Visit the Mozarts! Get close to the famous family of musicians.
"Mozart was impatient, self-confident and a diva, but also kind-hearted, childlike and naive, he certainly fulfilled the cliché of an artist," says Gabriele Ramsauer, Director of the Mozart Museums. Wolfgang Amadé Mozart was an incomparable musical genius and his legacy is an essential part of the cultural DNA of the city of Salzburg. Nowhere else can the work and person of Mozart be traced as well as in the Mozart Museums in Salzburg.
In Mozart's birthplace, the special atmosphere in the original apartment invites you to get closer to this genius. The exhibitions "The everyday life of a child prodigy", "Mozart at the theater" and "Myth and veneration" bring the musician to life in all his dazzling facets. The house in Getreidegasse, where Wolfgang Amadé Mozart was born on January 27, 1756, is now one of the most visited museums in the world. On three floors, visitors can discover details about Mozart's life: how he grew up, when he started making music, who his friends and patrons were, his relationship with his family, his passion for opera and much more. In addition to original portraits and documents, the exhibition also includes special rarities such as Mozart memorabilia, his childhood violin and his clavichord, on which he composed "The Magic Flute", among other works, as well as what is probably the most famous Mozart portrait, painted two years before his death by his brother-in-law Joseph Lange. Autographs, first and early prints of selected works illustrate the composer's musical development.
In the Mozart residence on Makartplatz, the exhibition "The Mozarts - A Family of Musicians" was recently revamped and shows exciting contemporary testimonies from the lives of father Leopold, mother Anna Maria and sister 'Nannerl'. The former "Tanzmeisterhaus", which is now run by the Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg as the Mozart residence, offered the Mozart family a spacious ambience from 1773 with an eight-room apartment on the second floor. Wolfgang Amadé lived here until the end of 1780, when he finally left Salzburg. In the spacious rooms, original documents and portraits document the history of the house, Mozart's compositional work during his Salzburg years and the Mozart family's social environment. Mozart's original fortepiano and the famous family picture in the "Tanzmeistersaal" are particular attractions.
Mozart for the whole family
A visit to the Mozart museums in the city of Salzburg is fun for the whole family, as there are many stories to tell about Mozart, his life and his music that will delight young and old alike. In the Mozart Residence, young visitors can get to know Wolfgang Amadé, his sister "Nannerl" and the atmosphere of this special place in a child-friendly way with a special audio guide. During the tour, children can also borrow a kaleidoscope to see the museum rooms in a completely new way and turn them upside down. Mozart's birthplace can also be conquered in a playful way with a special puzzle app for children.
