Mozarthaus
Mozart House is the composer’s only surviving apartment in Vienna. It is located at Domgasse 5. The composer lived here from 1784 to 1787. His apartment on the second floor consists of four rooms, two study rooms and a kitchen. Mozart lived in this apartment longer than in any other of the more than a dozen apartments in Vienna. At that time, the composer was already famous, revolving in social circles and receiving many invitations to perform in the best houses of the Austrian capital.
Background
In January 2006, after a thorough renovation that cost the city eight million euros, the Mozart House was opened as a museum under the name Mozarthaus. It was formerly known to tourists and residents of Vienna as the “House of Figaro”, as this is where Mozart wrote his world-famous opera The Marriage of Figaro.
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The former apartment building, is located in the historic center of Vienna – the so-called Old Town. It is separated from St. Stephen’s Cathedral by only a few hundred meters, and Domgasse translates as “Cathedral Lane”.Wolfgang Amadeus spent perhaps his happiest years here. In any case, he never lived in any other apartment as long as he did here.
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Above all, at this time Mozart was known as a celebrated composer who had a brilliant circle of friends and received numerous invitations to give concerts in the best houses of the local nobility. And here, on Domgasse Street, he created some of his best compositions.
The restorers have done their best to reproduce the ambience of those times. The Mozart House offers tours of all three floors of the building today. The tour includes a visit to the living and ancillary rooms to show visitors the conditions in which Mozart lived and worked. Tourists are also introduced to the works of the great Austrian and the atmosphere of Vienna at the time. Although this museum is not one of Vienna’s main attractions, there are always many connoisseurs of the genius composer’s work.
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Since Mozart’s 250th birthday on 27.1.2006, the Mozart House Museum has occupied a total of six floors – with Mozart’s apartment on the second floor preserved in its original form.On 1,000 m², the visitor is immersed in Mozart’s world: with his extraordinary genius and creativity, his family, friends and rivals in late Baroque Vienna. Get to know Mozart’s extraordinary personality – you are guaranteed a superb experience!.Useful information
Opening hours
Daily from 10 to 19:00, except Mondays.
Ticket prices
Adult: €10, discounted rate for students and pensioners – €8, group rate – €7, child rate (up to 14 years old) – €3, family ticket (2 adults + up to 3 children) – €20. An audio guide for adults (in 11 languages) and children (in 8 languages) is included.
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Address of the Mozart House Museum in Vienna: A-1010 Vienna, Domgasse 5 How to get there: Metro: U1 or U3, Stephanplatz station.
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