The House of Music is a place of lively discussion that plays new entrances to music in a playful way. Our goal is to impart understanding, open -mindedness and enthusiasm in dealing with music. Over 3 million visitors: Inside from all over the world, music has been able to discover and experience music in their great diversity since the opening in June 2000.

Maestro Zubin Mehta took over the honorary presidency for the Haus der Musik after the opening. What moved him is the cheerful and direct presentation of the content that people together with a wide variety of music taste directions and puts it into conversation, arouses interest and reduces prejudices compared to dealing with musicology topics.

The birthplace of the Vienna Philharmonic.

Once was the former Palais Archduke Karl, today's House of Music, place of residence of Otto Nicolai (1810 - 1849), composer of the opera "The funny women of Windsor", who founded the Vienna Philharmonic concerts here in 1842. For this reason, the orchestra of the Vienna Philharmonic is closely linked to the House of Music. The Museum of the Vienna Philharmonic is located here as well as the archive of the most famous orchestra in the world - with historical treasures of many years of music history.

Vienna has always been a city in which music was handled in a new way and where people had no shyness to find unconventional approaches. With the House of Music, we want to correspond to the character of Vienna as a pioneering city in terms of music and enable access that helps our visitors: on the inside to new experiences and deliberately deviates from the classic music mediation.

Music in all diversity convey innovative and interactive.

In addition to the historical elements, the interplay between natural and electronic sound generation, between analog and digital, is particularly important. The aesthetically and artistically implemented musicology content makes a bridge between tradition and innovation . Spently dice a waltz, listen to its name as an original composition by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, create its own "sound"-a so-called "clong", or the world-famous orchestra of the Vienna Philharmonic Keeping virtually-music is presented here in a new way. The great masters of classical music as outstanding composers of sonatas, quartets and symphonies are waiting to be rediscovered with all facets.

Enable children and adolescents access to music. Worldwide.

I am particularly pleased that our interactive sound museum is always used internationally as a reference project. The House of Music was also a licensor and partner in the realization of a Mexican music museum based on Vienna. The Casa de la Música de Viena en Puebla was opened on January 13, 2015 in Puebla, near Mexico City and existed until 2022. With the same installations and the same basic idea and intention as in the Vienna Sound Museum. The House of Music is also an official partner and ambassador of the Lang International Music Foundation . With the aim of taking new music educational measures and opening access to the world of music for children and adolescents, where this is not easily possible. For example, urgently needed musical instruments for school classes are purchased or music education initiatives are started.

As early as possible, arousing curiosity for music and fun playing music is the main goal of music education work in the Haus der Musik. Music as a universal language helps to create interpersonal bridges. It promotes linguistic and intercultural understanding, strengthens cohesion, fueled self -confidence and: makes you happy.

My team and I wish you an exciting, musical journey of discovery and a lot of fun visiting the music.

Simon K. Posch
director Haus der Musik