Vienna House of Music Entrance Ticket

Wrapped up our second day in Vienna at the Haus Der Musik. Having read about it in advance, we were prepared to have fun stepping on the piano staircase, playing the waltz dice game, testing the physics of sound and being a virtual conductor. We were very grateful for the help from the children guests - they taught us how to play the virtual dice for the waltz game and the virtual conductor - all without us speaking German and the children not speaking English.

This museum had a ton of fun interactive exhibitions, including being able to “conduct” an orchestra (note: it doesn’t seem to accept actual conducting, just waving the baton around wildly)

Absolutely incredible. Such a fun experience which touched on the physics, history and all the rest regarding music. It was incredibly fun and interactive and it was such a unique experience. I would definitely reccomend it.

We were only in Vienna for a few days and we chose this museum out of all of the others. We are glad we did! I had read that this is "small" Museum that will take a few hours, but my husband and I both felt you could easily spend 4-5 hours here. The museum holds a mix of the history of the five superstar classical composers (each having their own biographical room. You could easily spend over an hour in each room because the rooms are dense with text in addition to having technology exhibits which tell their stories in more detail. In addition to the focus of composers, there is a floor dedicated the the history of the Vienna orchestra, and this included time during the great war. The museum also housed a good chunk of information dedicated to the science of music and sound, and these spaces were more tactile and experiential - really fun! While my husband is less of a music lover compared to me, we equally enjoyed the experience if you enjoy history and have a good interest in reading in general. We did not get to read everything during our 3 hours there, and both of us agreed we could go back easily.

Excellent museum, well worth the entrance fee. Four floors of interactive exhibits, spanning from reverent and historically accurate handling of the great composers, to high-tech VR experience with sound creation - not to mention the chance to conduct the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra! Top recommendation.

What can I say, just a wonderful experience with a small room with seating dedicated to the maestros music playing, about 20 seats and floor space

We had decided that this museum is a must long before our journey to Vienna – when we saw the staircase that is shaped like piano keys!

Each floor provides the visitor with a completely different and unique experience!

On the first floor, there is a detailed exhibition about the history of the famous Wiener Philharmoniker and their Neujahrskonzerts in the golden hall of the Musikverein!

The second floor is dedicated to the sound, musical notes and instruments. There is a plethora of interactive opportunities to experience this fascinating field of musical acoustics! One of the most interesting interactive games was – virtual composing: four visitors have to cast virtual dice to choose parts of the score! When all of the parts are chosen, the complete “composition” is played and it sounds really good!

The third floor is a treasure trove of historical facts and personal items that were in the possession of the most famous Viennese composers: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Strauss, Mahler... There are their original musical instruments (harpsichords, clavichord), their metronomes, their original scores; the famous pairs of glasses belonging to Schubert and Strauss, special little violins built for Mozart, etc. …

The fourth floor is again completely different: there are multi-medial interactive conductor stands with the opportunity to experience the magnificent feeling of conducting the Wiener Philharmoniker! The virtual host and guide is no other than the famous Zubin Mehta. To control the pace of the music with the movement of the interactive baton is a truly unique experience! If it is done correctly, the musicians play with dedication, but if it is not – they complain and boo!

Really cool exhibitions. About the science of sound, lives of composers, etc. There was an exhibition with VR about “producing your own sound”, but I dont really see the point of it. Children were excited at first with the VR, but they cant seem to see the point of it. They became bored and left this exhibit quickly. The part with composers contained too much information for us to take in. It would have been better if they categorize it into sections so it is easier to follow (Good examples would be Mozarthaus and Beethoven Museum). Top floor has an exhibit which lets you be a conductor, which is very cool, I like it very much. Very fun if you have friends to play about. The VR Beethoven game is only in German. I know a bit German just enough to know what is going on. Apparently you are helping Beethoven win a rap battle against some random young man. I dont see why beethoven needs to be involved in such event as his life or his works are not involved in the game at all, and such a game does not need a VR to be played since you are just clicking options of disses Beethoven should use in his next round. I got bored and left very soon. In the ground floor there was a public piano, you could play for free if you want. I gathered up my courage and played some pieces that I barely remembered from my younger days. I was surprised that some people watched and liked it. You could try if you know how to play the piano. It would be a bucket-list kind of experience: “performing music in Vienna”. Good luck haha ;)

it was really great, specially for our kids and also for us.. great experience, highly recommend it if you are in vienna

A great place for kids and adults who like music. Its a very interactive museum. My two and a half years old son really enjoyed the different activities . We spent around two hours touring the place.
Highly recommended.

Fantastic experience if you wish to learn more about the great composers of Vienna ; Beethoven, Motzart, Strauss… and better under how sound works, the oscillations and frequency of what we can hear as humans and then you get to conduct your own concert! Fun for all age groups and a must as very unique experience

A pleasant surprise. We visited Museum of music the only rainy afternoon we had in Vienna and we really had a nice/funny afternoon as in specific museum you can see, learn about music but also have activities.
Our 13 years old son had a fantastic time, same from our side.
Recommend specific museum for all visitors of Vienna.

Memorable experience. Very enjoyable experience with lots of different activities . Time flies very quickly and love Mozart’s area in particular.

Very interactive and interesting museum for all ages. You can discover more about Vienna's musical history both by reading, listening and a lot of interactive experiences.

Nice experience in Vienna house of music, good experience for kids, many information for adults as well kids.
Nice to do

This museum is easy to find and reasonably priced.
It has 4 floors with different exhibits such as the life of famous composers, hearing & sound interactive stands and a virtual conductor idea where you use a AI baton to conduct a Philharmonic Orchestra.
Oh and don't forget to play a tune on the musical staircase...which is basically a piano layed out on the staircase to make a tune

I was taken by surprise at the engaging activities available at the Music House. Knowing that it honored the Vienna Philharmonic, I guess I expected some stiltedness. I was wrong. There is something for every lover of music, and the activities I did were a bit amazing, really. So interactive and instructive. I especially enjoyed the hand movement activity that displays your motif on the ceiling, and loved that adults and children alike participated in both parts of the activity. Of course, the rooms dedicated to the foremost musicians were of interest as well, and every exhibit involved more than one way of learning. So well done. I highly recommend it to families, couples, singles, in short, to anyone who is drawn in by music. Is there anyone who isn't?