With the exhibition "BACH IN ARNSTADT" in the Palace Museum (Schlossmuseum) Arnstadt, the former Palace of Countess Elisabeth Albertine and her husband Count Günther I of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, it is shown more clearly than hitherto how closely Arnstadt in Thüringen is involved with the history of the Bach Family. Numerous members of this family of musicians were active over centuries as organists, town pipers and court musicians.
Using modern multimedia technology, an arc is spanned between music and social history. Taking the differing interests of visitors into account, the focal points of the exhibition lie in the musicians’ lives, but also in the visual assimilation of information about the impact of Johann Sebastian Bach as well as events in the town’s history.
"In the year 1703 he took on the duties of organist at the new church in Arnstadt. This is where he actually demonstrated the first fruits of his hard work in he art of organ playing and in Composition."
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach on his famous father.
Permanent Exhibition
With the exhibition "BACH IN ARNSTADT" in the Palace
Multimedia theater
The multimedia theater shows a 12-minute film about
Showrooms
The premises of the exhibition show paintings of the
Bach guided tours
In the Steps of J.S. BachDid you know there are no
Organ console
The highlight of the exhibition is the organ console
Historical details
Take a look at unique features such as the rounded
Permanent Exhibition
With the exhibition "BACH IN ARNSTADT" in the Palace Museum (Schlossmuseum) Arnstadt, the former Palace of Countess Elisabeth Albertine and her husband Count Günther I of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, i
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Multimedia theater
The multimedia theater shows a 12-minute film about Johann Sebastian Bach's first employment as an organist at the New Church in Arnstadt. The current church music director Gottfried Preller pla
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Showrooms
The premises of the exhibition show paintings of the Count and later Prince Anton Günther II of Schwarzburg-Arnstadt who ruled from 1681-1716, his wife Auguste Dorothea and other personalities from t
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Bach guided tours
In the Steps of J.S. BachDid you know there are no less than 19 different sites in Arnstadt, where the Bach family of musicians lived and worked? Arnstadt still has today more original locations to of
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Organ console
The highlight of the exhibition is the organ console which Bach tested and played on since 1703 at the New Church in Arnstadt. In 1699 the construction of a new organ had been contracted and in 1701 c
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Historical details
Take a look at unique features such as the rounded ivory keys or the tablature record of the Fantasia in C minor. In 1983 this manuscript was compared with a salary receipt that Johann Sebastian Bach
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