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Bach Museum

Thomaskirchhof 15/16, 04109 Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
49-341-9137.200
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Ranked #5 of 65 attractions in Leipzig
Type: Speciality Museums, History Museums
Description: A museum celebrating the life and works of classical music guru Bach.
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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2013 NEW

Anyone interested in classical music will find this a wonderful experience. There is a lot about Bach's personal history - from a great audio guide in English, but there is much more about what shaped the music, what instruments were used, how influences changed baroque music. It is done in an easy to digest way with great use of displays... More

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Kowloon
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2013

Here high-tech is incorporated to provide an enhanced exhibition in a small physical space, that of a house of a neighbor and therefore contemporaneous with Bach's residency. The museum has many different types of displays and info including much you can listen to through high quality headphones. Definitely worth the price.

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Israel
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 March 2013

The Bach Museum offers you a walk down Bach's past. The entrance was free (which really was amazing?), and the audio tour offered is very good (for free as well). The museum mainly deals with Bach's family, Bach's life, and the instruments in his pieces. Having said that, the place was quite a mess- I found it hard to keep... More

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Istanbul, Turkey
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 January 2013

You can see how he worked and how his works brought together. Nice to see his own hand-written notes. What I liked most was to learn that he used to cover his note papers with Ebru painting (an old special turkish style painting on paper - see the pic I uploaded). You'll get details of his life and have chance... More

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Bandung, Indonesia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 January 2013

Not much to say, I don't get in to the museum, just taking photograph outside, and looking at the Bach's statue. But I guess who loves music should go in

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Leipzig, Germany
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 January 2013

This museum, located directly next to the Thomaskirche church where Bach spent a large amount of his working life, is a wonderful testament to the life of a genius and brings him to life as a man, composer and choir master, who made an indelible impaxctz on the cultural history of Leipzig and the world. The exhibits are excellent and... More

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Salvador, BA
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 December 2012

It is a good museum that use modern technology to display some aspects of the life and work of Bach. There is some original scores too. It is at the central area of the city, next to the thomaskirche

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Konstanz, Germany
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 December 2012

A trip to Leipzig would not be complete without taking in this quaint attraction. Educational and interesting for young and old alike......!!!!!

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Pensacola, Florida
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 December 2012

One of the few museums that provides audio tour in languages other than German. Interactive displays. Pretty courtyard to relax after tour

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merseyside
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 November 2012 via mobile

Covers all aspects of Bach's career with first class use of modern technology and the chance to listen to an apparently endless supply of his music. Lots of instruments on display, some quite strange. Well worth a visit if you've the slightest interest in his music and less than 10 mins from main station.

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