Brief information:
- Where is the House of Music? Seilerstätte 30, 1010 Vienna
- What is the House of Music? an interactive sound museum
- When is it open? Daily between 10:00 and 22:00h
- how much does the entrance cost Here you will find all ticket prices. With the NÖ Card, entry is free once
- How much time should I allow? At least one hour
The House of Music in Vienna is the birthplace of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and, since June 2000, has been an interactive sound museum dedicated to the history of music and sounds. It offers a unique opportunity to experience and understand music up close. It has four floors with a total area of 5000 m². Since it opened, the museum has welcomed 3 million visitors. The House of Music is an experience especially for children.
The structure:
patio
Events are always held in the glass-covered courtyard. These include children's concerts, a spring and youth festival, as well as the "Live On Stage" concert series with artists from the indie/alternative scene. Talented musicians can play music on the grand piano in this museum entrance hall. The ticket office is also in the courtyard. After the cash desk, on the way up to the first floor, there is one of the highlights, namely the piano staircase - the "Stairplay". This is an interactive piano with motion-sensitive steps as keys. Playing here can quickly make you out of breath.
First floor – Museum of the Vienna Philharmonic
The founding place of the most famous orchestra in the world. The conductor and composer Otto Nicolai lived here from 1841 to 1847, when he founded the Vienna Philharmonic in 1842.
The former dance hall now houses the Vienna Philharmonic Museum. The history and present of the orchestra is presented using an extensive collection of historical instruments (e.g. batons of famous conductors), sheet music and recordings.
In the cinema hall, 45 minutes of the current New Year's Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic and 15 minutes from last year’s Summer Night Concert shown.
Especially exciting for children is the interactive Waltz dice game. You grab a virtual dice with your hand and then throw it. Each number on the dice is assigned two bars. You roll the dice four times to create a personal waltz. Up to four people can play in total, and three instruments are assigned to each table. This creates more than a thousand musical variations.
Second floor – Sonotopia
Music is composed in various rooms. Here you will find Interactive sound installations, which offer visitors a unique sound experience. For example, touch screens and display boards explain what sound is, how fast it is and how it spreads.
Other touchscreens allow you to experiment yourself using headphones or provide an insight into the human ear.
In the instrumentarium, the principles of sound production are illustrated using four giant instruments.
Third Floor – The Great Masters
This floor is dedicated to the music history of Viennese Classicism. On display are instruments, personal items, pictures, information boards, contemporary documents and originals by various composers such as Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Franz Schubert and Johann Strauss
Fourth Floor – Virtual Conductor
The Virtual Conductor is a highlight for young and old in the House of Music. Visitors can use the touchscreen to select from six pieces of music on the “music stand”. With a special baton, you can Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra which is projected onto a large screen.
The following pieces are available:
- On the beautiful blue Danube and Annen Polka/ Johann Strauss (son)
- Radetzky March/ Johann Strauss (father)
- A Little Night Music/ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Hungarian Dance No. 5/ Johannes Brahms
- Cancan/ Jacques Offenbach (arrangement by J. Strauss, son)
At the end there is a well-stocked souvenir shop.
The House of Music is a must-see for anyone who loves music and wants to learn more about its history and its impact on people. It offers a unique opportunity to experience music in a new and interactive way.
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