The museum holds over 250 historical instruments, including a rare glass harmonica.
The historic front building, the 'Stammhaus,' was preserved despite being slated for demolition in the early 20th century.
The museum's 'bubble chair' audio installation allows visitors to sit inside a spherical speaker system to hear individual orchestral parts of a piece.
The collection contains a genuine Bach-era keyboard instrument built around 1750, one of the few surviving specimens of its kind.
The museum archives contain approximately 50,000 volumes related to Bach scholarship and music history.
Bachhaus Eisenach is the oldest museum dedicated to Johann Sebastian Bach, inaugurated in 1907. It comprises a historic half-timbered house from 1456, widely believed to be Bach's birthplace, and a modern museum annex. The facility houses an extensive collection of original manuscripts, historical musical instruments, and personal artifacts. Visitors experience live 20-minute demonstrations of period instruments, including a reconstructed 18th-century harpsichord and clavichord. The museum utilizes multimedia installations, such as the 'Walkable Music Piece,' to illustrate Baroque compositions. A dedicated library preserves academic research on Bach's life and music. The site is located in the Thuringian city of Eisenach, where Bach was baptized at the nearby St. George's Church. The museum was expanded in 2007 with a new building designed by Berthold Penkhues to increase exhibition space.
The staircase and timber-framed interior of the original 15th-century Stammhaus.
Attend the live instrument demonstrations held regularly throughout the day for the best acoustic experience.
Explore the museum garden, which recreates a Baroque-style pleasure garden, providing a quiet retreat from the city center.
Check the museum's calendar for special rotating exhibitions that often feature rare manuscripts on loan from international collections.
Do not rush through the interactive installations; they are designed to be experienced slowly to fully appreciate the sound-spatialization effects.
Open daily, including weekends and public holidays, throughout the year.
