Spohr Museum, Kassel

Name: Spohr Museum
Address: Franz-Ulrich-Straße 6, Kassel, 34117, Germany
Telephone: +49 561 7662528

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The Spohr Museum is a museum in Kassel that presents the life and work of composer, violinist and conductor Louis Spohr.

It has been located in the south wing of Kassel's Kulturbahnhof since 2009. Previously, it was housed in the Murhard Library from 1959 to 1977 and in the Palais Bellevue from 1977 to 2009. It is supported by the International Louis Spohr Society e. V. In December 2017, the city of Kassel announced that the museum is to move back to Palais Bellevue.

The elongated hallway offers an introduction to the musician's life, while the rooms of the permanent exhibition display furniture, instruments and sheet music from his estate. Visitors can not only engage with the music through sound recordings, but also become active themselves at multimedia stations.

The affiliated archive makes printed music, manuscripts and other documents by Louis Spohr and from his environment available to a specialist audience.

Since 2016, the museum has been editing Louis Spohr's correspondence and making the annotated texts available online.

The Spohr Museum is a member of the Working Group of Musicians' Museums in Germany.

In 2011, the International Louis Spohr Society e.V. received the Cultural Promotion Award of the City of Kassel for the Spohr Museum's innovative mediation concept. In November 2019, the Hessian Ministry of Science and Culture presented the Spohr Museum with the "Museum of the Month" award.

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°19'5"N, 9°29'16"E

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Franz-Ulrich-Straße 6Kassel Ost (Mitte)Kassel 34117 Germany

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+49 561 7662528

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Which popular attractions are close to Spohr Museum?

Nearby attractions include Man walking to the sky, Kassel (4 min walk), Stadtmuseum Kassel, Kassel (7 min walk), Linear-Uhr, Kassel (7 min walk), Luther Church, Kassel (11 min walk).

How to get to Spohr Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to Spohr Museum:

Tram

Hauptbahnhof • Lines: 7, Rt1, Rt4, Rt5 (1 min walk)
Scheidemannplatz • Lines: 7, Rt1, Rt4, Rt5 (7 min walk)

Train

Kassel Hauptbahnhof (3 min walk)

Bus

Kirche Sankt Familia • Lines: 100, 110, 14, 500, 52, 55 (3 min walk)
Hauptbahnhof Nord • Lines: 17, 32, 37, 500 (3 min walk)