Mozart’s Birthplace

Mozart's birthplace

The Salzburg audio-guided tour stops you, in the famous Getreidegasse, before a yellow house impossible to miss: Mozart's birthplace. It is here that the little prodigy was born and spent his first years.

At number 9 of the Getreidegasse

It was at number 9 of the Getreidegasse that the Mozart family settled in 1747. Nearly ten years later, in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born there, on the third floor of this house with façades of a bright yellow. The composer lived there for a few years of his childhood before the family established itself elsewhere. The place, become a museum, keeps the memory of the early years of the musical genius and is among the most visited sites of the city.

What there is to see

Transformed into a museum, the birthplace presents souvenirs linked to Mozart and his family: instruments, portraits, documents and objects evoking his Salzburg childhood. The visit plunges the visitor into the universe of the composer and into the daily life of the city in the eighteenth century. With its emblematic yellow façade, it is one of the most photographed places of the Getreidegasse.

Practical information

Mozart's birthplace is at number 9 of the Getreidegasse, in the heart of the old town of Salzburg. Become a museum, it can generally be visited all year round according to hours that may vary depending on the season. It is advisable to check the conditions of access and the prices before the visit.

Where was Mozart born?

On the third floor of the house at number 9 of the Getreidegasse, in Salzburg, in 1756; his family had settled there in 1747.

What can you see in the birthplace?

A museum presenting instruments, portraits, documents and objects linked to Mozart and his Salzburg childhood.