Schubert's birthplace

Schubert's birthplace
Schubert Geburtshaus
General information
Location	1090 Vienna Nußdorfer Straße 54, Vienna, Austria
Coordinates	48°13′39″N16°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

• List of music museums
• List of museums in Vienna

References

1. "Schubert Geburtshaus" Archived 2021-11-05 at the Wayback Machine Wien Museum. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
2. "Schubert Franz" musicologie.org. Retrieved 27 May 2023.