Location: Leipzig
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Top 10 Museums in Leipzig, Saxony
It’s always hard to fill the shoes of someone who used to do your job very well. If you’re the choirmaster at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, guess whose shoes you have to fill? Bach’s. (No pressure.) Leipzig is closely connected to classical music—Wagner was born here, and Mendelssohn established a conservatory here in 1843. If you’re more of a melancholy, contemporary type, visit during the Wave-Gotik-Treffen, billed as the world’s largest "dark" (Goth, industrial, punk, etc.) music festival.
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1. Museum Schloss Frohburg
2. Clown-Museum
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Das Clown-Museum Leipzig hat sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, die Geschichte der Clowns von seinen Ursprüngen bis hin zur Gegenwart aufzuarbeiten und die Kunst und Ästhetik den Besuchern erlebbar zu machen. Mit historischen Filmmaterialen, Requisiten und vielen Anekdoten führen wir durch die Welt der Spaßmacher. Sie haben die Möglichkeit, das Museum selbst zu entdecken oder von dem Gründer durch die Ausstellung führen zu lassen.
3. BeuteltierART
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
Art & uniquities both affordable & beautiful Whether you're looking for oil or acrylic paintings, an art print or that something special, at BeuteltierART you will find plenty of accessible art that will please the eye. Discover handmade originals and upcycled ideas, from bags to curiosities including fun home accessories. Feel good gallery which everyone should come in and browse. Hop on in!
4. Claudia Biehne porcelain studio
5. Bach Museum
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4.5 based on 552 reviews
A museum celebrating the life and works of classical music guru Bach.
Reviewed By darrylt187 - St Leonards-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Right next to St Thomas's Church sits the unobtrusive but remarkable Bach Museum and Archives. It has an excellent display and perfect audio guide for international languages.
6. Museum der Bildenden Kunste
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4.5 based on 212 reviews
This museum houses a spectacular collection of Renaissance painting.
Reviewed By samuel8248 - Nuremberg, Germany
Great museum, best one in the city for sure. Four floors of lots of artwork from renaissance, barroque and modernism. Takes hours to fully appreciate. Loved it
7. Museum in der Runden Ecke
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4.5 based on 570 reviews
Original office of the secret police. The building now presents these police documents and their surveillance equipment to the public.
Reviewed By AnselmColom - Grays Thurrock, United Kingdom
A very interesting museum set in the building of the subject matter. A look at the rise and fall of the Stasi political police force of East Germany and their methods of work. Plenty of stuff on display. All in German but an English guide is available for 5 euros. Free to get in. The guide does not cover everything but is comprehensive none the less. Will need around 90 mins here if doing the guide or otherwise 20 mins max.
8. Musikinstrumentenmuseum der Universitat Leipzig
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4.5 based on 20 reviews
9. Mendelssohn-Haus Leipzig
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4.5 based on 269 reviews
Classical music fans will appreciate a visit to Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's home (now a museum) and his music salon where we hold concerts every Sunday at 11:00. Find information about Mendelssohn's family, esp. about his sister Fanny Hensel.
Reviewed By DaleCheshire
This museum is a masterclass in how to construct a museum (and most in Germany are). Mendelssohn's house has been furnished, by and large, just how it was in the composer's day. There's a beautiful garden, too, welcoming staff and a tranquil atmosphere. A fully comprehensive monument to Mendelssohn, his wife and his sister. There is a room where you can 'conduct' some of his pieces and 'control' the 'orchestra', a room where you can listen to all of Mendelssohn's music and a garden house with a current temporary exhibition on Beethoven, with several of his pieces to listen to.
10. GRASSI Museum fur Angewandte Kunst
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4.5 based on 9 reviews
The GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts counts among the most significant of its type in Europe and stands out for a completely new permanent exhibition. The first tour “From Ancient times to Historism” is a call to a journey covering over 3,000 years of the history of art. Amongst others, the fascination in this journey is the Roman Hall, the Piranesi Gallery and precious Baroque Items of the Treasure Chamber. The second exhibition area “Asian art: Impulse for Europe” is above all else, dedicated to art treasures from China, Japan and Iran. In the third trip “From Art Nouveau to the present day”, there is a series of treasures from the period of Art Nouveau of known and unknown Bauhaus pieces, design highlights as from 1950, East German design and pieces from the immediate present. Each year at the end of October the Museum held the GRASSIMESSE, an international forum and fair fur applied art and product design from all fields.
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