Mozarthaus Vienna: Mozart's Apartment and Museum

Mozarthaus Vienna, also known as the Figaro House, is the only surviving Viennese residence of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, where he lived from 1784 to 1787. It is located in Vienna's Old Town near St. Stephen's Cathedral and is now a museum.

The building that houses Mozarthaus Vienna was constructed in the 17th century and originally had two floors. It underwent redevelopment in 1716.

During the period from 1720 onwards, the house was owned by the Camesina family, and Mozart rented rooms there from 1784. At that time, it was known as the Camesina House.

In 1941, to mark the 150th anniversary of Mozart's death, his former rooms were opened to the public as part of a Nazi event called 'Imperial German Mozart Week', intended to promote him as a German composer.

Following the Nazi-organized event in 1941, the running of the exhibition at the Mozarthaus was taken over by the Vienna Museum in 1945.

In 2004, the City of Vienna's Wien Holding company began a total renovation and redesign of Mozarthaus Vienna. This project was completed in time for Mozart Year 2006, the 250th anniversary of his birth.

Following a complete refurbishment, the entire Mozarthaus building, including an expanded basement, was transformed into a center dedicated to Mozart's life and work, incorporating his former living quarters. The Vienna Museum oversaw this project.

During the 2004-2006 renovation, the historical courtyard's design was significantly altered by the installation of an elevator. The original 17th-century kitchen floor was removed, and Mozart's apartment's original oak door was varnished and relocated.

The second floor of Mozarthaus Vienna presents Mozart's contemporaries and collaborations, including his work with Lorenzo da Ponte on operas like 'The Marriage of Figaro' and 'Don Giovanni'. It also covers his Requiem and offers multimedia installations.

The first floor features the apartment where Mozart lived from 1784 to 1787, composing significant works. It was his largest, most distinguished, and most expensive apartment, and remains his only surviving Viennese residence.

The second basement floor of Mozarthaus Vienna features a historically unique baroque vault that was converted into a multifunctional event venue. The vault structure of the old brickwork was preserved during the conversion.

Mozarthaus Vienna presents a new special exhibition annually, with examples including 'Cherubino alla vittoria!' in 2023, 'The Triad of First Viennese School' in 2021, 'Mozart on the way to immortality' in 2018, and 'Rock Me Amadeus' in 2016.