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Mozart Residence

“A portrait between imagination and reality”- that is the title of the special exhibition that takes currently place in the Mozart Residence.

As the title already reveals- the exhibition takes interest in the artistic portrayal of W.A. Mozart. His face is displayed on many items: posters, books, compact disks and souvenirs.  But how authentic are the pictures of Mozart? As paintings in the exhibition “Mozart pictures- pictures of Mozart” show, the paintings of Mozart after his death differ to the paintings before his death. Therefore the image we know of him was a construction after his death.

The exhibition exists of 80 exhibits, from the Salzburg Mozarteum Foundations as well as private items on loan from all over Europe.

You can visit the exhibition in the Mozart Residence until April 14^th!

The music of W.A. Mozart still impresses many people. This also explains why the Mozart Museum in the original birthplace is one of the most frequented museums in the whole world.

On three floors, the visitors learns about Mozart, his life, his music, his family but also about customs, for example concerning travel, of the 18^th century.

Special curiosities are the violin Mozart used as a child, historic models of opera stage settings as well as many original documents and portraits from the Mozart family.

For those who cannot get enough Mozarts residence awaits in walking distance. There you can learn more about the women in the Mozart family, visit changing exhibitions or admire the historic piano from Mozart.