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Mozart's Birthplace is one of the most visited museums in Europe, the famous yellow house is also at the top of the list on Google Maps. After Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, it has the most virtual visitors in all of Austria.
Mozarts Birthplace (1838) by Eduard GurkThe Mozart-Museums of the International Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg
The Hagenauer House - today known as Mozart's Birthplace
Mozart's Birthplace is now a listed building, which is located at Getreidegasse 9, in the middle of the old town of Salzburg. The house with the (today) yellow facade became famous mainly because of the birth of Mozart on January 27, 1756.
For 26 years the Mozart family lived in this house
Leopold Mozart, father of Wolfgang Amadé and Maria Anna Mozart (Nannerl), and his wife Anna Maria rented an apartment on the third floor at Getreidegasse 9 from Lorenz Hagenauer starting in 1747.
Mozart's Birthplace and the Mozarteum Foundation
Mozart's Birthplace and the Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation
Mozart's birthplace, between 1800 and 1825 by International Mozarteum Foundation SalzburgThe Mozart-Museums of the International Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg
Mozart's Birthplace becomes a museum
Since the 1880s, Mozart's Birthplace has been run as a museum and is open to Mozart fans and music enthusiasts. Today, Mozart's Birthplace is one of the most visited museums in Austria and is an absolute highlight, especially for Mozart fans.
From a Confectionery shop to the most visited museum
In 1912 Gustav Scio Jr. took over the business and from 1917 left it to the International Mozarteum Foundation, which still owns the house today. Today, Mozart's birthplace is one of the most visited museums in Austria and an absolute highlight for Mozart fans.
View of Mozart´s Residence by International Mozarteum Foundation SalzburgThe Mozart-Museums of the International Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg
The Mozart Residence at Makartplatz 8-9
The Mozart Residence has been documented since the 17th century. At the beginning of the 18th century, it was given the nickname "Tanzmeisterhaus" (dance master's house) after the occupant at the time, the high princely dance master Johann Pastier from France.
Dancing lessons in the dance master house
In 1711 Anna Eva Spöckner bought the house and her husband, the dancing master Lorenz Spöckner, officially received permission to give dancing lessons in the house. At that time 43 people lived in the house.
Mozart Residence (1920) by Karl HaydThe Mozart-Museums of the International Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg
1773 - The Mozart family moves in
In 1773 the Mozart family moved to the other side of the Salzach and moved into a new apartment.
Society, performing music by AnonymousThe Mozart-Museums of the International Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg
The apartment at Makartplatz as a social center
Music was played in the hall, but cards were also played, "Bölzl" was shot in bad weather, and bowling took place. Leopold Mozart also used the Tanzmeistersaal to exhibit pianos that he had taken over from various piano makers for sale on commission.
Wolfgang Amadé Mozart lived in this house until 1780 ...
before settling in Vienna for good. Only once did Mozart return to Salzburg for a visit in 1783 with his young wife Constanze. After her marriage in 1784, Mozart's sister Maria Anna (Nannerl) also left the parental home.
Leopold Mozart (1766) by Pietro Antonio LorenzoniThe Mozart-Museums of the International Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg
Leopold Mozart lived in the Mozart Residence until 1787
Father Leopold stayed behind in the house with two servants. He always had "Kostzöglinge" - pupils to whom he offered board and lodging. Leopold Mozart died on May 28, 1787, in what is now the Mozart Residence.
Mozart's residence after being hit by a bomb in WWII (1944) by International Mozarteum Foundation SalzburgThe Mozart-Museums of the International Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg
Mozart Residence and the World War II
On October 16, 1944, a bomb destroyed the southwestern part of the house; only the part of the building with the Tanzmeistersaal was spared. In 1955, the Mozarteum was able to acquire the part and reconstruct the Mozart Residence true to the original according to old plans.
Exterior view of Mozart's residence by Christian SchneiderThe Mozart-Museums of the International Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg
The Mozart Residence as a museum
With the generous support of the Japanese insurance company The Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Company, Tokyo as the main sponsor and numerous music and Mozart friends from all over the world, the Mozart family home could be rebuilt.
Nadine Kröpfl, Digital Marketing Specialist
