Volkskundemuseum Salzburg, Ethnographic museum in Monatsschlössl, Austria.

The Volkskundemuseum Salzburg is an ethnographic museum that collects and displays traditional clothing, folk art objects, and furniture from different periods. The collection spreads across several rooms showing regional craftsmanship and religious items from the various Salzburg landscapes.

The collection was founded in 1904 by Karl Adrian and has been housed in the Monatsschlössl since 1924. The building itself was erected in 1615 for Archbishop Markus Sittikus as a lookout castle above the princely garden of Hellbrunn. The museum is affiliated with the Salzburg Museum, formerly the Salzburger Museum Carolino Augusteum.

The collection shows regional customs and traditions that are still part of life in different Salzburg areas. You can see how people celebrated and marked important occasions, especially through the many masks and costumes made for local festivals.

The museum is easy to reach and sits on a hill with good access for visitors, though some stairs are part of the walk. It is wise to wear comfortable shoes and allow time to explore the different exhibition rooms.

The Samson figure from Mauterndorf, a giant processional figure with two dwarfs, came to the museum around 1900. It is shown alongside Perchten masks, and the museum has even hosted performances, as in the exhibition "Matthias tanzt – Salzburger Tresterer on stage".