Haus_der_Musik

Haus der Musik

Haus der Musik

Museum of sound and music in Vienna, Austria

For the studio album by Tony! Toni! Toné!, see House of Music.

The Haus der Musik (House of Music) in Vienna opened in 2000, and is the first museum of sound and music in Austria. Across an exhibition space of 54,000 sq. ft., a range of hi-tech interactive and multimedia presentations introduce the world of music, from the earliest human use of instruments to the music of the present day.

The Haus der Musik.
The roofed courtyard of the Palais.

Those involved in developing the museum included four Austrian universities, two foreign university institutes, a team of musicians and music theorists, artists from multimedia and other areas, sound technicians, architects, and students. In 2002 the Haus der Musik was awarded the Austrian Museum Prize for its innovative conception.[1]

The Haus der Musik is located in the Palace of Archduke Charles, where Otto Nicolai, founder of the Vienna Philharmonic, lived around 150 years ago. Its honorary president is the Indian conductor Zubin Mehta. In 2009 it was the 19th most popular attraction in Vienna, with 205,000 visitors.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. [1]
    Liste der Museumspreis-Gewinner seit 2000 Museum Prize winners since 2000, Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Art and Culture, 25 November 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2010. (in German)
  2. [2]
    Schönbrunn ist Wiens beliebteste Sehenswürdigkeit Die Presse, 4 August 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010. (in German)

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