House of Music - Museum of the Vienna Philharmonic

Museums & Exhibitions

Photo: Haus der Musik / Paul Bauer

The stair play in the House of Music Vienna. Each step is like a piano key and produces a sound as soon as you step on it. A woman, an elderly gentleman and a little girl walk up the stairs together and produce different sounds.

View of the 4th floor in the House of Music Vienna. Visitors can try their hand at conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. A little girl swings the baton, her parents look on.

View of the exhibition rooms on the 1st floor of the Haus der Musik Wien. Visitors can roll the dice in various boxes to compose a new waltz. The composed piece is played on a large display.

View of the exhibition rooms in the Haus der Musik. An elderly couple, he in a red shirt, she with distinctive black glasses, white hair and black and white clothing, stand in front of three display cases in which various exhibits are on display.

View of the Soundlab in the House of Music Vienna. On the 2nd floor, visitors can try their hand at being composers themselves. A couple sit/stand at a table with their daughter and compose new pieces together. The girl also has VR glasses on.

View of the exhibition in the House of Music Vienna. The great masters are exhibited on the 3rd floor. An elderly woman with white hair, black glasses and red lipstick looks at the exhibits in the showcases with her husband in a red shirt.

View of the 3rd floor in the House of Music Vienna. Various classical musicians are glued to chairs as paper silhouettes, a little girl whispers something in their ear. The father stands next to them and laughs.

View of the 3rd floor in the House of Music Vienna. A child is wearing headphones, sitting at a table with a display and playing something. The parents sit and stand next to it and are happy.

View of the 3rd floor in the House of Music Vienna. Various exhibits are on display in showcases.

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The City of Music, Where You Will Be All Ears

Take yourself on a musical journey in Vienna's singular Museum of Sound – in the historical palace of Archduke Karl in the old city center. Observe the great composers, look over their shoulders as they work, confront the greatest musicians of our time, and look at the musical future of computer music.

Wander in the footsteps of Mozart, Beethoven & Co.

Four floors invite you into the world of sound and noise phenomena – every day until 10.00 pm. Music is not only for listening to: in the House of Music, you can also see, feel and even create the sounds and noises yourself. Computer installations are your tour guides. Immerse yourself in the history of Viennese Classical music and the science of sounds at the interactive museum in the heart of the city of music. Learn everything about Mozart, Strauss, and Beethoven and playfully experience music and sound phenomena - it´s an unforgettable journey for your ears!

Birth place of the world’s most famous orchestra

The House of Music was home to the founder and first Kapellmeister (conductor) of the Vienna Philharmonic: Otto Nicolai (1810-1849). It is a good place for the museum and historical archive of the world-famous orchestra, which is located on the second floor. In the Hall of Mirrors, evidence of the orchestra's varied history is displayed, such as documents from honors or batons from famous conductors. The Nicolair Room contains the founding decree of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Furthermore, the program of the first Philharmonic concert in 1842, the first photo of the orchestra from 1864, and pictures of Otto Nicolai, Georg and Joseph Hellmesberger, and others who were important for the founding of the orchestra and in the first decades of its existence.

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