Kärntner Freilichtmuseum Maria Saal, Open-air museum in Maria Saal, Austria.

Kärntner Freilichtmuseum Maria Saal is an open-air museum on four hectares at the eastern edge of the Zollfeld, laid out in four terraces. Its circuit of 36 objects is mainly residential and farm buildings from different parts of Carinthia, among them the Hanebauerhaus from Pölling with its massive smoke room, the Mörtelbauerkasten raised on four large stones, and the Bodnerhaus from St. Oswald. A nature trail on the grounds explains the local flora.

In 1936 the Kärntner Landsmannschaft paid a deposit on the Bodnerhaus in St. Oswald near Bad Kleinkirchheim; the purchase was completed only in 1951, and the house was moved to the Kreuzbergl in Klagenfurt in 1952. That site soon proved too small, so in the 1960s the objects were transferred to Maria Saal, where the museum grounds opened on 22 August 1972.

The buildings showcase how farming families and craftspeople organized their daily lives in the Alpine region. You see the connection between living spaces and work through the furnishings and tools left in each house.

The grounds cover four hectares on four terraces east of the Zollfeld, so allow time for walking between the farm buildings. The entrance is marked by the Neunerkreuz, a typical Carinthian wayside shrine. A nature trail across the site explains the local flora. The museum is scientifically managed by the Landesmuseum Kärnten in Klagenfurt.

One building in the collection dates from 1470 and represents one of Europe's oldest examples of block construction technique. This early building method reveals craftsmanship skills that were passed down through generations of Alpine builders.