Mozart's Birthplace

This is a free tour with lots of interesting info about the old town of Salzburg. At the end you pay the guide according to your means and your enjoyment. It is informative and fun. And if you’re lucky the sun shines.

The Mozart Museum is well organized and informative, especially if you’re interested in classical music and history. The audio guides and explanations are detailed and easy to follow. However, it wasn’t really my thing — there isn’t much to see visually, and it’s more about reading and listening than exhibits. Still worth a visit if you’re a Mozart fan or want to learn more about his life.

For music lovers, this is definitely a must-visit, though I personally found the experience just okay. It’s fun to see the birthplace of such a great musician, but it did feel a bit commercialized. My wife enjoyed it a lot, especially the neon sign, which made for a great Insta photo!

V interesting visit inside mozart's birthplace museum. U have to pay 15euros to visit the interior but i feel it is definitely worth it. Will recommend to anyone who visits salzburg. U get to see and understand the earlier life and history of mozart .

Mozart’s Birthplace Museum is a must-visit in the heart of Salzburg. With the Salzburg Card, entry is free and quick, making it very convenient. The museum offers wonderful insights into Mozart’s life, his family, and his works, with many fascinating details on display. A free app with an audio guide is available, which makes the visit even more engaging and informative. One of the highlights is a special room where instruments are built into the floor—when you walk across it, music begins to play. If you’re visiting with others, it creates a truly delightful and interactive experience. Overall, a well-curated museum that brings Mozart’s story to life in the city where it all began.

Honestly, paying €15 per person is a rip off because there's not much to see, and I doubt that some of the items are actually his or his family's, in addition to the numerous copies and facsimiles. Furthermore, the museum is on the first floor, while he was born and lived on the third floor, which is inaccessible ... Not that I don't like Mozart ! On the contrary, I adore his works and his music. And at the end of the day, a feeling of incompleteness and frustration ! But unlike the Mozart family residence, which was destroyed during an Allied bombing raid in October 1944, this birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was spared. Indeed, although nearly half the city was destroyed, the historic center was largely untouched, with the exception of its cathedral and dome, which collapsed and did not reopen until 1959 after restoration. Mozart was born on January 27, 1756, in a third-floor apartment of this 12th-century house at 9 Getreidegasse, the seventh son of Leopold Mozart, a musician, composer, and teacher from Augsburg, a Free Imperial City, who was then serving as deputy Kapellmeister at the court of the Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg, and Anna Maria Pertl, daughter of a Salzburg court official. The Mozart family lived in this Hagenauer House for a total of 26 years (from 1747 to 1773), named after its owner, Johann Lorenz Hagenauer (1712–1792), a merchant and grocer who was a friend of the family. Like Trier, Cologne, and Mainz, Salzburg was at this time an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire under the authority of a prince-archbishop, and part of the Bavarian Circle. He was the youngest of seven children, five of whom died of childhood illness. In fact, three children died in infancy, before the birth of his older sister, Maria Anna, nicknamed "Nannerl," born in 1751, and two others also died of illness between Nannerl's birth and his own ! He was baptized the day after his birth in a chapel of St. Rupert's Cathedral in Salzburg, and his baptismal certificate lists the names Joannes Chrysostomus, Wolfgangus, Theophilus. The German equivalent is Gottlieb, or Amedeo, the Italian and Latin name he adopted during his trip to Italy in December 1769. Between 1762 and 1766, the young Mozart embarked on the Grand Tour, a long musical journey with his father, employed by Prince-Archbishop Sigismund of Schrattenbach, and his older sister Maria Anna, whom he called Nannerl. They went first to Munich, then to Vienna, before setting out on June 9, 1763, on a long tour of Europe that lasted nearly four years, taking them back to Munich, then to Augsburg, Mannheim, Frankfurt, Brussels (where he stayed one night at Hasselbrouck Castle), Paris, Versailles, London, The Hague, Amsterdam, Dijon, Lyon, Geneva, and Lausanne. He died at the age of thirty-five in 1791, without having finished the Requiem that had been commissioned from him, ruined and buried in a common grave. He left us a considerable body of work. Indeed, 893 works are listed in the Köchel catalogue. The theory that the composer Antonio Salieri (1750-1825) killing him is unfounded. However, it seems that Mozart suffered from an infection caused by a streptococcal bacterium from the age of six, which remained in his system for the rest of his life. This resulted in nodular skin erythema, acute attacks of angina (ulcerative-necrotic angina), which later became chronic. The joint symptoms from which the composer suffered (polyarthritis and ankylosing spondylitis), as well as the fevers, anemia, migraines, skin rashes, malaise, edema, and finally end-stage renal failure, resulted from the deleterious effects of this microbe, for which there was no effective treatment at the time. Indeed, in his memoir, "Reminiscences", the Irish tenor Michael Kelly describes Mozart as a short, pale, and thin man with blond hair and a face pockmarked by smallpox. He was the one who created the two roles of Basilio and Don Curzio in "The Marriage of Figaro". A very sociable man, the tenor was a frequent visitor to Mozart and Joseph Haydn.

Great museum. More to see here than the Mozart Residence. Both have their own charm. I highly recommend getting the combo ticket for both museums.

A must visit if you go to Salzburg. Mozart Birth House is very interesting place for music lovers and anybody curious about this genius. It has many personal belongings, etc… There is a audioguide using an app and I think is very useful and advisable to purchase. All in all, very recommendable.

Pros: Huge collection of Mozart's original music scores, personal items, instruments, and even his hair. You get a good history lesson about his and his family's life, his career, and Salzburg at the time of his existence. To note: There may be issues with the website, so save your bank receipt if you're charged. (That happened to me, but the museum curators thankfully let me in.) There will be plenty of walking up and downstairs, so wear comfortable shoes. Pictures are allowed.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756, in Salzburg, Austria. His birthplace was an unassuming home located at Getreidegasse 9, in the heart of the city. The building, now known as the Mozarts Geburtshaus (Mozart's Birthplace), has been turned into a museum dedicated to his life and works. This remains a UNESCO World Heritage site. He was a child prodigy, composing music at the age of five and performed before European royalty by age six. He composed over 600 works in his short life (he died at 35). Check out the pictures of his ear. His ear was different than everyone else's. Interesting.

How wonderful that Mozart's birth house is available to be toured! The museum spans a few floors and features artifacts (paintings, scores, records, a few locks of possibly his hair, etc). My only criticisms are that its lot of reading and was not very interactive. It focuses moreso on his family and career and not as much on his music (besides the last exhibit on his operas). Unless I missed it, the house did not even feature any instruments he actually played (but a replica harpsichord), or any original furniture (or period furniture to at least stage the house). I also think it could've been improved if his music was actually playing in each room. Tip: get the Salzburg card which will give you free admission, and try to visit his residence as well. In my opinion, the Residence was better.

This small museum takes you through the house where Mozart was born. I followed a sign at the beginning to download a free audioguide, which I'm glad I did because it gave me a lot of insight into Mozart's life as I followed the audio tour through the exhibits. The exhibits were interesting, and I enjoyed reading the stories. I paid €10.50 for student admission.

Surprisingly good museum exploring Mozart's life. We visited Mozarts Geburtshaus on a Wednesday afternoon. It was busy, but we were able to read every information card without much hardship. The historic house provides information about and artifacts from Mozart's life. By the end of the museum, you have a good sense of who Mozart was and the events that shaped his life. We spent about 40 minutes here. I would recommend Mozarts Geburtshaus if you have any interest in Mozart or in historical vignettes.

It is really great that visitors can tour Mozart's house. There are portraits and instruments throughout the house.

If you're debating between his birth house or residence, birth house far more interesting and more detailed with more artifacts as well. Had fun playing in their interactive music booth too.

Okay, before this dismal rating of a reasonably nice museum rattles your chains, hear me out: First of all, it was delightful to stroll up to the ticket counter, present our "Salzburg Cards" and get passed right on in. Following the signage to the first landing, we found a QR code to download their app. It is a good size, so if your download speed is slow, good luck with that. Even with 5G, it took four tries and about 8-9 minutes to finally get it. My wife (whose phone is only 4G) never was able to, at least in the time we were willing to give it. So, about those 8-9 minutes... that's when a school group (high school, judging by their ages - but who am I to judge?) came blabbering in. Whoever was in charge of these 30+ students must have ducked out for a smoke, because they were pretty doggone loud with no one "shush-ing" them. SIDE NOTE: I am a retired middle school teacher. I know when to put the "Shhhh!" light on. I can only assume they were told to wait there, despite it being a modestly-sized space. Eventually, a docent came and let them upstairs to the beginning of the tour. I allowed my jangled nerves to chill for just a few. In my mind, I thought I'd give them about an 8-10 minute head start, so my wife and I could enjoy the facility without the 80 dB background noise. My idea seemed "sound," if you'll pardon the pun, for about 4 minutes - when the next, even taller group of young'uns came clambering up the stairs. They, unlike their predecessors, were escorted by their chaperone/teacher. He seemed to be the kind of guy that controls his classes by merely being LOUDER than they. ...and he was. As he started his introductory diatribe, my wife and I decided to scamper upstairs and just HOPE that the first group was proceeding more quickly than I'd guessed. Nope. We walked into a very chatty adolescent group totally ignoring their docent, and focusing more on selfies, insta-moments and whatever non-Mozart topics crossed their minds. That's when the second group reached the landing. Okay, I get it. I used to LOVE going on field trips (as a student, mainly) for the freedom that was part and parcel of it. These kids weren't doing anything wrong, per se, they were just rambunctious adolescents. Which turns out to be the point of this rant. The ticket vendor knew the scheduled tours, yet didn't mention a thing to us. We would gladly have come at a different time or even a different day, but... grrr. Just to let ya know... I got to glimpse at a few of the displays (which seemed pretty interesting, truth be told) whilst jostling between field-trippers. I *did* make a point to snap photos of the descriptors on the walls, so later I'd be able to read about whatever it was that was behind the 60-70 students in the room. No, there was no place to sit and wait them out. The few times we tried to get ahead of them they seemed to follow us as if WE were their teachers. So... that's it. I guess this rant is much more about the lack of control than the museum itself. I think it would have been only proper to inform the patrons that it was "school day." Is that too much to ask? ...and to think we're visiting Salzburg NOW, in order to avoid "tourist season." Sigh...

Hang w Amadeus' ghost - get inspired - write a song ! Just like that - he has touched your spirit!

This is where Mozart was born... Admission is included in the Salzburg card. If not for a Salzburg card, or only have limited time, I suggest visiting his residence and skip here. Nestled within the old town Salzburg, this place shows some pictures and memorabilia of Mozart and his family. I came here after visiting his residence, it wasn't as much as other place. Nonetheless, I still appreciated his history here. My first concert ever attended was to listen to Mozart music. I learned more about his life while playing his music in my head

You can't travel all the way to Salzburg and not visit Mozart's home. He was born in 1756 and his home now sits in the middle of the Makartplatz Square. We were told that it is the most visited museum in Austria. Musicians were playing outside in the courtyard and this really enhanced our time spent here. The tour took about an hour and as we went through many rooms. No photos were taken out of respect but everything was restored beautifully and it was a pleasant tour. I highly recommend it. There were lots of portraits and personal belongings of the family that makes the time spent here very enjoyable. The tour guides are lively and knowledgeable. You can purchase tickets online before your trip.

I would probably skip this museum unless you are hardcore Mozart or already have it included in the Salzburg Card. This is Mozart's birth home in the center of Salzburg that's been converted into a small museum. There's quite a bit of content in the museum, but I found it to be less engaging than other museums/sights in the city. If you have only one full day in Salzburg, I would skip it. If you have 2-3 days in Salzburg, I think it would be a nice way to kill 1-2 hours. My biggest criticism is that the museum is extremely heavy on reading long narratives on the wall and has very little engagement beyond that. It can be quite a slog to get through.

A must in Salzburg. You get to see a glimpse of Mozart's life and the way he lived in this house when he was just a boy. Un must en Salzburgo. Llegas a tener una pequeña idea de la vida de Mozart y la forma en que vivía en esta casa cuando era solo un niño.

There is so much opportunity for this to be interesting, educational and worth 11€. I would have paid 5€ for this museum, but 11€, feels like a rip off. The only thing nice is the convenience of the app to utilize in learning about the items in the museum. Sad that there is so little actually belonging to Mozart or the family, then the items there are unusual like a tobacco case, lock of hair and wallet. Copies of works done after Mozart loved and items that might have belonged to a Mozart family member. Nice to try to capture part of history of an area, but this needs more substance.

I was pretty excited for the museum because I'm a musician. The museum is interesting and beautiful but my experience was completely ruined by a staff member. A lady screamed the hell at us because we were about to mistakenly enter a forbidden entrance. I know her job is to tell tourist were to go and we're not to but she was extremely rude. After screaming at us, she sat down, rolled her eyes and insulted us in German (thinking we wouldn't understand) saying "All tourist are dumb idiots". I was really frustrated because the tickets are not exactly cheap and the staff is beyond rude. I ended up crying. After that, I witnessed that staff member to keep insulting tourists and screaming bloody murder at them. I placed my complaint and the rest of the staff was pretty understanding about it, but the bad experience stays. Be careful.

This was hands down the biggest waste of €10 of my trip... Sure, this is where Mozart was born, but there really isn't a lot in here. -Most of the paintings and portraits are of random people and religious figures. -Not many artifacts, most of them were replicas, or just random letters. -Mostly just reading information on the walls. -Rude staff. We got in 40 minutes before closing, but after 10 minutes the staff were closing windows and asking people to hustle. Even the gift shop closed 30 minutes before official closing. In conclusion: Don't go here unless you've absolutely run out of anything else to do in Salzburg.

This was as advertised - a museum about Mozart's life from cradle to the grave. Some of the displays were very interesting. Took us about an hour and a half to go through. The cost of 11 Euro seemed ok though we were expecting 10. The only downside to this museum was that some of the rooms got stuffy and hot with lots of people. There was a place with a lot of fresh air to get a literal breather and I needed it in July. If you love music and history, this will be your spot. If you don't love either of those, there is a Starbucks close by.

Before you walk in , there is a scanner code to download information in your language. I was going to do that but bf wanted to get on with the visit. I did download the free scanner to my phone later and it came in handy at the Hitler documention place. The place is old and located in the heart of old town Salzburg. Just look for the only yellow buidling on the street. You will see photos of Mozart, his parents and sister who was also a talented musician. Lots of documentation and the room where he was born. I think they called it "The Birth Room" And his violin from childhood is there in the next room. I got caught taking a photo so watch out for those museums. I didn't see a sign so look fo them so you don't embarass yourself. I still have my reciept. Ten euros each and they accept credit cards.

A waste of time and money. Empty rooms with a bunch of photos and documents. The Mozart's Vienna home is a much better museum.

Did not go into the museum but did walk by. Nice to say I've seen it but decided not to go on the tour due to a shortage of time.

What is interesting historical museum about Mozart's family and his life. This is where Mozart was born so it's cool to even be inside his house. The museum features oh righty of rooms exhibiting different aspects of his life. One room is about his family, one room is about his musical career, one room is about his marriage etc. the museum is beautifully curated and features a lock of his hair his first violin and letters from his wife and his father. I found it fascinating. Where in Salzburg you must learn about the son of the city ~Mozart!

Unlike the residence, the birthhouse didn't have an audio guide. Tried downloading the phone app but it failed. Again, the Salzburg card is a good deal if you plan on visiting a bunch of attractions. Otherwise I'd skip this location if I had to choose between the residence and birthhouse. Staff: Like the residence, staff are on hand to enforce the no photos allowed rule. Venue: This place felt like it wouldn't end! There are extensions and different floors. This location had more information about his family and later career. I don't know if it was because there wasn't an audio guide or that I've studied his career in school, but his later life didn't captivate me at all. I actually wanted to leave halfway through but stayed anyway. Overall, it's pretty decent but without the audio guide it was pretty dull.

Another Mozart museum! What was really interesting to me in this museum was that it had some of his personal affects on display! He was reported to be a snazzy dresser and into the latest fashion trends of his time. So what better to display than one of his elegant coats, a silk wallet, and a small mother of pearl inlaid box. They even had three sample locks of his hair on display noting that they were tested and two of the three came from the same person... Probably Mozart, but the third that was purported to be his doesn't match, but the museum displays it anyway. The centre piece was his beautiful violin it was amazing to look at and one can only imagine the sound of it being played by a brilliant mind. The museum is located in the busy shopping district of the old town and has a great atmosphere.

Well, we paid our €17 at the Wohnhaus, so after a quick bite to eat, came over to this second Mozart museum. We failed to download the app at the entrance of the museum, which probably would have greatly enhanced our visit. However, this is a fairly large museum (we kept discovering wings of the building that we hadn't seen yet), which includes not only information about Mozart's childhood, but also props and set dioramas from his operas, a listening chamber (not labeled but a cool oval room to sit and rest), letters to and from Mozart, locks of hair, and other personal belongings. As someone else mentioned in their review, photography is not allowed here. We also found it amusing that the smell of fried food permeated some rooms from the nearby restaurant.

This is a belated review from when I visited the Geburtshaus in the summer. We had the Salzburg pass which gave us free entry into the museum. I enjoyed the exhibits and found it paid suitable homage to the great composer. If you're in Salzburg, you should definitely stop in to see Mozart's humble birthplace.

This is not as comprehensive a museum as the Wohn haus across the river, but a smaller, poorer building in the tweeest most touristy part of salzburg. Must be hell during the festival. It was very very busy when we went, but sort of worth it. The rooms are small, basically showing glimpses of the Mozart family life and his relations, sisters and brothers living under his shadow. It is quite moving to see the place he was born in and gives you tingles. Unless you have to get out of the way of all the tourists. People still live close by and i seem to remember a courtyard and restaurant kitchen with an open door, which i was surprised to see near such a prestigious building.

I love this Mozart museum. The museum also offers student price tickets for people under 27 and it is not just limited to students from EU countries. You just have to show your student ID with your date of birth. Spent around 2 hours in this museum. I love the listening room. It has great audio! One of the must go places in Salzburg! After all it's Mozart's birthplace.

Cool museum in the heart of old town Salzburg. This is the house in which Mozart was born and he lived, when he was not touring, with his family until he was age 17. There is an app you can download that gives you written descriptions of areas of the residence using code numbers on the walls, and free wifi signal within the museum that allows you to quickly download the app on-site. The original items you can see include Mozart's childhood violin, a few locks of (allegedly) his hair, and a few personal possessions (the wallet he carried with him until death, mother of pearl buttons from his clothing, etc.). There are a few facsimiles of correspondence between Mozart and his wife/family and of portraits of his likeness. I was disappointed these were not the originals but suppose they must be interred at one of the many other museums dedicated to Mozart. In any event, in my opinion, this museum is a must-see if you take the time to visit Salzburg.

Definately worth a visit in the beautiful Austrian city steeped in Motzart history and also Motzart chocolates where ever you look.