Mozarts Geburtshaus

Famous residents: the Mozarts in the Hagenauer Haus

In the Getreidegasse one house attracts particular attention: number 9, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Salzburg's most famous son was born here on 27 January 1756. From 1747 the family occupied a flat on the third floor for twenty-six years. With his parents Leopold and Anna Maria and his sister Nannerl, Mozart spent his childhood and youth here. In 1773 the move to the Mozart-Wohnhaus on the Makartplatz followed.

Museum and place of pilgrimage at once

The birthplace still attracts Mozart enthusiasts and people interested in history from all over the world. In 1880 the Internationale Stiftung Mozarteum opened the first museum there. It has been extended continuously since then and is open all year.

A tour through Mozart's time

The tour through the original living quarters takes about an hour. It leads through a reconstructed middle-class flat with everyday objects and furniture from the eighteenth century.

Original pieces

Original documents, letters and mementoes record Mozart's life in Salzburg. On show is the collection of most of the portraits made during his lifetime. The high point for enthusiasts is the historical instruments, such as Mozart's child's violin and clavichord.

Mozart from several sides

The museum looks at Mozart from various angles: his childhood as a prodigy, the long years of travel and his puzzling death. On the first floor there is a special exhibition that changes each year.

Art project Notenflug. KV 265

Since the end of March 2024 Mozart's notes have been dancing across the facade of the birthplace. The work by the Salzburg artist Andreas Feldinger is based on an original autograph by Mozart and shows a fragment from Ah, vous dirai-je Maman KV 265, better known worldwide as Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and in the German-speaking area as the melody of Morgen kommt der Weihnachtsmann. The transparent, red-shining notes on white canvas set accents on the facade and the Getreidegasse depending on the position of the sun and the wind. The work was expected to be on view until the end of August 2024.