEXPO 2027

30 Years World Heritage Salzkammergut - may the party start! 

From April 7 to 15, 2026, an international, English-language excursion titled “Cultural Spaces” was held by TU Wien in the UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape of Hallstatt–Dachstein/Salzkammergut. Around 25 architecture students, along with faculty members from Austria and across Europe—including exchange students from Canada—engaged intensively with the region’s architectural culture and developed forward-looking projects on site.

Exactly 500 years ago, Bohemia came under Habsburg rule through a strategic marriage alliance. This immediately expanded the market for Hallstatt salt, fueling the growth of the Salzkammergut salt industry in the following decades. The scale of salt mining as we know it today developed as a result of this market expansion, including the opening of the Ischl saltworks, the construction of the brine pipeline, and the rise of Ebensee.