In the Steps of J.S. Bach
Did you know there are no less than 19 different sites in Arnstadt, where the Bach family of musicians lived and worked? Arnstadt still has today more original locations to offer, than any other place. Whether it be the Neideck Tower, in which Caspar Bach with his wife and seven children all lived, or the Bach House, where the young Johann Sebastian regularly came and went, or the Bach Church, in which he took up his first position as organist, or the Liebfrauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) and Oberkirche (Upper Church), in which Heinrich Bach spent 51 years as Organist … Trace the footsteps of the young Johann Sebastian Bach and his many relations.
Duration: ca. 1.5 hours
Price: up to 20 persons 68.00 € / each additional person 4.00 €
Ticket sales:
Touristinformation Arnstadt - Markt 1 - 99310 Arnstadt
Tel.: 03628 / 60 20 49
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bookable throughout the year
Bach Quartet
An expert guided tour in the footsteps of Johann Sebastian Bachs in Arnstadt, including visits to the Bach Church, the Bach Exhibition, the Bach Monument and the Bach House at Kohlgasse 7.
Duration: ca. 2 hours
Price: 11.50 € per person (all entrance fees included)
Minimum no. participants: 15 persons
Ticket sales:
Touristinformation Arnstadt - Markt 1 - 99310 Arnstadt
Tel.: 03628 / 60 20 49
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bookable throughout the year
Guide through the Bach Exhibition
The works of J.S. Bach are at the centre of the newly arranged exhibition in the Palace Museum. In addition the historic, artistic, musical and scientific background to the Bach period are illuminated. Furthermore, the exhibition devotes itself to a chronicle of the Bach Church in Arnstadt as well as its 300-year organ history. As an outstanding exhibit, the organ console by the organ builder Johann Friedrich Wender from Mühlhausen is presented, which was completed in the Neue Kirche in 1703 and on which Johann Sebastian Bach himself was organist.
Bookable in the Palace Museum (Schlossmuseum) Arnstadt
Price per Group: 30.00 Euro
Minimum no. participants: 15 persons
Ticket sales:
Touristinformation Arnstadt - Markt 1 - 99310 Arnstadt
Tel.: 03628 / 60 20 49
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bookable throughout the year
A walk with Maria Barbara
Johann Sebastian Bach’s first wife, Maria Barbara, guides you through the historic Old Town and chats about this and that... a charming way to get to know the Bach Town!
Duration: ca. 1.5 hours
Price: up to 20 persons 60.00 € / each additional person 4,00 €
Ticket sales:
Touristinformation Arnstadt - Markt 1 - 99310 Arnstadt
Tel.: 03628 / 60 20 49
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bookable throughout the year
