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The Cathedral museum has been given two huge collections of rosaries and similar objects. The exhibition will display the most importants pieces, made of lapis, rock crystal, and amber, and tell the history of the rosary. |
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For almost 40 years now, Monsignore Sammer is collecting baroque art from Austria and Italy, particularly bozzetti and sculptures. The cathedral museum will present the most important pieces. |
July 17 - August 31, 2008
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Also this year, the Salzburg Cathedral Museum makes a baroque display cabinet available for an contemporary artist. So far, there exhibited artists like Jonathan Meese, John Bock and Bethan Huws. In this year comes the impuls from the youthful swiss artist Léopold Rabus. |
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The Cathedral Museum is located in the galleries of the Salzburg Cathedral. These wonderful rooms with their baroque décor and view of the city as well as into the cathedral are worth seeing in their own right. |
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The cabinet of curiosities of Salzburg came into being during the second half of the 17th century. It is a collection of natural objects as well as works of art: stuffed animals, fossils, scientific equipment, works of cut rock crystal and ivory, etc. The multifaceted collection appeals to an intuitive experience arousing curiosity and amazement. |
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