VIENNA’S
HOUSE OF MUSIC
Play With Sound at the Haus der Musik
Vienna
is the city of music. As much as any city in the world it is defined
and
identified
with the great composers who lived, worked, and
died there - Mozart, Haydn, Strauss, Beethoven, Schubert, Mahler. It’s
concert halls, great and small are filled nearly every night (see Vienna
Mozart Concerts).
At the Haus Der Musik, the clever exhibition space on Seilerstatte
in the
old
town about a block from the philharmonic hall, music is meant to be
played with as much as played, and made as much as listened to.
First
opened in June of 2000, The House of Music is located in the former
town house
palace
of a Habsburg Archduke Charles, once the home of Otto
Nicolai, who founded the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Conceived by
Peter Altenberg as a forum where the history of Vienna’s music
heritage could be represented as well as where the very nature of musical
creation could be experienced, the House of Music is as much playground
as museum. The six floors of the former palace are filled with entertaining
music experimentations and thought provoking educational hands on experiences. 
Create
a musical composition by randomly rolling dice in competition with a
friend. Stand at a virtual podium and conduct the Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra in a virtual reality interaction, the Virtual Conductor - violas
on the left - violins on the right. Enter the Brain Opera and create
your own futuristic symphony with instruments of touch and senses in
the Mind Forest. Rediscover sounds as first heard in the womb in the
Sonosphere. Make your own sounds from the infinite varitety from the
Instrumentarium and record a CD of your sonic concerto to take home.
The interactive auditory games are interspersed with real world history. 
The
Otto Nicolai Room is dedicated to the founding of the Vienna Philharmonic.
In the concert room, you can enjoy the annual famous New Years concert
of the Vienna Philhamonic in a 38 minute film played once an hour. On
the third floor, the Great Master Composers related to Vienna are represented
with historic documents, costumes and personal belongings, surrounded
by their compositions as you pass from era to era. A Virtual Tour of
Vienna takes you to all the music venues in the city. Find some musical
souvenirs in the shop on the top floor, or visit the shop of an actual
violin maker on the ground floor.
Visiting the Vienna House of Music Sound Museum
Entrance
is €16 for adults, €9 for Student and Seniors, €5.50 for Children under 12.. Making a CD of your musical genius will cost
you €7. You can get a combined ticket for the Haus Der Musik
and the Mozarthaus Vienna (one of the only remaining apartments where
Mozart once lived)
for €17, children are half-price and a family ticket is available.
Remember this museum of music is meant to be played, so don't just stand
there,
roll the dice. © Bargain
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