The world's first Bach museum: a late-Gothic half-timbered house and modern extension in Eisenach, with live music on Baroque instruments every hour.
4. juni 2026 – 1. november 2026
Marking the anniversary of the Bach festivals launched by the Neue Bachgesellschaft in 1901, this exhibition uses programs, posters, photos, films and recordings to show how the idea spread around the world.
The half-timbered house on Frauenplan consists of two buildings erected in 1456 and 1458 that were joined around 1600, making it one of the oldest surviving houses in Eisenach. In 1857, based on oral tradition, the Bach biographer Carl Hermann Bitter declared it the birthplace of Johann Sebastian Bach, and a memorial plaque followed in 1868. Only in 1928 did tax records show that Bach's father had owned a different property nearby; members of the Eisenach branch of the family did, however, live in the Bachhaus from 1746 to 1779.
The Neue Bachgesellschaft (New Bach Society), founded in 1900, bought the house in 1905 and opened it on May 27, 1907 as the first museum devoted to Bach. Donations, above all the collection of Aloys Obrist, laid the foundation for the instrument collection. A neighboring house was added as early as 1911; the exhibition was redesigned in 1973, and historic keyboard instruments have been played every hour ever since. Because the society linked East and West, the museum remained independent in the GDR and at times drew more than 130,000 people a year.
From 2005 to 2007, the ensemble was restored and expanded with a sculptural new building by the Kassel architect Berthold Penkhues. The exhibition designed by Atelier Brückner opened in May 2007 and combines more than 300 original exhibits with listening stations and the "Walk-in Piece of Music". In 2025, the Marc-Aurel-Hett-Saal was added, with a display on the development of wind instruments. The museum is run by Bachhaus Eisenach gGmbH, whose shareholder is the Neue Bachgesellschaft.
| Voksne | 14,50 € |
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| Nedsat pris | 8,50 €School students, university students and recipients of benefits under SGB II, SGB XII and the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act |
| Børn og unge | 8,50 €gratis til og med 5 år · Children under 6 free; school-age children pay the student price of €8.50. |
| Pensionister | –No senior discount listed. |
| Personer med handicap | 12,50 €People with severe disabilities €12.50; no information on companions. |
| Studerende og elever | 8,50 €School and university students €8.50. |
| Grupper (fra 10 pers.) | 12,50 € pr. personBooking recommended, as the instrument hall has only 63 seats. Special guided tour (75 minutes, 10–30 people, German or English) plus admission: surcharge €80 Mon–Fri during opening hours, €130 on weekends, public holidays or outside opening hours. School programs (about 1 hour, 10–30 people) €8.50 per student, two accompanying adults free. |
| Familier | 32 €Family ticket for parents with school-age children; Familienkarte Mini (one parent with school-age children) €22. |
Groups of 10 or more and people with severe disabilities pay €12.50. Bach-Luther combination ticket for the Bachhaus and Lutherhaus €23.50 (family €50), with the Lutherhaus visit valid within one year. The hourly short concert is included in admission. weimar card / weimar card plus, Thüringer Wald Card and hotel vouchers are accepted. Members of the Neue Bachgesellschaft free. No online ticket sales.
The new building is fully served by an elevator and accessible; wooden ramps lead into the historic instrument hall. The living rooms on the upper floor of the old Bachhaus cannot be reached by wheelchair. The ramp on the sidewalk in front of the house is not wheelchair-accessible – call ahead if needed. Museum guide in Braille available to buy or borrow. Guide dogs allowed, other dogs not (three free dog boxes at the entrance).
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Besøgets varighed | ca. 75 min. |
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| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 5 år |
| Familiebillet | 32 € · Family ticket for parents with school-age children; Familienkarte Mini (one parent with school-age children) €22. |
Kids' corner with a tricky organ puzzle; short concerts on Baroque keyboard instruments every hour. Bookable school programs for different age groups; no dedicated family tours were found.
About a 15-minute walk from Eisenach Hauptbahnhof (main station; ICE stop on the Frankfurt–Leipzig line).
Betalingsparkering
Paid municipal parking lot directly in front of the house with spaces for cars and 8 tour buses; bike racks.
Café Kantate with cakes and tarts from an Eisenach pastry shop, plus a small Baroque garden. Museum shop with sheet music, CDs, books and souvenirs (also an online shop).
"Historische Abendmusik" (historic evening music) exclusively for one group (daily from 18:00, 90 minutes) with sparkling wine, a short tour and a concert on Baroque instruments in the instrument hall (63 seats): up to 24 people €600 flat rate, 25 or more people €25 per guest. Individual events and presentations by arrangement.
Forespørgsel & detaljer| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 75 min. |
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| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Fotografering | Photography and filming for private purposes allowed without restriction; for other purposes, a free photo permit is available at the ticket desk. |
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