Rojstna hiša Huga Wolfa
Memorial museum in the birthplace of the composer Hugo Wolf in Slovenj Gradec, with an exhibition on his life and a documentation centre.
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About the museum
In the birthplace of the composer Hugo Wolf (born 13 March 1860) the Glasbena šola Slovenj Gradec (Slovenj Gradec Music School) operated until its renovation in 2010–2011. Today the building is a memorial museum, which also houses the Mednarodni informacijsko dokumentacijski center Hugo Wolf (International Information and Documentation Centre Hugo Wolf).
The memorial exhibition is set up in a bourgeois living environment of the late 19th century. It presents Wolf’s life and work through all the periods of his intense and tragic life, especially his childhood in Slovenj Gradec and the circumstances of life in his native town and family. The composer spent most of his life in Austria, in Graz, St Paul and Vienna, where he died in 1903.
On the ground floor is the documentation centre with a central archive on Wolf, which functions as an international hub for the Hugo Wolf societies around the world. The building also houses a library with a reading room and a small audio-video hall, and on the upper floor a small concert hall. The programme promoting the composer’s life and work, including the concert cycle “Wolf povezuje” (Wolf Connects) and the International Solo Singing School, is coordinated by the Društvo Hugo Wolf Slovenj Gradec (Hugo Wolf Society Slovenj Gradec).
Highlights
- Memorial exhibition on the life and work of Hugo Wolf
- Bourgeois living environment of the late 19th century
- Documentation centre with archive, library and reading room
- Concert hall on the upper floor and the concert cycle “Wolf povezuje”
Permanent exhibition
- Rojstna hiša Huga Wolfa – spominska razstava – The exhibition in a bourgeois interior presents the composer’s life and work, especially his childhood in Slovenj Gradec.
- Operated by
- Koroški pokrajinski muzej
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €2.50pupils, secondary school students and students (€2.50); pensioners and disabled people (€4) |
| Seniors | €4Pensioners and disabled people. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €4Reduced admission for disabled people. |
| Students & apprentices | €2.50Pupils, secondary school students and students. |
| Groups (11+ people) | €6.50 per personGuided tour for groups of more than 10 people: adults €6.50, pensioners and disabled people €5.50, young people €3.50. |
| Guided tour for up to 10 people, adults | €8Pensioners and disabled people €7, young people €4.50. |
| Educational or adult-education workshop, adults | €6.50Pensioners and disabled people €5.50, young people €3.50. |
Free admission: 8 February (Prešeren Day), 15 May (International Family Day, for families), 18 May (International Museum Day) and 3 December (“Ta veseli dan kulture”, This Merry Day of Culture).
Free admission for holders of ICOM, SMD and PRESS cards.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | A visit to the house is part of the offer of the Muzej Slovenj Gradec; guided tours and workshops must be arranged in advance with the museum. |
