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Bach Museum

Bach Museum

Bach Museum
4.5
Speciality MuseumsHistory Museums
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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A museum celebrating the life and works of classical music guru Bach.
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  • Robert L
    Zeist, The Netherlands1,014 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    If you visit Leipzig, you also have to visit the Bach Museum. It’s that simple.
    You can’t visit Leipzigs’ Bach without visiting his Museum. You will find relics, original music paper, Bach ‘piano’ and cello but you will also be able to sit, relax and enjoy his wonderful music. Fantastic museum.
    Visited January 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 14 January 2024
  • Gembo
    Salisbury, United Kingdom36 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    A must visit museum!
    A superb museum particularly for lovers of Bach music and the history of baroque music. There is plenty of interesting displays to read and watch and a copious supply of recordings of Bach music to listen to. Over the road is the Thomas Kirche where one can see original instruments of the baroque period and hear live performances of Cantatas and the Passions.
    Visited February 2024
    Travelled with friends
    Written 16 February 2024
  • wychejm518
    6 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Really nice museum
    Very nice museum. Beautifully curated and interactive. Highly recommend the audio tour, perfect for solo or small groups. Perfect to visit St Thomas and St Nickolas after or before the museum.
    Visited March 2024
    Travelled solo
    Written 13 March 2024
  • Peter H
    Mississauga, Canada545 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    A must see to the Bach enthusiast
    Located in the former Bose family home across St. Thomas church where Bach spent most of his career as a musician. It has interactive displays along with manuscripts and some of the instruments that belonged to the composer. Definitely worth a visit.
    Visited August 2023
    Travelled solo
    Written 14 July 2024
  • Di & Scott
    Saint-Cyprien, France391 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great interactive museum on Bach!
    Excellent Museum on Bach and his family. Located in the Bose family home (close friend & colleague ) right across from the church where he spent most of his career. Great displays of original scores. Very good Interactive displays where you can stop and listen to many of his works. And the original organ that he performed on. Audio guide available in English and very informative. Highly recommend especially for lovers of classical music!
    Visited September 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 21 September 2024
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Gembo
Salisbury, UK36 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2024 • Friends
A superb museum particularly for lovers of Bach music and the history of baroque music.
There is plenty of interesting displays to read and watch and a copious supply of recordings of Bach music to listen to.
Over the road is the Thomas Kirche where one can see original instruments of the baroque period and hear live performances of Cantatas and the Passions.
Written 16 February 2024
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Peter H
Mississauga, Canada545 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • Solo
Located in the former Bose family home across St. Thomas church where Bach spent most of his career as a musician. It has interactive displays along with manuscripts and some of the instruments that belonged to the composer. Definitely worth a visit.
Written 14 July 2024
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Mayandollar
Reno, NV237 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2022 • Friends
So much music and such fun displays. You don’t need to know anything about Bach or music to enjoy this. Original manuscripts and old instruments were amazing. I loved the display where they played each instrument within the orchestra !! Wow. Spend at least 2 hours.
Written 3 December 2022
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Ninipit
Metz, France13 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2024 • Family
Museum dedicated to this composer who lived for 27 years in Leipzig. Very rich, we let ourselves be guided with the audio guide which tells us about the life and incredible works of Bach. To do even if not a fan of classical music.
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Written 3 January 2024
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Robert L
Zeist, The Netherlands1,014 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2024 • Family
You can’t visit Leipzigs’ Bach without visiting his Museum. You will find relics, original music paper, Bach ‘piano’ and cello but you will also be able to sit, relax and enjoy his wonderful music. Fantastic museum.
Written 14 January 2024
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karenmc90
Springfield - Delaware County, PA126 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2023 • Couples
This museum has it all! The inter-active exhibits, musical instruments, family history, & Bach’s connections to Leipzig were outstanding. We especially enjoyed the audio guide and additional audio selections of Bach’s compositions. It was informative and fun! Well done!!
Written 29 May 2023
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wychejm518
6 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2024 • Solo
Very nice museum. Beautifully curated and interactive. Highly recommend the audio tour, perfect for solo or small groups. Perfect to visit St Thomas and St Nickolas after or before the museum.
Written 13 March 2024
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Di & Scott
Saint-Cyprien, France391 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2024 • Couples
Excellent Museum on Bach and his family. Located in the Bose family home (close friend & colleague ) right across from the church where he spent most of his career. Great displays of original scores. Very good Interactive displays where you can stop and listen to many of his works. And the original organ that he performed on. Audio guide available in English and very informative. Highly recommend especially for lovers of classical music!
Written 21 September 2024
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Elena L
1 contribution
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2018 • Solo
I worship music by Johann Sebastian Bach.

So, I went to this museum. First, they took my money, and sent me to another building. There, they asked, if I speak German. After verifying that I did not, they informed me that they will NOT let me in, unless I surrender my tiny waist bag to them 'for storage'. I explained (and have shown) that I only have my cash, credit cards, and my passport in my waist bag, and would be happier to keep these items on my body, and not in their 'storage'. They still forced me to leave my valuables with them.

I was astonished to see inside the museum, that everyone else was permitted there with large bags and rucksacks. Why? May be, because they spoke German? That was pure racist discrimination (and I am an old white woman, not ISIS).

I have to admit, that it was difficult to focus on the content of exhibition after such treatment by the staff.

I still worship music by Johann Sebastian Bach - DESPITE activity of Bach museum in Leipzig.
Written 2 September 2018
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ABK
Storm Lake, IA111 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2019
Although I don't regret that our family visited the Bach Museum, Leipzig, I have to say I expected more. After having taken in all it had to offer, our joint thought was, "That's it?" J. S. Bach was in Leipzig serving at the adjacent Thomas Church for the last 27 years of his life and is even buried there. Considering those facts I expected a much more robust celebration of his life and career, than this modest facility offers.

On the plus side, it was quite amazing to see manuscripts and musical compositions in Bach's own handwriting in the Treasure Room, along with portraits of him. I found the Bach family tree exhibit interesting as well. Admission is more than reasonable--young people under 16 years of age are free, and adults are 8 euros each.

In the upper level of the museum you can put on headphones and hear any of Bach's compositions. This interactive area was enjoyed by my family members. On the same level there is an exhibit about various musical instruments used in orchestras during the Baroque period, which I found static and underwhelming.

Looking over some of the other reviews, I see one person suggest that Bach's music should be playing throughout the museum. Great suggestion! (And kind of inexplicable that it's not.) Another wrote that the musuem lacked a "wow factor." That hits the nail on the head---our family doesn't regret going, and will remember, in particular, seeing the amazing items in the Treasure Room area--but nothing about the experience "wowed" us. I wouldn't necessarily dissuade people from visiting this museum, especially music lovers/students; But if you are pressed for time, choose simply to go into the Thomaskirche, the seat of Bach's Leipzig career and his final resting place, right across the street.
Written 23 March 2020
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