--- title: "Mendelssohn House Leipzig" url: "https://www.visitsaxony.com/poi/mendelssohn-house-leipzig-leipzig" description: "In the heart of the City of Leipzig, just around the corner of the Gewandhaus, at Goldschmidtstraße 12 (formerly Königstraße), you can find the house in which Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy lived and died. The house, built in the late classicist era, has been carefully restored. It was the composer's last private address, and the only one of his residences that can still be visited. Today, it houses a museum in honour of Mendelssohn, who was active here not only as a composer and music director, but also as a cultural politician and piano virtuoso. Here, you can experience the authentic atmosphere of the apartment on the second floor where the Mendelssohn family lived from 1845 and which is furnished in the style of late Biedermeier. Visitors can find information about the composer's life and work, illustrated by letters and music sheets as well as water colours, written and painted by the composer himself and set among authentic furniture in his study and music salon. The latter is still used, just like in Mendelssohn's days, as a venue for morning concerts." language: "en" type: "Place" image: "https://dam.destination.one/818476/bffa824b48078290a20906337d1d02372fd1caf73cf952e76d449fd3e8f7dcb6/.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Home > Special > Destination.Data Details > Poi" --- Share Mendelssohn House Leipzig ========================= - Museum/art collection - Visitors experience interactive exhibition about music with luminous sound installations. Bronze statuette of a man in a garden, surrounded by colorful flowers and green bushes. A room with a historic writing desk and piano in warm colors. Dwelling and last residence of the composer Mendelssohn. An authentic place of music history with many original legacies. In the heart of the City of Leipzig, just around the corner of the Gewandhaus, at Goldschmidtstraße 12 (formerly Königstraße), you can find the house in which Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy lived and died. The house, built in the late classicist era, has been carefully restored. It was the composer's last private address, and the only one of his residences that can still be visited. Today, it houses a museum in honour of Mendelssohn, who was active here not only as a composer and music director, but also as a cultural politician and piano virtuoso. Here, you can experience the authentic atmosphere of the apartment on the second floor where the Mendelssohn family lived from 1845 and which is furnished in the style of late Biedermeier. Visitors can find information about the composer's life and work, illustrated by letters and music sheets as well as water colours, written and painted by the composer himself and set among authentic furniture in his study and music salon. The latter is still used, just like in Mendelssohn's days, as a venue for morning concerts. Read more Good to know ------------ Accessibility **Saxony Barrier-Free** **Notes on accessibility / deviations from the pictograms:** - Lift: door 90 cm, space of 102x140 cm for turning a wheelchair - Toilet for wheelchair users: door 94 cm, 140x230 cm in front of and 50 cm beside the toilet Entrance to the facility / paths within the facility - Door width min. 90 cm - Stepless access (max. 3 cm) or ramp Lift - Door width min. 80 cm - Stepless access (max. 3 cm) or ramp - Floor area of lift min. 90x120 cm Accessible toilet - Door width min. 70 cm - Stepless access (max. 3 cm) or ramp - Movement area in front of toilet bowl min. 120x120 cm - Area left or right of the toilet bowl min. 70 cm - Hinged hand rails at the side of the toilet bowl provided Read more Author Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbHBautzner Straße 45/47 01099 Dresden Organization Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbH Nearby ------ View on map Contact Goldschmidtstraße 12 04103 Leipzig