AIKO Nativity Scene

Exhibitions of Christmas Nativity Scenes

Salzburg is famous for its original and artistically important Nativity scenes. Aside from galleries and private households, you can also marvel at these handmade artworks at many Salzburg churches.

Displays of crèches have been a tradition in Salzburg since the 18th century. Practically every church in Salzburg, along with countless private homes, features one of these beautifully created masterpieces amongst their festive decorations. While the houses of worship tend to display magnificent baroque Nativity ensembles, families also find delight in alternatives that might well be more humorous or add a more local touch to the Nativity story. Visit one of the numerous crèche exhibitions in Salzburg and allow yourself to be enchanted by these lovingly decorated scenes.

Christmas Nativity Scenes in Salzburg's churches

Cathedral: Dec. 23 - Feb. 3, Nativity scene by a Tyrolean artist, c.1870
St. Peter's Monastery: Dec. 3 – Feb. 2, Nativity scene by Riedmüller from Thaur, Tyrol
St. Michael's Church, Residence Square: all year, Nativity scene with Salzburg background
Franciscan Church, Sigmund Haffner Gasse: Dec. 23 – Feb. 2, baroque Nativity scene, c. 1790
Cajetan Chruch, Kajetanerplatz 1: Dec. 24 - Feb.2, Nativity Scene from 1923
St. Sebastian's Church, Linzer Gasse 41, Dec. 23 - Feb. 2., Nativity scene with Salzburg background
St. Andrew's Parish Church, St. Andrew's Square: all year, Nativity scene dating from 1910/1950
Loreto Church, Paris Lodron Strasse: Dec. 24 – Feb. 2, Nativity scene dating from 1834
Mülln Church, Augustinergasse: Dec. 24 – Feb. 2, Nativity scene dating from 1926 by H. Kurtz