Schumann-Haus Leipzig

Om museet

Friedrich August Scheidel had the Neoclassical residential building on Inselstraße built in 1838, in what was then a new neighborhood where publishers and printers such as Breitkopf & Härtel, C. F. Peters, and Reclam soon settled. Clara and Robert Schumann moved into their first shared home here in September 1840, shortly after their wedding, and lived in the house until 1844.

Works written during these years include the “Spring” Symphony, the Piano Quintet op. 44, and the jointly composed song cycle “Liebesfrühling.” In the salon the couple received guests such as Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Franz Liszt, and Hector Berlioz; together they kept a marriage diary.

During the GDR era, the listed building fell into disrepair. In 1999 a Leipzig company acquired it and had it restored. Since then, the house has been shared by the museum, run by the Schumann-Verein Leipzig (founded in 1995), an event hall, and the arts-oriented Freie Grundschule “Clara Schumann” (an independent elementary school).

For Clara Schumann's 200th birthday in 2019, the redesigned permanent exhibition “Experiment Künstlerehe” (Experiment: Artist Marriage) opened, presenting the house as the first museum dedicated to a musical couple. Since 2015, a sound room with an installation by Erwin Stache has complemented the offerings. The house is one of Leipzig's Music Heritage Sites and a venue of the CON SPIRITO chamber music festival.

Højdepunkter

• Faithfully restored Schumann Hall, where the couple received their guests
• Sound installation by Erwin Stache based on the cast of Clara Schumann's hand
• Biedermeier-style sound room where you make music with the room itself
• Animated film about Clara Schumann's journey to Russia in the travel cabinet
• Clara Schumann's original pincushion

Permanente udstillinger

• Experiment Künstlerehe – Die Leipziger Zeit der Schumanns – Opened in 2019, the exhibition uses the marriage diary and “Liebesfrühling” to tell the story of the couple's first years of marriage, with audio features, sound installations, and themed rooms on travel, training, and everyday life.
• Klangraum – Biedermeier room with a sound installation by Erwin Stache, in which historical objects trigger sounds and music.

Ejer

Schumann-Verein Leipzig e. V.

Ledelse

Gregor Nowak

Entrépriser & rabatter

Separate prices for concerts, guided tours, and workshops; concert tickets by phone, email, online, or at the box office; 15% discount on Schumanns Salon concerts with the Leipziger Vorteilskarte (Leipzig discount card).

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator
• Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

The museum is on the second floor and is accessible by elevator; please get in touch in advance with any further questions.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Interaktive stationer
• Børnefødselsdage

Free museum rally (activity sheet) at the ticket desk (for ages 8 and up, approximately). In the sound room, children make music with a coffee grinder, a light bulb, and porcelain; open daily during Saxon school holidays. Holiday programs and children's birthday parties in the sound room.

Transport & parkering

Service & spisesteder

• Restaurant: findes ikke

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Private fester

Your own events in the faithfully restored Schumann Hall, as well as private concerts and children's birthday parties, on request.

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