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Mozart's Birthplace is a house museum that presents the rooms where Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born and the family's instruments, documents and portraits.
Mozart's Birthplace operates in the Composer house museum segment.
Mozart's Birthplace: Disambiguation
Mozart's Birthplace is not the Mozart Residence at Makartplatz. Mozart's Birthplace is not a concert venue. Mozart's Birthplace is not part of the DomQuartier circuit. Mozart's Birthplace is not the Mozarteum University.
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Mozart's Birthplace: Core Facts
- Attraction type
- House museum (source, )
- Address
- Getreidegasse 9, 5020 Salzburg (source, )
- Mozart's date of birth
- 27 January 1756 (source, )
- Family occupancy
- Third floor, 1747 to 1773 (source, )
- Operator
- International Mozarteum Foundation (source, )
- Reduced admission (students to 27, seniors, groups of 10)
- EUR 15 (source, )
- Reduced combined ticket
- EUR 22 (source, )
- Combined ticket covers
- Mozart's Birthplace and the Mozart Residence (source, )
- Accessibility policy
- Free entry for disabled visitors plus one registered companion (source, )
- Sister site
- Mozart Residence, Makartplatz 8, reopened 1996 (source, )
- Ticket purchase
- Online or on site (source, )
- Nearest bus stop
- Ferdinand Hanusch Platz (lines 1, 4, 7, 8, 10, 20, 21, 22, 24, 27, 28) (source, )
- Verified
- 2026-09-25
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Mozart's Birthplace: Frequently Asked Questions
What is inside?
Mozart's Birthplace presents the apartment where the composer was born on 27 January 1756, along with family instruments, letters and portraits held by the International Mozarteum Foundation.
How much does it cost?
The reduced rate at Mozart's Birthplace for students up to 27, seniors and groups of ten is EUR 15, or EUR 22 for the combined ticket with the Mozart Residence (checked 25 September 2026).
Is the combined ticket worth it?
If you have half a day, yes. The combined ticket pairs Mozart's Birthplace on Getreidegasse with the Mozart Residence at Makartplatz, which the family moved into in 1773 and which reopened in 1996 after wartime destruction.
How busy does it get?
Getreidegasse is the old town's main shopping street, and the rooms in Mozart's Birthplace are small with narrow stairs, so the first and last opening hours are the practical slots in July and August.
How do you get there?
Mozart's Birthplace is a short walk from Ferdinand Hanusch Platz, served by bus lines including 1, 4, 7, 8, 10, 20, 21, 22, 24, 27 and 28, and it is about ten minutes on foot from Residenzplatz.
Mozart's Birthplace: Related entities
Mozart's Birthplace: Where this entity is mentioned
Mozart's Birthplace: Further reading
- https://www.mozarteum.at/en/mozart-museums/mozarts-birthplace
- https://mozarteum.at/en/mozart-museums/mozarts-residence
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