Pleyel-Museum Ruppersthal
Memorial in the birthplace of Ignaz Joseph Pleyel in Ruppersthal with original Pleyel instruments, visited as part of musical guided tours.
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About the museum
Ignaz Joseph Pleyel was born in 1757 in the old schoolhouse of Ruppersthal; he later made a career in Paris as a composer, music publisher and piano maker and founded the Salle Pleyel there. Lessons were taught in the building until 1894, after which it served as a residence and fell increasingly into disrepair.
Following the success of a play about Pleyel at the first Pleyel Festival in 1994, the International Ignaz Joseph Pleyel Society (IPG) campaigned to save the house. In 1996 the market municipality of Großweikersdorf donated the building to the society, and with the support of the province and the Lower Austrian building guild it was renovated by 1998. The museum opened on 5 September 1998.
At its centre are playable original instruments from the House of Pleyel: a fortepiano from 1831, a square piano, an upright piano, a harp and a harmonium. There are also scores and marionettes for Pleyel's opera "Die Fee Urgele". The exhibition room doubles as an intimate concert hall.
Since 2016 the nearby Pleyel Cultural Centre has complemented the offering with around 40 concerts a year, matinees, breakfast and wine hikes around Pleyel's birthplace.
Highlights
- Original Pleyel fortepiano from 1831 (Opus 1614)
- Pleyel harp and square piano, all playable
- Tours with music on historic instruments
- Birthplace of the composer Ignaz Joseph Pleyel
- Concert series at the Pleyel Cultural Centre
Permanent exhibition
- Pleyel-Museum – The life and work of Ignaz Joseph Pleyel as composer, publisher and piano maker, shown with playable original instruments from the Parisian manufactory.
- Founded
- 1998
- Operated by
- Internationale Ignaz Joseph Pleyel Gesellschaft (IPG)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €10 |
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| Groups (20+ people) | €9 per person |
Museum tour €10, €9 for 20 people or more. Free admission with the Niederösterreich-CARD and for IPG members. Reduced group prices for concerts and tours by arrangement.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Bahnhof Großweikersdorf
Franz-Josefs-Bahn (R 42) from Vienna or St. Pölten via Tulln to Großweikersdorf, or from Krems (R 40) to Kirchberg am Wagram; pick-up from the station by arrangement.
By car
Parking available
Car park at the Pleyel Cultural Centre, Baumgartner Straße 14.
From Vienna via the A22 to Stockerau Nord, B4 towards Horn, at Großweikersdorf turn left at the first traffic light (museum sign); from St. Pölten via the S33 and S5 to Kirchberg or Königsbrunn.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
Pleyel breakfast at the Cultural Centre; lunch after matinees (in fine weather in the vineyard meadow, otherwise in the Benton Saal).
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
- Private parties
- Corporate events
- Weddings / ceremonies
Birthday parties, weddings, corporate events and seminars at the Pleyel Cultural Centre by prior arrangement; special matinees for groups.
Inquiries & detailsPlan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Tours with audio documents and, on request, with music on the original instruments as well as a film on a large screen; maximum 50 people. Can be combined with breakfast, a tour of Pleyel's baptismal church and a wine hike (day package for 20 people or more, price on request). |
