Hallein - Celtic Museum Keltenmuseum

In Hallein, the old Orphanage (1654) is now the home of the Keltenmuseum (Celtic Museum); The reconstructed Celtic farmstead includes buildings and tools and equipment used by the Celts, and a burial chamber built on the lines of one found in Dürrnberg. It is open only in summer, but group tours can be arranged in advance at other times. The museum displays finds from the Hallstatt and La Tène (Iron Age) periods (800-15 B.C.), taken from the prehistoric graves found on the Dürrnberg.

Documents illustrate the growth of the town and the development of its economy as a result of its salt resources, and there are exhibits portraying local customs and the history of the town guilds. There are separate rooms devoted to the composer F. R. Gruber, the exhibits in which include the original score of "Silent Night".