Experts' Choice Award Bach Museum
What the experts agree on
Leipzig's Bach Museum combines the composer's former home with Germany's largest archives, featuring original manuscripts, period instruments, and interactive displays where you can arrange Bach's hymn parts yourself.
“Offers several interactive displays; arranging the instrumental parts of Bach's hymns is by far the most entertaining.”
– Fodor's
Frommer's "The home of the Bach family and now contains the largest Bach archives in Germany." Full review
Lonely Planet "This interactive museum does more than tell you about the life and accomplishments of heavyweight musician Johann Sebastian Bach." Full review
Michelin Guide 0 Stars
"The museum contains documents recounting Bach's life, work and influence and it is largely devoted to the years Bach spent in Leipzig." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The Bach-Museum Leipzig houses a collection of instruments, original manuscripts, and other memorabilia related to the German composer."
Rough Guide "Nearby is the Bach Museum, where you can see some of his original sheet music"
Independent "Descriptions of the old manuscripts and Bach's life in Leipzig are in German only, so you may need to ask for the English audio guide. It opens 10am-5pm daily, admission €3 (£2.20)."
48 Hours In: Leipzig, Germany
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