Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Haydn-Haus
MUSEUM
(
www.haydnhaus.at
; Josef-Haydn-Gasse 21; adult/child €4/3.50; 9am-5pm Mon-Sat, from 10am Sun Jun-Sep,
closed Mon Apr-May & Oct-mid-Nov)
Situated in a house dating from the early 18th century, this
museum dedicated to Haydn was where the great composer lived from 1766 to 1778. Al-
though the museum won't knock your socks off unless you are an avid fan of Haydn, the
collection offers an insight into his private life and has reconstructed rooms with fur-
niture from the era to round off the Haydn experience. Original portraits cover the walls,
and there are some rare exhibits such as a fortepiano that was made in Eisenstadt and a
letter from Haydn's lover to the son that he is generally believed to have sired.
Landesmuseum
(
www.landesmuseum-burgenland.at
;
Museumgasse 1-5; adult/child €5/4; 10am-5pm Tue-Sun)
The Landes-
museum plunges you deep into the local history of the region, and includes a collection
of Roman mosaics, ancient artefacts, winemaking equipment and some interesting propa-
ganda posters from the 1920s. There's also a room devoted to Franz Liszt, replete with a
warty death mask of the Hungarian composer.
MUSEUM
Österreichisches Jüdisches Museum
MUSEUM
(Jewish Museum of Austria;
www.ojm.at
; Unterbergstrasse 6; adult/child €4/3; 10am-5pm Tue-Sun May-Oct)
Situated in the former Judengasse (the street where Eisenstadt's Jewish population mostly
lived in the Middle Ages), this museum has a permanent exhibition illustrating the rituals
and lifestyle of Eisenstadt's Jews. Descriptions are in German and Hebrew. Part of the
museum is the historic private synagogue of Samson Wertheimer, who was born in
Worms in Germany in 1658 and rose to the position of rabbi in Hungary. He financed the
synagogue, and it was one of the few to survive the pogroms of 1938.
Festivals & Events
Internationale Haydntage
(
www.haydnfestival.at
; Sep)
A two-week series of concerts attracting excellent local acts
and top international performers. It features everything from chamber pieces to full-scale
orchestral performances. Most events take place in the Haydn Hall or the Bergkirche; for
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