Mining and Gothic Museum Leogang

Founded in 1992 the Museum of Mining and Gothic Art Leogang ist located in Hütten, Leogang,Zell am See District, in the Austrian Province of Salzburg.

Its mission is to honor the 3000 years long mining tradition of the region. The museum’s collection consists of mining exhibits and Gothic art. In the Middle Ages the mining profits were invested in Gothic art. The museum makes this connection visible upholding the motto flourishing mine equals flourishing art. Acquisition and exhibition priorities focus on sacred Gothic art. The Museum of Mining and Gothic Art Leogang exhibits works of art from its own collection as well as loan objects from renowned art museums and collectors.