Schubert's birthplace

Schubert's birthplace
Schubert Geburtshaus
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General information
Address1090 Vienna
Nußdorfer Straße 54
Town or cityVienna
CountryAustria
Coordinates48°13′39″N 16°21′19″E / 48.22750°N 16.35528°E / 48.22750; 16.35528
Website
www.wienmuseum.at/en/locations/schubert-geburtshaus

Schubert's birthplace (Schubert Geburtshaus), in Vienna, Austria, was the birthplace in 1797 of the composer Franz Schubert. Today it is a museum, part of the Vienna Museum.

Description

History

The composer's parents, Franz Schubert, a schoolmaster, and his wife Maria, a cook, lived in an apartment in the house, then called Zum roten Krebsen ("The Red Crab"), in Himmelpfortgrund [de], a district of Vienna. Their son Franz was born here on 31 January 1797; he was the twelfth of fourteen children, of whom five survived infancy. The family lived here until 1801, when they moved to their own house in Säulengasse, a short distance away.[1][2]

Museum

A large part of the top floor is now a museum dedicated to the composer: it documents his life and musical development, and his circle of friends. Among the exhibits is a pair of spectacles worn by Schubert. One of the rooms has several portraits of the composer.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Schubert Geburtshaus" Wien Museum. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Schubert Franz" musicologie.org. Retrieved 27 May 2023.