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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

The Bach Competition Leipzig

The Stars of Tomorrow

The Research Iinstitute of the Leipzig Bach Archive

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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A Forest for Bach

The »Johann Sebastian Bach Forest« is growing. Click here for further information about our climate friendly project.

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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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Concerts in the Summer Hall · 2024 Saison

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

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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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Saturday, March 1, 2025

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24	25	26	27	28	1	2 Termine, Sunday, 2. March 2025
						2nd March 2025 Thematische Führung \| 11:00 am \| Bach-Museum Musikerfamilie Bach Mehr Info
3	4 Termine, Tuesday, 4. March 2025	5	6	7 Termine, Friday, 7. March 2025	8	9 Termine, Sunday, 9. March 2025
	4th March 2025 Freier Eintritt im Bach-Museum \| 10:00 am to 6:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Publikumstag Mehr Info 4th March 2025 Überblicksführung \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Das Bach-Museum Mehr Info			7th March 2025 Thematische Führung \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Bach in Leipzig Mehr Info		9th March 2025 Überblicksführung für Kinder, Familien und Interessierte \| 11:00 am \| Bach-Museum Orgelpfeifen und Federkiele Mehr Info
10	11	12	13	14	15	16 Termine, Sunday, 16. March 2025
						16th March 2025 Die Magie des Wohltemperierten Klaviers \| 5:00 pm \| Alte Nikolaischule, Richard-Wagner-Aula Dmitri Schostakowitsch \| Hommage an Bach Mehr Info
17	18	19	20	21 Termine, Friday, 21. March 2025	22 Termine, Saturday, 22. March 2025	23 Termine, Sunday, 23. March 2025
				21st March 2025 Tag der offenen Tür \| 10:00 am to 6:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Das Bach-Museum feiert 40. Geburtstag! Mehr Info 21st March 2025 Konzert \| 6:00 pm \| Gewandhaus, Großer Saal Finale und Preisverleihung / Final and Prize Winners’ Ceremony Mehr Info	22nd March 2025 Familienfest zum 40jährigen Bestehen des Bach-Museums \| 10:00 am to 6:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Das Bach-Museum feiert Geburtstag! Mehr Info	23rd March 2025 Führung zum 40. Geburtstag des Bach-Museums mit Museumsleiterin Kerstin Wiese \| 11:00 am \| Bach-Museum Zu Gast bei Freunden und Nachbarn Mehr Info
24	25	26	27	28 Termine, Friday, 28. March 2025	29	30 Termine, Sunday, 30. March 2025
				28th March 2025 Führung durch die Sonderausstellung mit Kuratorin Henrike Rucker \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Meilensteine der Bach-Forschung Mehr Info		30th March 2025 Thematische Führung \| 11:00 am \| Bach-Museum Bach in Leipzig Mehr Info
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Upcoming Events

2nd May 2025
Führung durch die Sonderausstellung | 3:00 pm | Bach-Museum

Meilensteine der Bach-Forschung
4th May 2025
11:00 am | Bach-Museum, Innenhof

Kurzkonzert mit dem Katarina Männerchor
4th May 2025
Führung durch die Sonderausstellung | 11:00 am | Bach-Museum

Meilensteine der Bach-Forschung