The Johannes Brahms Museum was opened thanks to the support of the Hamburg entrepreneur and philanthropist Alfred Topfer in 1971. In general, the museum is dedicated to the first three decades of Brahms's life that he spent in Hamburg. The museum exposition includes notes, concert programs, photographs and sculptural busts of the composer, including the marble bust of Brahms by the Vienna sculptor Ilsa Konrat from the meeting of the Hamburg Kunsthalle
Exposition
Here you can find documents related to the life and work of the great son of Hamburg, changing exhibitions are arranged. The future composer was born in Hamburg and finished school here, but later, after moving to Vienna, he returned here only in the sad days of his parents' death.
The collection also includes the complete works of Brahms recorded on CDs, including the first symphony, which is often called "the last symphony of Beethoven." The museum contains an extensive library of books about the most famous inhabitant of Hamburg, gathered around the world.
Architecture
The museum is located in a beautiful historical building, built in the Baroque style. The external and internal decoration of the house is quite consistent with the time period in which the famous musician lived. The furniture, textiles and interior surroundings that surrounded Brahms during his stay in this house were perfectly preserved here.
The house is equipped with frequent windows with contrasting white frames against the dark color of the brick - one can say, an ideal example of classical German architecture. The picturesque front door is crowned with two columns with stucco molding. Massive metal doors lightened with stained glass windows are painted in a muted green shade
The museum's useful information
The museum can be visited every Tuesday and Thursday and every first Sunday of the month from 10 to 13 hours . The museum is closed on December 24 and 31.
The ticket price is 4 EUR
You can get to the museum by metro: line 1 to the station "Stephansplatz", line 2 to the station Messehallen, line 3 to the St. Pauli station
Not far from the Brahms Museum it is worth a visit to the Museum of History of Hamburg
Address: Hamburg, Peterstrabe, 39, tel .: +49 (40) 419-130-86.