Nur die Geigen sind geblieben: Alma and Arnold Rosé – A Legacy of Music and Resilience

This traveling exhibition explores the lives and careers of Alma and Arnold Rosé, prominent figures in Austrian music and Viennese society whose lives were tragically impacted by the Nazi regime. It highlights Alma Rosé's role in leading the women's orchestra in Auschwitz-Birkenau and her father Arnold's exile.

The exhibition 'Nur die Geigen sind geblieben – Alma und Arnold Rosé' (Only the Violins Remain – Alma and Arnold Rosé) tells the story of Alma (1906–1944) and her father Arnold (1863–1946) Rosé, who were significant figures in Austrian music and Viennese society. Their promising careers were abruptly ended in 1938 by the "Anschluss" of Austria to Nazi Germany, leading to the persecution of over 66,000 Austrian Jews. Alma Rosé is particularly remembered for her courageous leadership of the women's orchestra in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, where she saved the lives of numerous Jewish female musicians before her own death in Auschwitz in 1944. Her father, Arnold Rosé, died a few years later in exile in London. The exhibition emphasizes how their violins continue to carry their story, with their instruments still played in renowned concert halls worldwide.

Information regarding ticketing for this traveling exhibition is not explicitly detailed on this page. However, a catalog related to the exhibition is available for purchase at the hdgö counter or online. Visitors are directed to specific venues for exhibition dates, and general museum entry details would apply at the primary Haus der Geschichte Österreich location.