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Interactive Multimedia Exhibition about Life and Work of J. S. Bach in Leipzig

The Bach Museum Leipzig

Interactive Multimedia Exhibition about Life and Work of J. S. Bach in Leipzig

Bach Festival Leipzig · every year in June

Fantastic Performances of Bach's Works

Library of the Leipzig Bach Archive

Modern Study Centre

International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition Leipzig

Tomorrow's Stars

The research institute

Centre of Bach Research

The Leipzig Bach Archive is widely recognized as the world’s pre-eminent centre of Bach scholarship. Comprising a research institute, a library, a museum, and an events department, it occupies the historic Bose House complex at St Thomas's Square, opposite the church where J. S. Bach served as cantor for 27 years. With its unmatched collections and manifold activities the Bach Archive contributes significantly to the time-honoured image of Leipzig as a »city of music« in general and a »Bach city« in particular. The Bach Archive Foundation is a non-profit corporation which receives its basic financial support from the City of Leipzig, the Federal Republic of Germany, and the Free State of Saxony. It is directed by an Executive Board, overseen by a Board of Trustees, and advised by a Board of Curators.

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Mon 13.5.19

A New President for The Leipzig Bach Archive

Ton Koopman is the new president of the Leipzig Bach Archive. He succeeds John Eliot Gardiner and was appointed to the Board of Trustees for five years. He will already be present as artist and president at the upcoming Leipzig Bach Festival in June.

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Bachfest

2020 Leipzig Bachfest · Advance ticket sale has started!

Secure your tickets fast. And gon’t forget to check out our ticket packages!

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Bachfest

Order the Leipzig Bachfest programme booklet

Here you can order your personal printed copy of the programme brochure of the coming Leipzig Bachfest. It will be send to you in autumn.

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Support us!

Support the Bach Archive! Please find here our donations account or your special project!

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Bach-Museum

Concerts in the Summer Hall · 2019 Season

Enjoy concerts with chamber music in a Baroque hall – the Summer Hall.

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Bach-Archiv

The research institute - Centre of Bach research

Research on Johann Sebastian Bach’s life and works and on the extended Bach family of musicians belongs among the central tasks of the Leipzig Bach Archive.

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The Library - A unique collection

As the most comprehensive Bach collection anywhere, the library features a matchless array of original Bach sources, manuscripts, rare books, and early editions.

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Bach-Museum

Concerts in the Summer Hall · 2020 Season

In our small hall, concerts take place all year round, not only during the Bach Festival.

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The history of the Leipzig Bach Archive

The Leipzig Bach Archive was founded on November 20, 1950 to mark the occasion of Johann Sebastian Bach’s 200th death anniversary. The purpose of the Bach Archive was to gather the sources and documents about the life and works of the Cantor of St. Thomas’s, which were strewn all over the city of Leipzig, and to preserve them for the future.

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Organisation & Boards

The Leipzig Bach Archive, a non-profit corporation, was founded in 1998. It receives its basic financial support from the City of Leipzig, the Federal Government of Germany, and the Free State of Saxony.

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The Bose House

Home of the Leipzig Bach Archive is the so called Bose House, one of the oldest structures still standing on the south flank of St. Thomas's Square.

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Wednesday, January 1, 2020

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30	31	1	2	3 Termine, Freitag, 3. Januar 2020	4	5 Termine, Sonntag, 5. Januar 2020
				3rd January 2020 Überblicksführung \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Das Bach-Museum Mehr Info		5th January 2020 Führung \| 11:00 am \| Bach-Museum Die Musiker-Familie Bach Mehr Info
6	7 Termine, Dienstag, 7. Januar 2020	8 Termine, Mittwoch, 8. Januar 2020	9	10 Termine, Freitag, 10. Januar 2020	11	12 Termine, Sonntag, 12. Januar 2020
	7th January 2020 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Bach-Museum Am 7. Januar bleibt das Bach-Museum wegen Inventur geschlossen. Mehr Info	8th January 2020 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Bach-Museum Am 8. Januar bleibt das Bach-Museum wegen Inventur geschlossen. Mehr Info		10th January 2020 Führung durch die Kabinettausstellung \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Anna Magdalena Bach - Fanny Hensel - Clara Schumann. Drei Künstlerinnen im Blick Mehr Info 10th January 2020 Vorspiel \| 4:00 pm \| Bach-Museum, Sommersaal Tag der Blockflöte Mehr Info		12th January 2020 Führung \| 11:00 am \| Bach-Museum Bach in Leipzig Mehr Info
13	14	15	16	17 Termine, Freitag, 17. Januar 2020	18	19 Termine, Sonntag, 19. Januar 2020
				17th January 2020 Überblicksführung \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Das Bach-Museum Mehr Info		19th January 2020 Führung \| 11:00 am \| Bach-Museum Die Musiker-Familie Bach Mehr Info 19th January 2020 Konzert \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum, Sommersaal Collegium studiorum: Improvisationen von der Renaissance bis zum Barock Mehr Info Karten bestellen
20	21	22	23	24 Termine, Freitag, 24. Januar 2020	25	26 Termine, Sonntag, 26. Januar 2020
				24th January 2020 Überblicksführung \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Das Bach-Museum Mehr Info		26th January 2020 Führung \| 11:00 am \| Bach-Museum Die Musiker-Familie Bach Mehr Info
27	28	29	30	31 Termine, Freitag, 31. Januar 2020	1	2
				31st January 2020 Führung \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Bach in Leipzig Mehr Info