Music Museums in Germany

Heinrich Schuetz House Weissenfels

Weißenfelser Musikverein „Heinrich Schütz“ e. V.
Nicolaistraße 13
06667 Weißenfels

Phone +49.3443.302835
Fax +49.3443.337063

Web: www.schuetzhaus-weissenfels.de
E-Mail info@schuetzhaus-weissenfels.de

Opening hours

Temporarily closed!

The Heinrich Schütz House in Weißenfels will be closed from 7 April 2026 for an estimated three years due to extensive construction and renovation work. The aim of the work is to comprehensively develop the music museum both structurally and in terms of its content, so as to bring the significant composer Heinrich Schütz to life even more vividly in future and to strengthen the museum’s position as a cultural attraction in the long term.

Despite the closure, the Heinrich Schütz House will remain culturally active: events such as concerts, readings, lectures and workshops will continue to take place at various venues in Weißenfels. Educational programmes will also continue and be offered in schools, nurseries and at the Marienkirche.

The construction project has a total budget of around 5.9 million euros and is largely funded by grants from the federal government and the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Upon completion of the work in 2029, the Heinrich Schütz House will shine in new splendour and offer visitors modern, accessible and expanded access to the music and life of Heinrich Schütz.

Germany possesses musical traditions and legacies of extraordinary value: Handel, Schuetz and Bach, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, and Wagner - to mention only a few names - are composers who are known and treasured throughout the world. Their work has played a significant role in shaping a unique musical landscape.

Numerous orchestras, choruses, ensembles, renowned music festivals and series, music houses with museums, public archives and libraries, but also private collections preserve their musical heritage.

It is necessary to revitalize this inestimable fund again and again and to develop it for the present. At the same time, an important role befits the houses combined in the consortium of music museums of Germany. In them we encounter the work of the musicians and composers who have extraordinarily enriched the cultural nation of Germany. However, beyond the individual portrait, beyond the procurement of individual oeuvres, the music museums also contribute overall to the maintenance of musical tradition. The present brochure underscores this aspect of the synoptic presentation and invites the reader on a journey into the musical history of Germany. I hope this tour guide will be actively used and receive a large response.

Bernd Neumann, Member of the Lower House of the German Parliament
Minister of State with the Federal Chancellor
Commissioner of the Federal Government for Culture and Media

Quoted from: Foreword to the brochure "Music Museums in Germany", 2007.